1 Chronicles 12:17

12:17 David went out to meet them and said, ¹  “If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. ²  But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, ³  may the God of our ancestors ⁴  take notice and judge!”

1 Chronicles 12:38

12:38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. ⁵  They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; ⁶  all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. ⁷ 

1 Chronicles 22:19

22:19 Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! ⁸  Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring ⁹  the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service ¹⁰  into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.” ¹¹ 

1 Chronicles 28:2

28:2 King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. ¹²  I have made the preparations for building it.

1 Chronicles 28:9

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey ¹³  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, ¹⁴  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, ¹⁵  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

[12:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and David went out before them and answered and said to them.”

[12:17]  ² tn Heb “there will be to me concerning you a heart for unity.”

[12:17]  ³ tn Heb “with no violence in my hands.”

[12:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “fathers.”

[12:38]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Heb “with a complete heart they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel.”

[12:38]  ⁷ tn Heb “and also all the rest of Israel [was of] one mind to make David king.”

[22:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the Lord your God.”

[22:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to bring.”

[22:19]  ¹¹ tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”

[22:19]  ¹² tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.”

[28:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “I, with my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for a stool of the feet of our God.”

[28:9]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “know.”

[28:9]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

[28:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”