2:16 the descendants of Ater (through 1 Hezekiah): 98;
2:23 the men of Anathoth: 128;
2:41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 128.
2:6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line 2 of Jeshua and 3 Joab): 2,812;
8:9 from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
8:11 from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
8:18 Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, 4 who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, 5 18 men,
1 tn Heb “to.” So also in vv. 36, 40.
2 tn Heb “to the sons of.” Cf. v. 40.
3 tc The MT reads יוֹאָב (yo’av, “Joab”). However, syntax demands the reading וְיוֹאָב (vÿyo’av, “and Joab”) which is reflected in the LXX and Syriac.
3 tn Heb “and Sherebiah.” The words “this man was” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
4 tn Or “relatives” (so CEV; NRSV “kin”); also in v. 19.