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 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 21:15

21:15 God sent an angel ⁵  to ravage ⁶  Jerusalem. As he was doing so, ⁷  the Lord watched ⁸  and relented from ⁹  his judgment. ¹⁰  He told the angel who was destroying, “That’s enough! ¹¹  Stop now!” ¹² 

Now the Lord’s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan ¹³  the Jebusite.

1 Chronicles 22:18

22:18 He told them, ¹⁴  “The Lord your God is with you! ¹⁵  He has made you secure on every side, ¹⁶  for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region ¹⁷  and the region ¹⁸  is subdued before the Lord and his people.

1 Chronicles 28:8

28:8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the Lord’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: ¹⁹  Carefully observe ²⁰  all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.

1 Chronicles 28:20

28:20 David said to his son Solomon: “Be strong and brave! Do it! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ²¹  For the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you or abandon you before all the work for the service of the Lord’s temple is finished.

[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.”

[21:15]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Or “destroy.”

[21:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “while he was destroying.”

[21:15]  ⁸ tn Or “saw.”

[21:15]  ⁹ tn Or “was grieved because of.”

[21:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”

[21:15]  ¹¹ tn For this nuance of the Hebrew word רַב (rav), see BDB 913 s.v. 1.f.

[21:15]  ¹² tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”

[21:15]  ¹³ 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.

[22:18]  ⁹ tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[22:18]  ¹⁰ tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the Lord your God with you?” The question anticipates the response, “Of course he is!” Thus in the translation the positive statement “The Lord your God is with you!” has been used.

[22:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”

[22:18]  ¹² tn Or “earth.”

[22:18]  ¹³ tn Or “earth.”

[28:8]  ¹³ tn The words “I say this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[28:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”

[28:20]  ¹⁷ tn Or perhaps, “don’t be discouraged.”