1 Chronicles 12:18

12:18 But a spirit ¹  empowered ²  Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: ³ 

“We are yours, O David!

We support ⁴  you, O son of Jesse!

May you greatly prosper! ⁵ 

May those who help you prosper! ⁶ 

Indeed ⁷  your God helps you!”

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

1 Chronicles 18:10

18:10 he sent his son Hadoram ⁸  to King David to extend his best wishes ⁹  and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. ¹⁰  He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze. ¹¹ 

1 Chronicles 19:2

19:2 David said, “I will express my loyalty ¹²  to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal ¹³  to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death. ¹⁴  When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy, ¹⁵ 

1 Chronicles 22:5

22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, ¹⁶  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. ¹⁷  Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

1 Chronicles 22:9

22:9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. ¹⁸  I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. ¹⁹  Indeed, Solomon ²⁰  will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. ²¹ 

1 Chronicles 28:1

David Commissions Solomon to Build the Temple

28:1 David assembled in Jerusalem ²²  all the officials of Israel, including the commanders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions that served the king, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, the officials who were in charge of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, the eunuchs, and the warriors, including the most skilled of them.

1 Chronicles 28:4

28:4 The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. ²³  Indeed, ²⁴  he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel. ²⁵ 

1 Chronicles 28:9

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey ²⁶  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, ²⁷  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, ²⁸  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

[12:18]  ¹ tn Perhaps “the Spirit,” but the text has simply רוּחַ (ruakh) with no article (suggesting an indefinite reference).

[12:18]  ² tn Heb “clothed.”

[12:18]  ³ tn The words “and he said” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[12:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “are with.”

[12:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “Peace, peace to you.” The Hebrew term שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”) is repeated to emphasize degree.

[12:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “and peace to the one who helps you.”

[12:18]  ⁷ tn Or “for.”

[18:10]  ⁸ tn The name is spelled “Joram” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:10.

[18:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

[18:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Tou.”

[18:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “[along with] all items of gold and silver and bronze.”

[19:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “do loyalty.”

[19:2]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “did loyalty.”

[19:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “to console him concerning his father.”

[19:2]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and the servants of David came to the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to console him.”

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

[22:5]  ²³ tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”

[22:9]  ²⁹ tn Heb “man of rest.”

[22:9]  ³⁰ tn Heb “his enemies all around.”

[22:9]  ³¹ sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).

[22:9]  ³² tn Heb “in his days.”

[28:1]  ³⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[28:4]  ⁴³ tn Heb “out of all the house of my father to become king over all Israel permanently.”

[28:4]  ⁴⁴ tn Or “for.”

[28:4]  ⁴⁵ tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.”

[28:9]  ⁵⁰ tn Heb “know.”

[28:9]  ⁵¹ tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

[28:9]  ⁵² tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”