21:4 But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections. 4 So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem. 5
29:6 The leaders of the families, the leaders of the Israelite tribes, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, and the supervisors of the king’s work contributed willingly.
1 tn Heb “and those who lived in Netaim and Gederah; with the king in his work they lived there.”
2 tn Heb “[was] over.”
3 tn Heb “and the sons of David [were] the heads at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests” (see sn there on the word “priests”).
3 tn Heb “and the word of the king was stronger than Joab.”
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “he”; the proper name (“Joab”) has been substituted for the pronoun here for stylistic reasons; the proper name occurs at the end of the verse in the Hebrew text, where it has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation.