1 Chronicles 16:17
16:17 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, 1
1 Chronicles 17:12
17:12 He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.
2
1 Chronicles 17:14
17:14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’”
3
1 Chronicles 23:13
23:13 The sons of Amram:
Aaron and Moses.
Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to serve him, and to praise his name. 4
1 Chronicles 17:22-24
17:22 You made Israel your very own nation for all time.
5 You, O
Lord, became their God.
17:23 So now, O
Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality!
6 Do as you promised,
7
17:24 so
8 it may become a reality
9 and you may gain lasting fame,
10 as people say,
11 ‘The
Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel.’
12 David’s dynasty
13 will be established before you,
1 Chronicles 22:10
22:10 He will build a temple to honor me;
14 he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’
15
1 Chronicles 29:10
David Praises the Lord
29:10 David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: 16
“O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!
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 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:
17 Carefully observe
18 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 tn Or “eternal covenant.”
2 tn Heb “and I will establish his throne permanently.”
3 tn Heb “and his throne will be established permanently.”
4 tn Heb “and Aaron was set apart to consecrate it, the most holy things, he and his sons, permanently, to sacrifice before the Lord, to serve him, and to bless his name permanently.”
5 tn Heb “and you made your people Israel your own for a people permanently.”
6 tn Heb “and now, O Lord, the word which you spoke concerning your servant and concerning his house, may it be established permanently.”
7 tn Heb “as you have spoken.”
7 tn Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result: “so it might become a reality.”
8 tn Heb “so it might be established.”
9 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.”
10 tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
11 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.
12 tn Heb “the house of David.”
8 tn Heb “for my name.”
9 tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”
9 tn Heb “assembly, and David said.” The words “and David said” are redundant according to contemporary English style and have not been included in the translation.
10 tn The words “I say this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
11 tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”