24But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I will buy them from you at a price. I cannot sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that have cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 25And David built there an altar to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and offerings of well-being. The LORD responded to the plea for the land, and the plague against Israel was checked.
a-a Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
b Septuagint reads “Judah.”
c See note at Josh. 10.13.
d-d Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Emendation yields “springs from the deep” (cf. Ugaritic shr ‘thmtm, and Gen. 7.11; 8.2).
c-c I.e., Saul and Jonathan.
a Meaning “Man of Shame,” deliberately altered from Ish-baal, “man of Baal”; cf. 1 Chron. 8.33; 9.39, and note at 2 Sam. 4.4.
b Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
c Septuagint adds “from Hebron.”
d I.e., engage in single combat.
e Septuagint adds “with his hand.”
f Meaning perhaps “the Field of the Flints (or Blades).”
g A sister of David, I Chron. 2.16.
h-h Emendation yields “If you had only spoken up, the troops would already have given up the pursuit of their kinsmen this morning.”
a The list of David’s wives and sons in vv. 2–5 differs somewhat from the parallel list in 1 Chron. 3.1–3. The narrative in v. 1 is resumed in v. 6.
b-b Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
c Cf. Exod. 22.15; Deut. 20.7; 22.23–29.
d Cf. 1 Sam. 18.27 (where the number is given as “two hundred”).
e-e So many mss. and versions; most mss. and editions have “He has delivered.”
f Heb. “his.”
g-g I.e., a man fit only for woman’s work.
h I.e., in the procession.
a-a Lit. “his hands weakened”; and so frequently.
b Gittaim was likewise in Benjamin; cf. Neh. 11.31 ff.
c The original form of the name, Merib-baal, is preserved in 1 Chron. 8.34; 9.40. Cf. Ish-bosheth (Eshbaal) in 2 Sam. 2.8, note a. This subject is resumed in chapter 9.
d-d Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Septuagint reads, “And behold, the woman who kept the door of the house was cleaning wheat. She became drowsy and fell asleep.”
a The account in vv. 1–3 and 6–10 is to be found also, with variations, in 1 Chron. 11.1–9.
b-b Lit. “led Israel out and in.”
c-c Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
d A citadel.
e The account in vv. 11–25 is to be found also, with variations, in 1 Chron. 14.1–16.
f The list in vv. 14–16 is found, in addition to 1 Chron. 14.4–7, in 1 Chron. 3.5–8, with variations.
g Vv. 17–25 continue the narrative of v. 3.
h Probably the stronghold of Adullam (cf. I Sam. 22.4–5).
i Interpreted as “Baal of Breaches.” Cf. 6.8 below, and the name Perez in Gen. 38.29 and note.
a Vv. 2–12 are found also in 1 Chron. 13.5–14, with variations.
b Identical with Baalah, another name for Kiriath-jearim, where the Ark had been kept (cf. 1 Sam. 6.21; 1 Chron. 13.6; Josh. 15.9).
c-c Septuagint and 4QSama read “cart alongside.”
d Cf. vv. 6–7.
e-e Cf. Kimhi; the parallel passage 1 Chron. 13.8 reads “with all their might and with songs.”
f Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
g-g So Targum; 1 Chron. 13.10 reads “because he had laid a hand on the Ark.”
h I.e., “the Breach of Uzzah”; cf. 5.20 and note.
j-j 4QSama reads “seven oxen and seven [rams]”; cf. 1 Chron. 15.26.
k-k Septuagint reads “your.”
a This chapter is found, with variations, also in 1 Chron. 17.
b Understanding shibte as “scepters”; so Kimhi. 1 Chron. 17.6 reads “chieftains”; cf. below, v. 11.
c I.e., a dynasty; play on “house” (i.e., Temple) in v. 5.
d-d I.e., only as a human father would.
e-e Lit. “from before you.”
f Septuagint reads “before Me,” i.e., “by My favor.”
g-g Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
h Heb. “you,” apparently denoting Israel.
i So 1 Chron. 17.21.
a This chapter is reproduced, with some variations, in 1 Chron. 18.
b If not a place name, meaning of Heb. uncertain.
c I.e., he repeatedly doomed twice the number he spared.
d On yad in this sense, cf. 18.18; 1 Chron. 18.3; 1 Sam. 15.12. Others “dominion.”
e Or “quivers.”
f So several mss., Septuagint, and 1 Chron. 18.11–13; and cf. v. 14 below. Printed editions and
g-g 1 Chron. 18.12 and Ps. 60.1 read differently.
h-h This phrase is lacking in 1 Chron. 18.13.
i-i Emendation yields “Abiathar son of Ahimelech,” cf., e.g., 20.25; 1 Sam. 22.20.
j “Sheva” in 20.25; “Shavsha” in 1 Chron. 18.16.
k-k So Targum (cf. 20.23; 1 Chron. 18.17); Heb. “and.”.
a-a Lit. “Your servant is.”
b See 1 Sam. 20.14 and note.
c Septuagint reads “household.”
d-d Septuagint reads “And Mephibosheth ate at David’s table.”
a This chapter is found also in 1 Chron. 19.
b Emendation yields “reconnoiter”; cf. Deut. 1.22; Josh. 2.2–3.
c-c See note at 1 Sam. 13.4.
d Heb. “Abshai.”
e Lit. “towns.”
f Many editions read “Hadarezer &ldots; Hadarezer’s.”
g 1 Chron. 19.18 reads “foot soldiers.”
h Heb. “his.”
