20:22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. Joab 7 blew the trumpet, and his men 8 dispersed from the city, each going to his own home. 9 Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
1 tn Heb “Toi.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn The name appears as “Hadoram” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:10.
3 tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”
4 tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Toi.”
5 tn Heb “and in his hand were items of silver and items of gold and items of bronze.”
6 sn The upper millstone (Heb “millstone of riding”) refers to the heavy circular stone that was commonly rolled over a circular base in order to crush and grind such things as olives.
11 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
12 tn Heb “they”; the referent (Joab’s men) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
13 tn Heb “his tents.”
16 tn Heb “messenger.”
17 tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”
18 tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”