6:60 Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted 2 Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all.
7:40 All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle. 3
25:6 All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the Lord’s temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey 24 the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, 25 for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, 26 but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
28:20 David said to his son Solomon: “Be strong and brave! Do it! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! 27 For the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you or abandon you before all the work for the service of the Lord’s temple is finished.
29:20 David told the entire assembly: “Praise the Lord your God!” So the entire assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the Lord and the king.
1 tn Or “Havvoth Jair” (NIV, NRSV). Some translations do not translate the phrase (“havvoth” = “the towns of”), but treat it as part of the place name.
2 tn The parallel passage in Josh 21:17 adds “Gibeon and its pasturelands” (cf. NAB, NIV, NCV, NLT). The words “they were allotted” are supplied in the translation for both clarity and stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “all these were the sons of Asher, heads of the house of the fathers, selected, warriors, heads of the leaders, and there was listed in the genealogical records in war, in battle, their number, men, 26,000.”
4 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the army) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “arose and carried away the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons.”
6 tn Heb “their bones.”
6 tn Heb “elders.”
7 tn Or “covenant.”
8 tn Or “They poured olive oil on David to designate him as king.”
9 tn Heb “according to the word of the
7 tn Or “horsemen.”
8 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Hadadezer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Heb “and David cut the hamstrings of all the chariot horses, and he left from them one hundred chariot horses.”
8 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
9 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:17 “he came to Helam.”
10 tn Heb “and David was deployed to meet Aram [for] battle and they fought with him.”
9 tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”
10 tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”
11 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were five hundred thousands soldiers.”
10 tn Or “seer.”
11 tn Heb “out of all the house of my father to become king over all Israel permanently.”
12 tn Or “for.”
13 tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.”
12 tn Heb “know.”
13 tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”
14 tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”
13 tn Or perhaps, “don’t be discouraged.”
14 tn Heb “a heart.”
15 tn Heb “with integrity of heart.”