1 Raja-raja 11:15

11:15 During David’s campaign against Edom, ¹  Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.

1 Raja-raja 16:24

16:24 He purchased the hill of Samaria ²  from Shemer for two talents ³  of silver. He launched a construction project there ⁴  and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria.

[11:15]  ¹ tn Heb “when David was [fighting (?)] with Edom.”

[16:24]  ² map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[16:24]  ³ tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “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 to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 150 pounds of silver.

[16:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “he built up the hill.”