1 Tawarikh 18:7-8

18:7 David took the golden shields which Hadadezer’s servants had carried ¹  and brought them to Jerusalem. ²  18:8 From Tibhath ³  and Kun, ⁴  Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” ⁵  the pillars, and other bronze items.

[18:7]  ¹ tn Heb “which were upon the servants of Hadadezer.”

[18:7]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[18:8]  ³ tn The MT reads “Tibhath” here, a variant name for Tebah (cf. 2 Sam 8:8). Some English translations substitute the other version of the name here (e.g., NIV, NLT), while others follow the reading of the Hebrew text at this point (e.g., NAB, NASB, NRSV).

[18:8]  ⁴ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”

[18:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.