1 Chronicles 2:3

Judah’s Descendants

2:3 The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, ¹  a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. ² 

1 Chronicles 11:13

11:13 He was with David in Pas Dammim ³  when the Philistines assembled there for battle. In an area of the field that was full of barley, the army retreated before the Philistines,

1 Chronicles 11:20

11:20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three ⁴  elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear ⁵  and gained fame along with the three elite warriors. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 12:23

Support for David in Hebron

12:23 The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul’s place, in accordance with the Lord’s decree: ⁷ 

1 Chronicles 15:27

15:27 David was wrapped in a linen robe, as were all the Levites carrying the ark, the musicians, and Kenaniah the supervisor of transport and the musicians; ⁸  David also wore a linen ephod. ⁹ 

1 Chronicles 19:16

19:16 When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, ¹⁰  led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army. ¹¹ 

¹ tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”

² tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”

³ tc Some read here “Ephes Dammim.” See 1 Sam 17:1.

⁵ tc The Syriac reads “thirty” here and at the beginning of v. 21; this reading is followed by some English translations (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).

⁶ tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”

⁷ tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”

⁷ tn Heb “these are the numbers of the heads of the forces armed for battle [who] came to David in Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him according to the mouth of the Lord.”

⁹ tn Heb “the leader, the lifting up, the musicians.” See also the note on the word “matter” in v. 22.

¹⁰ sn An ephod was a priestly garment worn over the robe.

¹¹ tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹² tn Heb “and Aram saw that they were struck down before Israel and they sent messengers and brought out Aram which is beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [was] before them.”