5:18 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war. 1
7:2 The sons of Tola:
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, 2 and Samuel. 3 They were leaders of their families. 4 In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola’s genealogical records. 5
Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. 7 He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. 8
26:30 As for the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 respected men, were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan; they did the Lord’s work and the king’s service.
1 tn Heb “the sons of Reuben and the Gadites and half of the tribe of Manasseh, from the sons of bravery, men carrying a shield and sword and treading a bow and trained for war, 44,760 going out for warfare.”
2 tn Many English versions spell this name “Ibsam.”
3 tn Many English versions retain a form of this name closer to the Hebrew, i.e., “Shemuel.”
4 tn Heb “heads of the house of their fathers.”
5 tn Heb “to Tola [there were] warriors by their generations, their number in the days of David [was] 22,600.”
3 tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”
4 tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).
5 tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”
4 tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”
5 tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”
6 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were five hundred thousands soldiers.”
5 tn Heb “and his brothers, sons of respect, [were] 2,700, heads of fathers.”
6 tn Heb “with respect to every matter of God and matter of the king.”