2 Samuel 20:24

20:24 Adoniram ¹  was supervisor of the work crews. ²  Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.

2 Samuel 20:2

20:2 So all the men of Israel deserted ³  David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River ⁴  to Jerusalem. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 10:18

10:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. ⁶  He also struck down Shobach, the general in command of the army, who died there.

[20:24]  ¹ tn Heb “Adoram” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV, CEV), but see 1 Kgs 4:6; 5:14.

[20:24]  ² tn Heb “was over the forced labor.”

[20:2]  ³ tn Heb “went up from after.”

[20:2]  ⁴ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[20:2]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “horsemen” (so KJV, NASB, NCV, NRSV, NLT) but the Lucianic recension of the LXX reads “foot soldiers,” as does the parallel text in 1 Chr 19:18. Cf. NAB, NIV.