1 Chronicles 12:8

12:8 Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 13:2

13:2 David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, ²  let’s spread the word ³  to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, ⁴  so they may join us.

1 Chronicles 19:6

19:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, ⁵  Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents ⁶  of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah. ⁷ 

[12:8]  ¹ tn Heb “warriors, men of battle for war, prepared with shield and spear, and [like] the face of a lion were their faces, and like gazelles on the hills to hurry.”

[13:2]  ² tn Heb “If to you [it is] good and from the Lord our God.”

[13:2]  ³ tn Heb “let us spread and let us send.” The words “the word” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the cities of their pasturelands.”

[19:6]  ³ tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

[19:6]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the Ammonites hired chariots and charioteers for about 33.7 tons (30,600 kg) of silver.

[19:6]  ⁵ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:6 has “Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah.”