2 Samuel 3:3

3:3 His second son ¹  was Kileab, born to Abigail the widow ²  of Nabal the Carmelite. His third son was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.

2 Samuel 10:8

10:8 The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the men from Aram Zobah, Rehob, Ish-tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

2 Samuel 10:6

10:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, ³  they ⁴  sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, ⁵  in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob. ⁶ 

¹ tn The Hebrew text does not have the word “son.” So also in vv. 3-5.

² tn Heb “wife.”

³ tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

⁴ tn Heb “the Ammonites.”

⁵ tn Or “Arameans of Beth Rehob and Arameans of Zobah.”

⁶ tn Or perhaps “the men of Tob.” The ancient versions (the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate) understand the name to be “Ish-tob.” It is possible that “Ish” is dittographic and that we should read simply “Tob,” a reading adopted by a number of recent English versions.