1 Chronicles 28:4

28:4 The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. ¹  Indeed, ²  he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel. ³ 

1 Chronicles 10:4

10:4 Saul told his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and stab me with it. Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come and torture me.” ⁴  But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

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! ⁵  As for these sheep – what have they done? O Lord my God, attack me and my family, ⁶  but remove the plague from your people!” ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “out of all the house of my father to become king over all Israel permanently.”

² tn Or “for.”

³ tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.”

⁴ tn Heb “so these uncircumcised ones might not come and abuse me.”

⁷ tn “and doing evil I did evil.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite form of the verb for emphasis.

⁸ tn Heb “let your hand be on me and on the house of my father.”

⁹ tn Heb “but on your people not for a plague.”