7:2 The sons of Tola:
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, 1 and Samuel. 2 They were leaders of their families. 3 In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola’s genealogical records. 4
9:22 All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet 5 had appointed them to their positions. 6
1 tn Many English versions spell this name “Ibsam.”
2 tn Many English versions retain a form of this name closer to the Hebrew, i.e., “Shemuel.”
3 tn Heb “heads of the house of their fathers.”
4 tn Heb “to Tola [there were] warriors by their generations, their number in the days of David [was] 22,600.”
5 tn The Hebrew term is רֹאֶה (ro’eh, “seer”), an older word for נָבִיא (navi’, “prophet”).
6 tn Heb “they – David appointed, and Samuel the seer, in their position.”
7 tn Heb “elders.”
8 tn Or “covenant.”
9 tn Or “They poured olive oil on David to designate him as king.”
10 tn Heb “according to the word of the
11 tn Or “seer.”
12 tn Heb “and the events of David the king, the former and the latter, look they are written in the annals of Samuel the seer, and in the annals of Nathan the prophet, and in the annals of Gad the seer.”