9:4 The settlers included: 3 Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, who was a descendant of Perez son of Judah.
9:5 From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
11:10 These were the leaders of David’s warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the Lord’s word. 5 11:11 This is the list of David’s warriors: 6
Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. 7 He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. 8
11:12 Next in command 9 was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He was one of the three elite warriors. 11:13 He was with David in Pas Dammim 10 when the Philistines assembled there for battle. In an area of the field that was full of barley, the army retreated before the Philistines,
1 tn Heb “which the
2 tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”
3 tn The words “the settlers included” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
4 tn Heb “and David went, going and becoming great, and the
5 tn Heb “and these were the heads of the warriors who were David’s, who held strongly with him in his kingdom and with all Israel to make him king, according to the word of the
6 tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”
7 tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).
8 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”
9 tn Heb “after him.”
10 tc Some read here “Ephes Dammim.” See 1 Sam 17:1.