1 Chronicles 10:13

10:13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord’s instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 12:1

Warriors Who Joined David at Ziklag

12:1 These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished ²  from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

1 Chronicles 12:15

12:15 They crossed the Jordan River ³  in the first month, ⁴  when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 12:37

12:37 From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.

1 Chronicles 22:10

22:10 He will build a temple to honor me; ⁶  he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’ ⁷ 

1 Chronicles 26:30

26:30 As for the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 respected men, were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan; they did the Lord’s work and the king’s service.

¹ tn Heb “and Saul died because of his unfaithfulness by which he acted unfaithfully against the Lord, concerning the word of the Lord which he did not keep, also to Saul, a ritual pit to seek.” The text alludes to the incident recorded in 1 Sam 28. The Hebrew term אוֹב (’ov, “ritual pit”) refers to a pit used by a magician to conjure up underworld spirits. In 1 Sam 28:7 the witch of Endor is called a בַּעֲלַת־אוֹב (ba’alat-’ov, “owner of a ritual pit”). See H. A. Hoffner, “Second Millennium Antecedents to the Hebrew áo‚b,” JBL 86 (1967): 385-401.

² tn Heb “kept from.”

³ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

⁴ sn That is, March-April.

⁵ tn Heb “and they chased all the valleys to the east and to the west.”

⁴ tn Heb “for my name.”

⁵ tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”