16:29 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! 1
Bring an offering and enter his presence!
Worship the Lord in holy attire! 2
18:2 He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. 3
1 tn Heb “the splendor of [i.e., due] his name.”
2 tn Or “in holy splendor.”
3 tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”
5 tn Heb “with respect to.”
6 tn The Hebrew terms מְשׂוּרָה (mÿsurah) and מִדָּה (middah) refer to different types of measurements.
7 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.
8 tn Or “delivered.”
9 tn Or “wherever he went.”
9 tn Heb “take for yourself.”
10 tn Heb “what is good in his eyes.”