1 Tawarikh 18:8

18:8 From Tibhath ¹  and Kun, ²  Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” ³  the pillars, and other bronze items.

1 Tawarikh 29:5

29:5 for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the Lord today?”

1 Tawarikh 29:15

29:15 For we are resident foreigners and nomads in your presence, like all our ancestors; ⁴  our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security. ⁵ 

[18:8]  ¹ 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]  ² tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”

[18:8]  ³ tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

[29:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 18, 20).

[29:15]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps “hope.”