1 Chronicles 13:4

13:4 The whole assembly agreed to do this, ¹  for the proposal seemed right to all the people. ² 

1 Chronicles 29:20

29:20 David told the entire assembly: “Praise the Lord your God!” So the entire assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the Lord and the king.

1 Chronicles 29:10

David Praises the Lord

29:10 David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: ³ 

“O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!

1 Chronicles 13:2

13:2 David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, ⁴  let’s spread the word ⁵  to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, ⁶  so they may join us.

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: ⁷  Carefully observe ⁸  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 29:1

The People Contribute to the Project

29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, ⁹  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

[13:4]  ¹ tn Heb “all the assembly said to do so.”

[13:4]  ² tn Heb “for right was the word in the eyes of all the people.”

[29:10]  ³ tn Heb “assembly, and David said.” The words “and David said” are redundant according to contemporary English style and have not been included in the translation.

[13:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “If to you [it is] good and from the Lord our God.”

[13:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “let us spread and let us send.” The words “the word” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the cities of their pasturelands.”

[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!”

[29:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”