7:7 The sons of Bela:
Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records.
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 1 had appointed them to their positions. 2
14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed 10 king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. 11 When David heard about it, he marched out against 12 them.
19:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, 19 Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents 20 of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah. 21
22:2 David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.
24:19 This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor 35 Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him. 36
26:8 All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and relatives were respected men, capable of doing their responsibilities. There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom.
1 tn The Hebrew term is רֹאֶה (ro’eh, “seer”), an older word for נָבִיא (navi’, “prophet”).
2 tn Heb “they – David appointed, and Samuel the seer, in their position.”
3 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the army) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “arose and carried away the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons.”
5 tn Heb “their bones.”
6 tn Heb “elders.”
7 tn Or “covenant.”
8 tn Or “They poured olive oil on David to designate him as king.”
9 tn Heb “according to the word of the
10 tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”
11 tn Heb “to seek David.”
12 tn Heb “went out before.”
13 tn Heb “by my hand.”
14 sn The name Baal Perazim means “Lord of outbursts” in Hebrew.
15 tn Heb “shaved them.” See v. 5.
16 tn Heb “and he cut their robes in the middle unto the buttocks.”
17 tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
18 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
19 tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”
20 tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the Ammonites hired chariots and charioteers for about 33.7 tons (30,600 kg) of silver.
21 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:6 has “Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah.”
22 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
23 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:17 “he came to Helam.”
tn Heb “and he came to them and was deployed against them.”
24 tn Heb “and David was deployed to meet Aram [for] battle and they fought with him.”
25 tc The Hebrew text reads “saws,” but since saws were just mentioned, it is preferable to emend מְגֵרוֹת (mÿgerot, “saws”) to מַגְזְרוֹת (magzÿrot, “axes”).
26 tn Heb “and so he would do.”
27 tn Or “people.”
28 tn Heb “Why should it become guilt for Israel?” David’s decision betrays an underlying trust in his own strength rather than in divine provision. See also 1 Chr 27:23-24.
29 tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
30 tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the
31 tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”
32 tn Or “earth.”
33 tn Or “earth.”
34 tn Heb “And the sons of Eleazar were found to be more, with respect to the heads of men, than the sons of Ithamar, and they divided them. To the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads, according to the house of the fathers; and to the sons of Ithamar there were eight, according to the house of their fathers.”
35 tn Heb “father.”
36 tn Heb “these were their responsibilities for their service to enter the house of the