1 Chronicles 3:6

3:6 The other nine were Ibhar, Elishua, ¹  Elpelet, ² 

1 Chronicles 14:5

14:5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

1 Chronicles 19:10

19:10 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. ³ 

1 Chronicles 28:5

28:5 From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel. ⁴ 

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. ⁵  Indeed, ⁶  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. ⁷ 

¹ tn All but two Hebrew mss read “Elishama” here, but 1 Chr 14:5 lists the name as “Elishua,” and is followed by a number of English versions here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT). Another son named “Elishama” is listed in 3:8.

² tn The MT reads “Eliphelet” here, but 1 Chr 14:5 lists the name as “Elpelet” and is followed by some English versions here (e.g., TEV, NLT). Another son named “Eliphelet” is listed in 3:8.

³ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.

⁵ tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the Lord has given to me, he chose Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.”

⁷ tn Heb “out of all the house of my father to become king over all Israel permanently.”

⁸ tn Or “for.”

⁹ tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.”