1 Chronicles 11:2

11:2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. ¹  The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”

1 Chronicles 20:3

20:3 He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. ²  This was his policy ³  with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

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! ⁴  As for these sheep – what have they done? O Lord my God, attack me and my family, ⁵  but remove the plague from your people!” ⁶ 

[11:2]  ¹ tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”

[20:3]  ² tc The Hebrew text reads “saws,” but since saws were just mentioned, it is preferable to emend מְגֵרוֹת (mÿgerot, “saws”) to מַגְזְרוֹת (magzÿrot, “axes”).

[20:3]  ³ tn Heb “and so he would do.”

[21:17]  ³ tn “and doing evil I did evil.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite form of the verb for emphasis.

[21:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “let your hand be on me and on the house of my father.”

[21:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “but on your people not for a plague.”