1 Chronicles 17:1-2

God Makes a Promise to David

17:1 When David had settled into his palace, ¹  he ²  said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace ³  made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.” ⁴  17:2 Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, ⁵  for God is with you.”

1 Chronicles 17:2

17:2 Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, ⁶  for God is with you.”

1 Chronicles 7:1-2

Issachar’s Descendants

7:1 The sons of Issachar:

Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron – four in all.

7:2 The sons of Tola:

Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, ⁷  and Samuel. ⁸  They were leaders of their families. ⁹  In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola’s genealogical records. ¹⁰ 

1 Chronicles 7:1

Issachar’s Descendants

7:1 The sons of Issachar:

Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron – four in all.

1 Chronicles 8:17-18

8:17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 8:18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

[17:1]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ² tn Heb “David.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation here to avoid redundancy in keeping with contemporary English style.

[17:1]  ³ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “tent curtains.”

[17:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “all which is in your heart.”

[17:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “all which is in your heart.”

[7:2]  ⁷ tn Many English versions spell this name “Ibsam.”

[7:2]  ⁸ tn Many English versions retain a form of this name closer to the Hebrew, i.e., “Shemuel.”

[7:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “heads of the house of their fathers.”

[7:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to Tola [there were] warriors by their generations, their number in the days of David [was] 22,600.”