1 Chronicles 16:26

16:26 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, ¹ 

but the Lord made the heavens. ² 

1 Chronicles 16:31

16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy!

Let the nations say, ³  ‘The Lord reigns!’

1 Chronicles 21:26

21:26 David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. ⁴  He called out to the Lord, and the Lord ⁵  responded by sending fire from the sky and consuming the burnt sacrifice on the altar.

1 Chronicles 27:23

27:23 David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.

1 Chronicles 29:11

29:11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign ⁶  over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler ⁷  of all.

1 Chronicles 21:16

21:16 David looked up and saw the Lord’s messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ⁸ 

¹ tn The Hebrew word אֱלִילִים (’elilim, “worthless”) sounds like אֱלֹהִים (’elohim, “gods”). The sound play draws attention to the statement. Many modern English translations render this term as “idols” here.

² tn Or “the sky” (also in v. 31). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

³ tn Heb “let them say among the nations.”

⁵ tn Or “tokens of peace.”

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn Heb “head.”

⁹ tn Heb “and David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.”