1 Chronicles 18:12

18:12 Abishai son of Zeruiah ¹  killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

1 Chronicles 18:9

18:9 When King Tou ²  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

1 Chronicles 20:4

Battles with the Philistines

20:4 Later there was a battle ³  with the Philistines in Gezer. ⁴  At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, ⁵  one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines ⁶  were subdued.

1 Chronicles 11:22-23

11:22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; ⁷  he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day. 11:23 He even killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet ⁸  tall. The Egyptian had a spear as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom; Benaiah attacked ⁹  him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

[18:12]  ¹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:13 attributes this victory to David.

[18:9]  ² tn The name is spelled “Toi” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:9.

[20:4]  ³ tn Heb “battle stood.”

[20:4]  ⁴ tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”

[20:4]  ⁵ tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”

[20:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:22]  ⁴ tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אֲרִיאֵל (’ari’el) is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons of”) has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שְׁנֵי, shÿney).

[11:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, this individual would be 7.5 feet (2.3 m) tall.

[11:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “went down to.”