20:6 In a battle in Gath 6 there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot – twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.
12:8 Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills. 7
28:2 King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. 8 I have made the preparations for building it.
1 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has “seven hundred.”
2 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has the variant spelling “Shobach.”
3 tn Or “horsemen.”
4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Hadadezer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “and David cut the hamstrings of all the chariot horses, and he left from them one hundred chariot horses.”
5 tn Heb “and there was another battle, in Gath.”
7 tn Heb “warriors, men of battle for war, prepared with shield and spear, and [like] the face of a lion were their faces, and like gazelles on the hills to hurry.”
9 tn Heb “I, with my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the