1 Chronicles 16:17

16:17 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,

to Israel as a lasting promise, ¹ 

1 Chronicles 23:30

23:30 They also stood in a designated place ²  every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the evening

1 Chronicles 6:31

Professional Musicians

6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, ³  after the ark was placed there.

1 Chronicles 6:33

6:33 These are the ones who served along with their sons:

From the Kohathites:

Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel,

1 Chronicles 6:39

6:39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, ⁴  son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 17:14

17:14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’” ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 21:1

The Lord Sends a Plague against Israel

21:1 An adversary ⁶  opposed ⁷  Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had. ⁸ 

1 Chronicles 15:16-17

15:16 David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully. ⁹  15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; one of his relatives, Asaph son of Berechiah; one of the descendants of Merari, ¹⁰  Ethan son of Kushaiah;

1 Chronicles 20:4

Battles with the Philistines

20:4 Later there was a battle ¹¹  with the Philistines in Gezer. ¹²  At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, ¹³  one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines ¹⁴  were subdued.

1 Chronicles 22:2

David Orders a Temple to Be Built

22:2 David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.

1 Chronicles 6:32

6:32 They performed music ¹⁵  before the sanctuary ¹⁶  of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. ¹⁷  They carried out their tasks according to regulations.

1 Chronicles 21:15-16

21:15 God sent an angel ¹⁸  to ravage ¹⁹  Jerusalem. As he was doing so, ²⁰  the Lord watched ²¹  and relented from ²²  his judgment. ²³  He told the angel who was destroying, “That’s enough! ²⁴  Stop now!” ²⁵ 

Now the Lord’s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan ²⁶  the Jebusite. 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. ²⁷ 

[16:17]  ¹ tn Or “eternal covenant.”

[23:30]  ² tn Heb “and to stand.”

[6:31]  ³ tn Heb “house.”

[6:39]  ⁴ tn Heb “and his brother Asaph, the one who stood at his right hand.”

[17:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “and his throne will be established permanently.”

[21:1]  ⁶ tn Or “Satan.” The Hebrew word שָׂטָן (satan) can refer to an adversary in general or Satan in particular. There is no article accompanying the term here, which suggests it should be understood generally (cf. NAB “a satan”).

[21:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “stood against.”

[21:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “and incited David to count Israel.” As v. 5 indicates, David was not interested in a general census, but in determining how much military strength he had.

[15:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “causing to be heard to lift up with a voice of joy.”

[15:17]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text adds, “their brothers.”

[20:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “battle stood.”

[20:4]  ¹⁰ tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”

[20:4]  ¹¹ tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”

[20:4]  ¹² tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:32]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”

[6:32]  ¹¹ tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”

[6:32]  ¹² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:15]  ¹¹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 24:15 reports that God sent a plague, while 24:16-17 attributes this to the instrumentality of an angel.

[21:15]  ¹² tn Or “destroy.”

[21:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “while he was destroying.”

[21:15]  ¹⁴ tn Or “saw.”

[21:15]  ¹⁵ tn Or “was grieved because of.”

[21:15]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”

[21:15]  ¹⁷ tn For this nuance of the Hebrew word רַב (rav), see BDB 913 s.v. 1.f.

[21:15]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”

[21:15]  ¹⁹ tn In the parallel text in 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (’aravna’, “Aravna”), traditionally “Araunah.” The form of the name found here also occurs in vv. 18-28.

[21:16]  ¹² tn Heb “and David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.”