1 Chronicles 11:3

11:3 When all the leaders¹ of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made an agreement² with them in Hebron before the Lord. They anointed³ David king over Israel, just as the Lord had announced through Samuel.⁴

1 Chronicles 15:2

15:2 Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.

1 Chronicles 21:15

21:15 God sent an angel⁵ to ravage⁶ Jerusalem. As he was doing so,⁷ the Lord watched⁸ and relented from⁹ his judgment.¹⁰ He told the angel who was destroying, “That’s enough!¹¹ Stop now!”¹²

Now the Lord’s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan¹³ the Jebusite.

1 Chronicles 22:18

22:18 He told them,¹⁴ “The Lord your God is with you!¹⁵ He has made you secure on every side,¹⁶ for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region¹⁷ and the region¹⁸ is subdued before the Lord and his people.

1 Chronicles 28:8

28:8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the Lord’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this:¹⁹ Carefully observe²⁰ all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.

1 Chronicles 28:20

28:20 David said to his son Solomon: “Be strong and brave! Do it! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!²¹ For the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you or abandon you before all the work for the service of the Lord’s temple is finished.

¹tn Heb “elders.”

²tn Or “covenant.”

³tn Or “They poured olive oil on David to designate him as king.”

⁴tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel.”

⁵tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 24:15 reports that God sent a plague, while 24:16-17 attributes this to the instrumentality of an angel.

⁶tn Or “destroy.”

⁷tn Heb “while he was destroying.”

⁸tn Or “saw.”

⁹tn Or “was grieved because of.”

¹⁰tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”

¹¹tn For this nuance of the Hebrew word רַב (rav), see BDB 913 s.v. 1.f.

¹²tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”

¹³tn In the parallel text in 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (’aravna’, “Aravna”), traditionally “Araunah.” The form of the name found here also occurs in vv. 18-28.

⁹tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

¹⁰tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the Lord your God with you?” The question anticipates the response, “Of course he is!” Thus in the translation the positive statement “The Lord your God is with you!” has been used.

¹¹tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”

¹²tn Or “earth.”

¹³tn Or “earth.”

¹³tn The words “I say this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

¹⁴tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”

¹⁷tn Or perhaps, “don’t be discouraged.”