Discovery Box1 Chronicles 19:6 
Context19:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, 1 Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents 2 of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah. 3
1 Chronicles 19:16-19
Context19:16 When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, 4 led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army. 5 19:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, 6 and marched against them. 7 David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him. 8 19:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 9 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach 10 the commanding general. 19:19 When Hadadezer’s subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
1 tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”
2 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.
3 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:6 has “Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah.”
4 tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “and Aram saw that they were struck down before Israel and they sent messengers and brought out Aram which is beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [was] before them.”
6 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
7 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.”
8 tn Heb “and David was deployed to meet Aram [for] battle and they fought with him.”
9 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has “seven hundred.”
10 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has the variant spelling “Shobach.”
