1 Chronicles 12:22

12:22 Each day men came to help David until his army became very large. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 14:16

14:16 David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

1 Chronicles 17:24

17:24 so ²  it may become a reality ³  and you may gain lasting fame, ⁴  as people say, ⁵  ‘The Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel.’ ⁶  David’s dynasty ⁷  will be established before you,

¹ 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.

² tn Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result: “so it might become a reality.”

³ tn Heb “so it might be established.”

⁴ tn Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result (parallel to the previous purpose/result clause): “[so]…you might gain lasting fame.”

⁵ tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tc Heb “the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts], the God of Israel, Israel’s God.” The phrases אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (’elohey yisra’el, “God of Israel”) and אֱלֹהִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל (’elohim lÿyisra’el, “Israel’s God”) are probably alternative readings that have been conflated in the text.

⁷ tn Heb “the house of David.”