24:15 the seventeenth to Hezir,
the eighteenth to Happizzez,
25:25 the eighteenth to Hanani and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
26:9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were respected – eighteen in all.
12:35 From Dan there were 28,600 men prepared for battle.
18:12 Abishai son of Zeruiah 1 killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
12:24 From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears. 3
12:30 From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families. 4
12:31 From the half tribe of Manasseh there were 18,000 who had been designated by name to come and make David king.
1 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:13 attributes this victory to David.
1 tn Heb “and their number with their brothers, trained in music to the
1 tn Heb “the sons of Judah, carrying shield and spear, [were] 6,800 armed for battle.”
1 tn Heb “men of names for the house of their fathers.”
1 tn Heb “and their number by their heads, by men, was 38,000.”
1 tn Heb “And the sons of Eleazar were found to be more, with respect to the heads of men, than the sons of Ithamar, and they divided them. To the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads, according to the house of the fathers; and to the sons of Ithamar there were eight, according to the house of their fathers.”
1 tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6. Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, the people donated 168.3 tons (153,000 kg) of gold, 336.5 tons (306,000 kg) of silver, 605.7 tons (550,800 kg) of bronze, and 3,365 tons (3,060,000 kg) of iron.
2 tn On the “daric” as a unit of measure, see BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן. Some have regarded the daric as a minted coin, perhaps even referring to the Greek drachma, but this is less likely.