1 Chronicles 11:3

11:3 When all the leaders ¹  of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made an agreement ²  with them in Hebron before the Lord. They anointed ³  David king over Israel, just as the Lord had announced through Samuel. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 11:18

11:18 So the three elite warriors ⁵  broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the Lord

1 Chronicles 12:18

12:18 But a spirit ⁶  empowered ⁷  Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: ⁸ 

“We are yours, O David!

We support ⁹  you, O son of Jesse!

May you greatly prosper! ¹⁰ 

May those who help you prosper! ¹¹ 

Indeed ¹²  your God helps you!”

So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.

1 Chronicles 12:38

12:38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. ¹³  They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; ¹⁴  all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. ¹⁵ 

1 Chronicles 14:11

14:11 So they marched against Baal Perazim and David defeated them there. David said, “Using me as his instrument, ¹⁶  God has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So that place is called Baal Perazim. ¹⁷ 

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. ¹⁸ 

1 Chronicles 17:1

God Makes a Promise to David

17:1 When David had settled into his palace, ¹⁹  he ²⁰  said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace ²¹  made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.” ²² 

1 Chronicles 18:4

18:4 David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, ²³  and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer’s ²⁴  chariot horses. ²⁵ 

1 Chronicles 19:17

19:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ²⁶  and marched against them. ²⁷  David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him. ²⁸ 

1 Chronicles 20:2-3

20:2 David took the crown from the head of their king ²⁹  and wore it ³⁰  (its weight was a talent ³¹  of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city. 20:3 He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. ³²  This was his policy ³³  with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 21:16

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. ³⁴ 

1 Chronicles 22:5

22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, ³⁵  and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. ³⁶  Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

[11:3]  ¹ tn Heb “elders.”

[11:3]  ² tn Or “covenant.”

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

[11:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel.”

[11:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “the three,” referring to the three elite warriors mentioned in v. 12.

[12:18]  ⁹ tn Perhaps “the Spirit,” but the text has simply רוּחַ (ruakh) with no article (suggesting an indefinite reference).

[12:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “clothed.”

[12:18]  ¹¹ tn The words “and he said” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[12:18]  ¹² tn Heb “are with.”

[12:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “Peace, peace to you.” The Hebrew term שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”) is repeated to emphasize degree.

[12:18]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and peace to the one who helps you.”

[12:18]  ¹⁵ tn Or “for.”

[12:38]  ¹³ tc Heb “all these [were] men of war, helpers of the battle line.” The present translation assumes an emendation of עֹדְרֵי (’odÿrey, “helpers of”) to עֹרְכֵי, (’orÿkhey, “prepared for”).

[12:38]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “with a complete heart they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel.”

[12:38]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and also all the rest of Israel [was of] one mind to make David king.”

[14:11]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “by my hand.”

[14:11]  ¹⁸ sn The name Baal Perazim means “Lord of outbursts” in Hebrew.

[15:29]  ²¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “in her heart.”

[17:1]  ²⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ²⁶ tn Heb “David.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation here to avoid redundancy in keeping with contemporary English style.

[17:1]  ²⁷ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ²⁸ tn Heb “tent curtains.”

[18:4]  ²⁹ tn Or “horsemen.”

[18:4]  ³⁰ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Hadadezer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:4]  ³¹ tn Heb “and David cut the hamstrings of all the chariot horses, and he left from them one hundred chariot horses.”

[19:17]  ³³ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:17]  ³⁴ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:17 “he came to Helam.”

[19:17]  ³⁵ tn Heb “and David was deployed to meet Aram [for] battle and they fought with him.”

[20:2]  ³⁷ tc The translation follows the MT, which reads “of their king”; the LXX and Vulgate read “of Milcom” (cf. 1 Kgs 11:5). Milcom, also known as Molech, was the god of the Ammonites.

[20:2]  ³⁸ tn Heb “and it was on the head of David.”

[20:2]  ³⁹ sn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.

[20:3]  ⁴¹ 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]  ⁴² tn Heb “and so he would do.”

[21:16]  ⁴⁵ tn Heb “and David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.”

[22:5]  ⁴⁹ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

[22:5]  ⁵⁰ tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”