Now the people of Judah 4 had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him 5 cross the Jordan.
Now after he had crossed the Jordan, Shimei son of Gera threw himself down before the king.
1 tn Heb “the servants of Hadadezer.”
2 tn Heb “and they served them.”
3 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
4 tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah.”
5 tn Heb “the king.” The pronoun (“him”) has been used in the translation to avoid redundancy.