1 Chronicles 10:7

10:7 When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army ¹  had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.

1 Chronicles 12:17

12:17 David went out to meet them and said, ²  “If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. ³  But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, ⁴  may the God of our ancestors ⁵  take notice and judge!”

1 Chronicles 15:29

15:29 As the ark of the Lord’s covenant entered the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked out the window. When she saw King David jumping and celebrating, she despised him. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 19:6

19:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, ⁷  Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents ⁸  of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah. 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 Chronicles 19:19

19:19 When Hadadezer’s subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

1 Chronicles 21:15-16

21:15 God sent an angel ¹²  to ravage ¹³  Jerusalem. As he was doing so, ¹⁴  the Lord watched ¹⁵  and relented from ¹⁶  his judgment. ¹⁷  He told the angel who was destroying, “That’s enough! ¹⁸  Stop now!” ¹⁹ 

Now the Lord’s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan ²⁰  the Jebusite. 21:16 David looked up and saw the Lord’s messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ²¹ 

1 Chronicles 21:23

21:23 Ornan told David, “You can have it! ²²  My master, the king, may do what he wants. ²³  Look, I am giving you the oxen for burnt sacrifices, the threshing sledges for wood, and the wheat for an offering. I give it all to you.”

1 Chronicles 26:28

26:28 They were also in charge of everything dedicated by Samuel the prophet, ²⁴  Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah; Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of everything that had been dedicated.

1 Chronicles 29:17

29:17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts ²⁵  and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives ²⁶  I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.

1 Chronicles 29:29

29:29 King David’s accomplishments, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Samuel the prophet, the Annals of Nathan the prophet, and the Annals of Gad the prophet. ²⁷ 

[10:7]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the army) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:17]  ² tn Heb “and David went out before them and answered and said to them.”

[12:17]  ³ tn Heb “there will be to me concerning you a heart for unity.”

[12:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “with no violence in my hands.”

[12:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “fathers.”

[15:29]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds “in her heart.”

[19:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

[19:6]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the Ammonites hired chariots and charioteers for about 33.7 tons (30,600 kg) of silver.

[19:6]  ⁶ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:6 has “Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah.”

[19:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:16]  ⁶ 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.”

[21:15]  ⁶ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 24:15 reports that God sent a plague, while 24:16-17 attributes this to the instrumentality of an angel.

[21:15]  ⁷ tn Or “destroy.”

[21:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “while he was destroying.”

[21:15]  ⁹ tn Or “saw.”

[21:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “was grieved because of.”

[21:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”

[21:15]  ¹² tn For this nuance of the Hebrew word רַב (rav), see BDB 913 s.v. 1.f.

[21:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”

[21:15]  ¹⁴ tn In the parallel text in 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (’aravna’, “Aravna”), traditionally “Araunah.” The form of the name found here also occurs in vv. 18-28.

[21:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “and David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.”

[21:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “take for yourself.”

[21:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “what is good in his eyes.”

[26:28]  ⁹ tn Or “seer.”

[29:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “a heart.”

[29:17]  ¹¹ tn Heb “with integrity of heart.”

[29:29]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and the events of David the king, the former and the latter, look they are written in the annals of Samuel the seer, and in the annals of Nathan the prophet, and in the annals of Gad the seer.”