Ishmaiah … a mighty man among the thirty and a leader over the thirty (verse 4): For the thirty, see the introductory comments on 1 Chr 11.10-47. Nearly all translations say that Ishmaiah was included among the Thirty and was a leader of the Thirty, and this seems to be the meaning of the Hebrew. However, New American Bible says he was “a warrior on the level of the Thirty,” which seems to suggest that he was not included among the Thirty.

Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of Gederah (verse 4): This last part of verse 4 is numbered as verse 5 in New Jerusalem Bible, New American Bible, New Jewish Publication Society’s Tanakh and most non-English versions because it is so numbered in the Hebrew text. This means that from this point to the end of the chapter there is a difference of one number between the Hebrew, New Jerusalem Bible, New American Bible and New Jewish Publication Society’s Tanakh on the one hand and the majority of English versions on the other hand (so Revised Standard Version, Good News Translation). Of Gederah is literally “the Gederathite.” Jozabad was from the town of Gederah in southern Judah (see 1 Chr 4.23).

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .