20:4 Later there was a battle 4 with the Philistines in Gezer. 5 At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, 6 one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines 7 were subdued.
1 tn The MT reads “Tibhath” here, a variant name for Tebah (cf. 2 Sam 8:8). Some English translations substitute the other version of the name here (e.g., NIV, NLT), while others follow the reading of the Hebrew text at this point (e.g., NAB, NASB, NRSV).
2 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”
3 tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.
4 tn Heb “battle stood.”
5 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”
6 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”
7 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.