12:24 From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears. 1
1 tn Heb “the sons of Judah, carrying shield and spear, [were] 6,800 armed for battle.”
2 tc Heb “and David placed in Aram of Damascus.” The object נְצִיבִים (nÿtsivim, “garrisons”) appears to have been accidentally omitted from the text. See v. 13, as well as the parallel passage in 2 Sam 8:6, which includes it.
3 tn Or “delivered.”
4 tn Or “wherever he went.”