1 Tawarikh 11:4

David Conquers Jerusalem

11:4 David and the whole Israelite army ¹  advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). ²  (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.) ³ 

1 Tawarikh 11:15

11:15 Three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the rocky cliff at the cave of Adullam, while a Philistine force was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

1 Tawarikh 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.

[11:4]  ¹ tn Heb “all Israel.”

[11:4]  ² sn Jebus was an older name for the city of Jerusalem (cf. Josh 15:8; Judg 1:21).

[11:4]  map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:4]  ³ tn Heb “and there [were] the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land.”

[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.