1 Chronicles 11:11

11:11 This is the list of David’s warriors: ¹ 

Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. ²  He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. ³ 

1 Chronicles 15:2

15:2 Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.

1 Chronicles 16:5

16:5 Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals;

1 Chronicles 17:7

17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies ⁴  says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd ⁵  to make you a leader of my people Israel.

1 Chronicles 17:24

17:24 so ⁶  it may become a reality ⁷  and you may gain lasting fame, ⁸  as people say, ⁹  ‘The Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel.’ ¹⁰  David’s dynasty ¹¹  will be established before you,

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. ¹² 

1 Chronicles 23:31

23:31 and whenever burnt sacrifices were offered to the Lord on the Sabbath and at new moon festivals and assemblies. A designated number were to serve before the Lord regularly in accordance with regulations. ¹³ 

[11:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”

[11:11]  ² tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).

[11:11]  ³ tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”

[17:7]  ⁴ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.”

[17:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “and from after sheep.”

[17:24]  ⁷ tn Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result: “so it might become a reality.”

[17:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “so it might be established.”

[17:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result (parallel to the previous purpose/result clause): “[so]…you might gain lasting fame.”

[17:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[17:24]  ¹¹ tc Heb “the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts], the God of Israel, Israel’s God.” The phrases אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (’elohey yisra’el, “God of Israel”) and אֱלֹהִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל (’elohim lÿyisra’el, “Israel’s God”) are probably alternative readings that have been conflated in the text.

[17:24]  ¹² tn Heb “the house of David.”

[19:10]  ¹⁰ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.

[23:31]  ¹³ tn Heb “by number according to the manner upon them, regularly before the Lord.”