1 Chronicles 17:16

David Praises God

17:16 David went in, sat before the Lord, and said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, ¹  that you should have brought me to this point?

1 Chronicles 22:11-12

22:11 “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would. ²  22:12 Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey ³  the law of the Lord your God.

1 Chronicles 24:19

24:19 This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor ⁴  Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 28:5

28:5 From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 28:13

28:13 He gave him the regulations ⁷  for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the Lord’s temple, and for all the items used in the service of the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 29:10-11

David Praises the Lord

29:10 David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: ⁸ 

“O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore! 29:11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign ⁹  over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler ¹⁰  of all.

[17:16]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[22:11]  ² tn Heb “as he spoke concerning you.”

[22:12]  ³ tn Or “keep.”

[24:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “father.”

[24:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “these were their responsibilities for their service to enter the house of the Lord according to their manner [given] by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded him.”

[28:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the Lord has given to me, he chose Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.”

[28:13]  ⁶ tn The words “he gave him the regulations” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[29:10]  ⁷ 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.

[29:11]  ⁸ tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[29:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “head.”