1 Chronicles 7:40

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.¹

1 Chronicles 9:1

9:1 Genealogical records were kept for all Israel; they are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.

Exiles Who Resettled in Jerusalem

The people of Judah² were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

1 Chronicles 11:10

David’s Warriors

11:10 These were the leaders of David’s warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the Lord’s word.³

1 Chronicles 13:6

13:6 David and all Israel went up to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim) in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who sits enthroned between the cherubim – the ark that is called by his name.⁴

1 Chronicles 17:8

17:8 I was with you wherever you went and I defeated⁵ all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth.⁶

1 Chronicles 17:10

17:10 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies.

“‘“I declare to you that the Lord will build a dynastic house⁷ for you!

1 Chronicles 18:4

18:4 David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers,⁸ and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer’s⁹ chariot horses.¹⁰

1 Chronicles 18:11

18:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord,¹¹ along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including¹² Edom,¹³ Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

1 Chronicles 19:17

19:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River,¹⁴ and marched against them.¹⁵ David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him.¹⁶

1 Chronicles 23:29

23:29 They also took care of¹⁷ the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring.¹⁸

1 Chronicles 26:26

26:26 Shelomith¹⁹ and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers.

1 Chronicles 26:30

26:30 As for the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 respected men, were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan; they did the Lord’s work and the king’s service.

¹tn 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.”

²tn The Hebrew text has simply “Judah,” though the verb הָגְלוּ (hoglu, “carried away”) is plural.

³tn Heb “and these were the heads of the warriors who were David’s, who held strongly with him in his kingdom and with all Israel to make him king, according to the word of the Lord, over Israel.”

⁴tn Heb “the ark of God the Lord who sits [between] the cherubim which is called [by his] name.”

⁵tn Heb “cut off.”

⁶tn Heb “and I will make for you a name like the name of the great men who are in the earth.”

⁶tn Here the word “house” is used in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. The Lord’s use of the word here plays off the literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple (“house”) for the Lord. In the translation the adjective “dynastic” is supplied to indicate that the term is used metaphorically.

⁷tn Or “horsemen.”

⁸tn Heb “his”; the referent (Hadadezer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹tn Heb “and David cut the hamstrings of all the chariot horses, and he left from them one hundred chariot horses.”

⁸tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”

⁹tn Heb “from.”

¹⁰tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:12 of the MT reads “Aram.” However, a few Hebrew mss along with the LXX and Syriac of 2 Sam 8:12 read “Edom” in agreement with 1 Chr 18:11 (cf. 2 Sam 8:14).

⁹tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:17 “he came to Helam.”

¹¹tn Heb “and David was deployed to meet Aram [for] battle and they fought with him.”

¹⁰tn Heb “with respect to.”

¹¹tn The Hebrew terms מְשׂוּרָה (mÿsurah) and מִדָּה (middah) refer to different types of measurements.

¹¹tc The MT reads “Shelomoth”; the name is spelled “Shelomith” in the marginal reading (Qere) of v. 25.