Heldai the Netophathite, of Othni-el (verse 15): Heldai is called “Heled” in 1 Chr 11.30. New Living Translation harmonizes the spellings by using the name “Heled” here in verse 15 also. Othni-el is mentioned in Jdg 1.13 and 3.9. Since readers may not know whether Othni-el is a person or place, some versions render of Othni-el as “a descendant of Othniel” (Good News Translation, La Bible du Semeur, Biblia Dios Habla Hoy, Nova Tradução na Linguagem de Hoje), “from the clan of Othniel” (Traduction œcuménique de la Bible), or “from Othniel’s family” (New Century Version; similarly Revised English Bible, New American Bible).

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 .