1 Chronicles 13:2

13:2 David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, ¹  let’s spread the word ²  to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, ³  so they may join us.

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. ⁴  I have made the preparations for building it.

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: ⁵  Carefully observe ⁶  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.

[13:2]  ¹ tn Heb “If to you [it is] good and from the Lord our God.”

[13:2]  ² tn Heb “let us spread and let us send.” The words “the word” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:2]  ³ tn Heb “in the cities of their pasturelands.”

[28:2]  ⁴ 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.”

[28:8]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”