1 Chronicles 17:7

17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies ¹  says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd ²  to make you a leader of my people Israel.

1 Chronicles 21:17

21:17 David said to God, “Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! ³  As for these sheep – what have they done? O Lord my God, attack me and my family, ⁴  but remove the plague from your people!” ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 28:2

28:2 King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. ⁶  I have made the preparations for building it.

1 Chronicles 29:17

29:17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts ⁷  and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives ⁸  I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.

¹ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.”

² tn Heb “and from after sheep.”

³ tn “and doing evil I did evil.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite form of the verb for emphasis.

⁴ tn Heb “let your hand be on me and on the house of my father.”

⁵ tn Heb “but on your people not for a plague.”

⁵ tn Heb “I, with my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for a stool of the feet of our God.”

⁷ tn Heb “a heart.”

⁸ tn Heb “with integrity of heart.”