1 Chronicles 11:1-3

David Becomes King

11:1 All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood! ¹  11:2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. ²  The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’” 11:3 When all the leaders ³  of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made an agreement ⁴  with them in Hebron before the Lord. They anointed ⁵  David king over Israel, just as the Lord had announced through Samuel. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 11:2

11:2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. ⁷  The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”

1 Chronicles 2:3-4

Judah’s Descendants

2:3 The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, ⁸  a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. ⁹ 

2:4 Tamar, Judah’s ¹⁰  daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

1 Chronicles 5:1-3

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, ¹¹  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. ¹²  5:2 Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, ¹³  the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)

5:3 The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:

Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

[11:1]  ¹ tn Heb “look, your bone and your flesh [are] we.”

[11:2]  ² tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”

[11:3]  ³ tn Heb “elders.”

[11:3]  ⁴ tn Or “covenant.”

[11:3]  ⁵ tn Or “They poured olive oil on David to designate him as king.”

[11:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel.”

[11:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”

[2:3]  ⁸ tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”

[2:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”

[2:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:1]  ¹¹ 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.

[5:1]  ¹² tn Heb “and not to be listed in the genealogical records as (having) the right of the firstborn.”

[5:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “and [one] for a leader [was] from him.” This probably refers to the Davidic king.