2:6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line 1 of Jeshua and 2 Joab): 2,812;
8:9 from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
[2:6] 1 tn Heb “to the sons of.” Cf. v. 40.
[2:6] 2 tc The MT reads יוֹאָב (yo’av, “Joab”). However, syntax demands the reading וְיוֹאָב (vÿyo’av, “and Joab”) which is reflected in the LXX and Syriac.