Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. 2 He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. 3
1 tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”
2 tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).
3 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”
4 tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”
5 tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”
6 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were five hundred thousands soldiers.”