9:1 Genealogical records were kept for all Israel; they are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.
The people of Judah 1 were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
1 tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah,” though the verb הָגְלוּ (hoglu, “carried away”) is plural.
2 tn Heb “stuck close after.”
3 tn Heb “the Philistines.” The translation has substituted the pronoun “they” to avoid redundancy.
4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.