1 Chronicles 18:8

18:8 From Tibhath and Kun, Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” the pillars, and other bronze items.

1 Chronicles 20:4

Battles with the Philistines

20:4 Later there was a battle with the Philistines in Gezer. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.


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).

tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”

tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

tn Heb “battle stood.”

tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”

tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”

tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.