1 Chronicles 5:1

Reuben’s Descendants

5:1 The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn –

(Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, ¹  his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records. ² 

1 Chronicles 11:11

11:11 This is the list of David’s warriors: ³ 

Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. ⁴  He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 11:13

11:13 He was with David in Pas Dammim ⁶  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 11:23

11:23 He even killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet ⁷  tall. The Egyptian had a spear as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom; Benaiah attacked ⁸  him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

1 Chronicles 14:11

14:11 So they marched against Baal Perazim and David defeated them there. David said, “Using me as his instrument, ⁹  God has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So that place is called Baal Perazim. ¹⁰ 

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! ¹¹  As for these sheep – what have they done? O Lord my God, attack me and my family, ¹²  but remove the plague from your people!” ¹³ 

1 Chronicles 22:9

22:9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. ¹⁴  I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. ¹⁵  Indeed, Solomon ¹⁶  will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. ¹⁷ 

1 Chronicles 23:13

23:13 The sons of Amram:

Aaron and Moses.

Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to serve him, and to praise his name. ¹⁸ 

1 Chronicles 29:21

David Designates Solomon King

29:21 The next day they made sacrifices and offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord (1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 lambs), along with their accompanying drink offerings and many other sacrifices for all Israel.

¹ sn The phrase when he defiled his father’s bed refers to Reuben having sexual relations with his father Jacob’s concubine Bilhah. This incident is recorded in Gen 35:22.

² tn Heb “and not to be listed in the genealogical records as (having) the right of the firstborn.”

³ tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”

⁴ tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).

⁵ tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”

⁵ tc Some read here “Ephes Dammim.” See 1 Sam 17:1.

⁷ tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, this individual would be 7.5 feet (2.3 m) tall.

⁸ tn Heb “went down to.”

⁹ tn Heb “by my hand.”

¹⁰ sn The name Baal Perazim means “Lord of outbursts” in Hebrew.

¹¹ tn “and doing evil I did evil.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite form of the verb for emphasis.

¹² tn Heb “let your hand be on me and on the house of my father.”

¹³ tn Heb “but on your people not for a plague.”

¹³ tn Heb “man of rest.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “his enemies all around.”

¹⁵ sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).

¹⁶ tn Heb “in his days.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “and Aaron was set apart to consecrate it, the most holy things, he and his sons, permanently, to sacrifice before the Lord, to serve him, and to bless his name permanently.”