1 Chronicles 16:11

16:11 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!

Seek his presence ¹  continually!

1 Chronicles 21:21

21:21 When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he came out from the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face ²  to the ground.

1 Chronicles 12:8

12:8 Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills. ³ 

1 Chronicles 21:16

21:16 David looked up and saw the Lord’s messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 14:14

14:14 So David again asked God what he should do. ⁵  This time ⁶  God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees. ⁷ 

1 Chronicles 5:10

5:10 During the time of Saul they attacked the Hagrites and defeated them. They took over their territory in the entire eastern region of Gilead. ⁸ 

1 Chronicles 19:10

19:10 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. ⁹ 

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! ¹⁰  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.

[16:11]  ¹ tn Heb “face.”

[21:21]  ² tn Heb “nostrils.”

[12:8]  ³ tn Heb “warriors, men of battle for war, prepared with shield and spear, and [like] the face of a lion were their faces, and like gazelles on the hills to hurry.”

[21:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “and David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.”

[14:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “and David again asked God.”

[14:14]  ⁶ tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.

[14:14]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew word translated “trees” is defined by HALOT 129 s.v. בָּכָא as “shrubs.” Some translate “balsam trees” (see BDB 113 s.v. בָּכָא), cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT.

[5:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “and in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites and they fell by their hand and they lived in their tents unto all the face of the east of Gilead.”

[19:10]  ⁷ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.

[28:20]  ⁸ tn Or perhaps, “don’t be discouraged.”