9:9 Their relatives, listed in their genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were leaders of their families. 1
9:13 Their relatives, who were leaders of their families, numbered 1,760. They were capable men who were assigned to carry out the various tasks of service in God’s temple. 2
11:20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three 3 elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear 4 and gained fame along with the three elite warriors. 5
12:24 From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears. 6
12:30 From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families. 7
1 tn Heb “and all these men were heads of fathers for the house of their fathers.”
1 tn Heb “capable [for] the work of the task of the house of God.”
1 tc The Syriac reads “thirty” here and at the beginning of v. 21; this reading is followed by some English translations (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).
2 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”
3 tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”
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.”