1 Chronicles 19:6

19:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, ¹  Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents ²  of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah. ³ 

1 Chronicles 20:4

Battles with the Philistines

20:4 Later there was a battle ⁴  with the Philistines in Gezer. ⁵  At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, ⁶  one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines ⁷  were subdued.

1 Chronicles 20:6

20:6 In a battle in Gath ⁸  there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot – twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.

[19:6]  ¹ tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

[19:6]  ² 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]  ³ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:6 has “Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah.”

[20:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “battle stood.”

[20:4]  ⁵ tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”

[20:4]  ⁶ tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”

[20:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “and there was another battle, in Gath.”