2 Samuel 20:24

20:24 Adoniram ¹  was supervisor of the work crews. ²  Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.

2 Samuel 20:2

20:2 So all the men of Israel deserted ³  David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River ⁴  to Jerusalem. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 10:18

10:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. ⁶  He also struck down Shobach, the general in command of the army, who died there.

¹ tn Heb “Adoram” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV, CEV), but see 1 Kgs 4:6; 5:14.

² tn Heb “was over the forced labor.”

³ tn Heb “went up from after.”

⁴ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁵ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵ tn Heb “horsemen” (so KJV, NASB, NCV, NRSV, NLT) but the Lucianic recension of the LXX reads “foot soldiers,” as does the parallel text in 1 Chr 19:18. Cf. NAB, NIV.