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
16:13 O children 6 of Israel, God’s 7 servant,
you descendants of Jacob, God’s 8 chosen ones!
1 tc The consonantal Hebrew text (Kethib) has, “Elkanah, his son, Elkanah.” The marginal reading (Qere) is “Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah.” The text probably originally read simply, “Elkanah his son.”
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 “seed.”
4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.