en_tn/2sa/10/06.md

# they had become a stench to David

The phrase "become a stench" is a metaphor for "they had become offensive." AT: "they had become offensive like a bad smell to David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Beth Rehob ... Zobah ... Maacah ... Tob

These are the names of places. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# twenty thousand ... a thousand ... twelve thousand

"20,000 ... 1,000 ... 12,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# to their city gate

Here "the city" refers to Rabbah, the capital city of the Ammonites.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they had become a stench to David`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The phrase "become a stench" is a metaphor for "they had become offensive." AT: "they had become offensive like a bad smell to David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Beth Rehob ... Zobah ... Maacah ... Tob`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These are the names of places. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`

			`# twenty thousand ... a thousand ... twelve thousand`

			`"20,000 ... 1,000 ... 12,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])`

			`# to their city gate`

			`Here "the city" refers to Rabbah, the capital city of the Ammonites.`