12:1 These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished 6 from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.
1 tn Heb “from God [was] the battle.”
2 tn Heb “many slain fell.”
3 tn Heb “and they lived in place of them until the exile.” The referent of “them” (the Hagrites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “heavy.”
5 tn Heb “and they found him, the ones who shoot with the bow, and he was in pain from the ones shooting.”
7 tn Heb “kept from.”
10 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.