18:1 Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its surrounding towns 4 away from the Philistines. 5
14:1 King Hiram of Tyre 9 sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, 10 and carpenters to build a palace for him. 14:2 David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated 11 his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
7:14 The sons of Manasseh:
Asriel, who was born to Manasseh’s Aramean concubine. 12 She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. 7:15 Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. 13 (His sister’s name was Maacah.)
Zelophehad was Manasseh’s second son; 14 he had only daughters.
7:16 Maacah, Makir’s wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
7:17 The son 15 of Ulam:
Bedan.
These were the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh.
23:2 David 17 assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.
1:1 From Paul, 18 an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
1 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.
2 tn Or “delivered.”
3 tn Or “wherever he went.”
4 tn 2 Sam 8:1 identifies this region as “Metheg Ammah.”
5 tn Heb “from the hand of the Philistines.” Here “hand” is figurative language for “control.”
6 tn Heb “to us.”
7 tn Heb “him.” In this case, seeking God’s will is what is implied.
8 tn Heb “in the days of Saul.”
9 map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
10 tn Heb “craftsman of a wall,” that is, masons skilled at building stone walls.
11 tn Heb “was lifted upwards.”
12 sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 1:32.
13 tn Some translations treat the terms שֻׁפִּים (shuppim) and חֻפִּים (khuppim) as proper names of individuals (“Huppim” and “Shuppim”), but others consider these forms to be plurals and refer to tribal or clan names.
14 tn Heb “and the name of the second was Zelophehad.”
15 tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one son is listed.
16 tn Heb “and Moses the man of God, his sons were called to the tribe of Levi.”
17 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
18 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.