a-a Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Emendation yields “As the LORD lives and as you live” (cf. 1 Sam. 20.3; 25.26; etc.). Lit. “as you live and as your being lives.”
b The earlier form is Jerubbaal (another name for Gideon), Judg. 7.1; on -bosheth/besheth for -baal, see note at 2 Sam. 4.4. For the event at Thebez described here, see Judg. 9.35 ff.
c Septuagint continues with a recapitulation of vv. 19–21.
d-d Lit. “consumes the like and the like.”
a-a The phrase is intended to avoid saying “spurned the LORD”; cf. note d-d at 1 Sam. 25.22.
b Some Septuagint mss. and 4QSama add “in sackcloth”; cf. 1 Kings 21.27.
c I.e., “Beloved of the LORD.”
d Vv. 26–29 are abridged in 1 Chron. 20. 1b.
e-e Meaning of Heb. uncertain; perhaps the source of the water supply.
f Vv. 30–31 are found also in 1 Chron. 20.2–3.
g Heb. “malkam,” perhaps equivalent to “Milcom,” the Ammonite deity; cf. 1 Kings 11.5.
h So Targum and 1 Chron. 20.2.
a-a Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
b See Gen. 37.3 and note.
c-c Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Emendation yields “(thus) in olden times,” me‘olam.
d A gesture of wild grief; cf. Jer. 2.37.
e Heb. “Aminon.”
f Septuagint adds “but he did not rebuke his son Amnon, for he favored him, since he was his first-born”; cf. 1 Kings 1.6.
g Septuagint adds “and Absalom made a feast fit for a king.”
h-h Septuagint reads “and all his courtiers who were standing by him rent their clothes.”
i-i Lit. “determined by the command of.”
j-j Emendation yields “down the slope of the Horonaim road. The watchman came and told the king ‘I see men coming from the Horonaim road.’ ” Cf. Septuagint.
k-k Some Septuagint mss. and 4QSama read “the spirit [ruah] of the king.”
a Lit. “and he put words into her mouth.”
b So many mss. and printed editions. Most mss. and printed editions read “said.”
c-c Emendation yields “Thus they would destroy the [last] heir and.&ldots;”
d-d Meaning of Heb. uncertain. The apparent sense is: God will not punish you for bringing back the banished Absalom.
e I.e., people.
f-f Lit. “there is no turning to the right or to the left of what my lord the king says.”
g-g See note a above.
a-a Lit. “one of the tribes.”
b Some Septuagint mss. and Syriac read “four.”
c Some Septuagint mss. add “in Hebron.”
d-d Some Septuagint mss. and 4QSama read “sent and summoned.”
e-e Septuagint reads “his courtiers.”
f-f Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
g-g Septuagint reads “the people.”
h Emendation yields “and Ittai and.”
i So one Heb. ms. and several ancient versions; most mss. and editions read “to.”
j Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Septuagint reads “and may the LORD show you” (cf., e.g., 2.6).
k-k Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Emendation yields “stopped in the Kidron Valley, while all the people marched on before him by way of the Mount of Olives to.&ldots;”
l-l Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Emendation yields “Look, you and Abiathar return.”
a Lit. “summer fruit.”
b-b Lit. “What have I and you.”
c So kethib; qere “eye.” Ancient versions read “suffering.”
d Some Septuagint mss. add “at the Jordan.”
e Heb. “his.”
f-f Lit. “before the eyes.”
a-a Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Septuagint reads “to you as a bride comes back to her husband; you seek the life of but one man, and.&ldots;”
b Some Septuagint mss. read “the troops” (i.e., Absalom’s).
c-c Ancient versions read “among them.”
d-d Heb. “it.”
e-e Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Targum reads “the Jordan.”
f-f Some Septuagint mss. and 1 Chron. 2.12–17 read “Ishmaelite” and give a somewhat different genealogy.
g Brought up from v. 29 for clarity.
h-h Lacking in the Septuagint and Syriac.
i-i Emendation yields “curds from the flock.”
j Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
a-a Some Septuagint mss. read “divided the troops into three.”
b-b So two Heb. mss., Septuagint, and Vulgate; cf. 1 Kings 1.18 and note. Most mss. and the editions read “Now there are ten thousand like us.”
c The usual term in this narrative for the supporters of Absalom.
d Some Septuagint mss. read “Mahanaim”; cf. 17.24.
e-e Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Ancient versions and 4QSama read “was left hanging”; cf. v. 10.
f-f Lit. “to the ground.”
g Some Septuagint mss. and 4QSama read “fifty.”
h-h So some Heb. mss. and ancient versions. Most mss. and editions read “who”—perhaps meaning “whoever you are.”
i I.e., by killing Absalom.
j-j Some Septuagint mss. and Targum read “Therefore, I will begin before you.”
k-k Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
l I.e., the inner and outer gateways.
a Counted as 18.33 in some versions.
b Some Septuagint mss. read “wept.”
c So Septuagint, 4QSama and some other Heb. mss., and an ancient masoretic tradition; ordinary texts omit “if.”
d Meaning of parts of the rest of vv. 18 and 19 uncertain.
e-e See note at 16.10.
f Some Septuagint mss. read “you.”
g-g So Septuagint. Heb. “entered.”
h I.e., Ziba (cf. v. 30 and 9.2 ff.).
i-i Ancient versions read “Your servant said to him, ‘Saddle my ass, that I may ride. &ldots;”’
j-j Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
k Heb. Chimhan.
l Meaning of parts of
