18:2 He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. 1
8:8 Shaharaim fathered sons in Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.
1:46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.
11:22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; 3 he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.
1 tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”
2 tn Heb “and the words are old.”
3 tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אֲרִיאֵל (’ari’el) is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons of”) has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שְׁנֵי, shÿney).
4 tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the
5 tn Heb “from.”
6 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:12 of the MT reads “Aram.” However, a few Hebrew