1 Chronicles 15:22

15:22 Kenaniah, the leader of the Levites, was in charge of transport, for he was well-informed on this matter; ¹ 

1 Chronicles 27:5

27:5 The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which consisted of 24,000 men.

1 Chronicles 19:16

19:16 When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, ²  led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army. ³ 

1 Chronicles 19:18

19:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 ⁴  Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach ⁵  the commanding general.

[15:22]  ¹ tn Heb “and Kenaniah, the leader of the Levites, with lifting up, supervising with lifting up, for he was well-informed.” The precise nuance of מַשָּׂא (masa’, “lifting up”) is unclear. Some understand it as a reference to supervising the singing and music (e.g., NIV: “Kenaniah…was in charge of the singing”; NEB: “Kenaniah…was precentor in charge of the music”).

[19:16]  ² tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:16]  ³ tn Heb “and Aram saw that they were struck down before Israel and they sent messengers and brought out Aram which is beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [was] before them.”

[19:18]  ³ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has “seven hundred.”

[19:18]  ⁴ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has the variant spelling “Shobach.”