2:18 Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). 1 Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
17:1 When David had settled into his palace, 2 he 3 said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace 4 made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.” 5
1 tn Heb “and Caleb son of Hezron fathered [children] with Azubah, a wife, and with Jerioth.” Jerioth could be viewed as a second wife (so NLT; cf. also NASB, NIV, NRSV), but the following context mentions only “her [presumably Azubah’s] sons.” Another option, the one chosen in the translation, is that Jerioth is another name for Azubah.
2 tn Heb “house.”
3 tn Heb “David.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation here to avoid redundancy in keeping with contemporary English style.
4 tn Heb “house.”
5 tn Heb “tent curtains.”