1 tn Heb “took,” referring to taking in marriage.
2 tn Heb “arose and carried away the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons.”
3 tn Heb “their bones.”
3 tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”
4 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).
5 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”
6 tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.
5 tn Heb “which the
6 tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”