1 Chronicles 11:9

11:9 David’s power steadily grew, for the Lord who commands armies was with him. 1 

1 Chronicles 26:13

26:13 They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for. 2 

1 Chronicles 11:14

11:14 but then they made a stand in the middle of that area. They defended it 3  and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory. 4 

1 Chronicles 12:14

12:14 These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand. 5 

1 Chronicles 16:25

16:25 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise,

he is more awesome than 6  all gods.

1 Chronicles 25:8

25:8 They cast lots to determine their responsibilities – oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student. 7 

1 Chronicles 12:22

12:22 Each day men came to help David until his army became very large. 8 

1 Chronicles 17:8

17:8 I was with you wherever you went and I defeated 9  all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. 10 

1 Chronicles 29:9

29:9 The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the Lord with a willing attitude; 11  King David was also very happy. 12 

1 Chronicles 29:22

29:22 They held a feast 13  before the Lord that day and celebrated. 14 

Then they designated Solomon, David’s son, as king a second time; 15  before the Lord they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.

1 Chronicles 22:8

22:8 But the Lord said to me: 16  ‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, 17  for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me.

1 Chronicles 29:1

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29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, 18  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

1 tn Heb “and David went, going and becoming great, and the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, Lord of hosts] was with him.”

2 tn Heb “for a gate and a gate,” i.e., for each gate.

3 tn Heb “delivered it.”

4 tn Heb “and the Lord delivered [with] a great deliverance.”

4 tn Heb “one for a hundred the small, and the great for a thousand.” Another option is to translate the preposition -לְ (lamed) as “against” and to understand this as a hyperbolic reference to their prowess: “the least could stand against a hundred, the greatest against a thousand.”

5 tn Or “feared above.”

6 tn Heb “and they cast lots [for] service, just as like small, like great, teacher with student.”

7 tn Heb “for at the time of day in a day they were coming to David to help him until [there was] a great camp like the camp of God.” The term אֱלֹהִים (’elohim, “God”) is probably used idiomatically here to indicate the superlative.

8 tn Heb “cut off.”

9 tn Heb “and I will make for you a name like the name of the great men who are in the earth.”

9 tn Heb “with a complete heart.”

10 tn Heb “was rejoiced with great joy.”

10 tn Heb “they ate and drank.”

11 tn Heb “with great joy.”

12 sn See 1 Chr 23:1, where David had previously designated Solomon as king over Israel.

11 tn Heb “and the word of the Lord was [i.e., came] to me saying.”

12 tn Heb “for my name.”

12 tn Heb “a young man and tender.”