1 Chronicles 17:7-8

17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies ¹  says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd ²  to make you a leader of my people Israel. 17:8 I was with you wherever you went and I defeated ³  all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 17:2

17:2 Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, ⁵  for God is with you.”

1 Chronicles 7:19

7:19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

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. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 12:2

12:2 They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones right or left-handed. They were fellow tribesmen of Saul from Benjamin. ⁷ ) These were: ⁸ 

1 Chronicles 3:18

3:18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

Isaiah 49:6

49:6 he says, “Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant,

to reestablish the tribes of Jacob,

and restore the remnant ⁹  of Israel? ¹⁰ 

I will make you a light to the nations, ¹¹ 

so you can bring ¹²  my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”

[17:7]  ¹ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.”

[17:7]  ² tn Heb “and from after sheep.”

[17:8]  ³ tn Heb “cut off.”

[17:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “and I will make for you a name like the name of the great men who are in the earth.”

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

[12:8]  ⁶ 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.”

[12:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “ones armed with bow[s], using the right hand and the left hand with stones and with arrows with the bow, from the brothers of Saul from Benjamin.”

[12:2]  ⁸ tn The words “These were” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons, because of the length of the intervening material since the beginning of the verse.

[49:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “the protected [or “preserved”] ones.”

[49:6]  ¹⁰ sn The question is purely rhetorical; it does not imply that the servant was dissatisfied with his commission or that he minimized the restoration of Israel.

[49:6]  ¹¹ tn See the note at 42:6.

[49:6]  ¹² tn Heb “be” (so KJV, ASV); CEV “you must take.”