1 Chronicles 18:10

18:10 he sent his son Hadoram ¹  to King David to extend his best wishes ²  and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. ³  He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 10:13

10:13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord’s instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 14:10

14:10 David asked God, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to him, “March up! I will hand them over to you!”

1 Chronicles 14:14

14:14 So David again asked God what he should do. ⁶  This time ⁷  God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees. ⁸ 

1 Chronicles 4:10

4:10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only ⁹  you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!” ¹⁰  God answered his prayer. ¹¹ 

[18:10]  ¹ tn The name is spelled “Joram” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:10.

[18:10]  ² tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

[18:10]  ³ tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Tou.”

[18:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “[along with] all items of gold and silver and bronze.”

[10:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Saul died because of his unfaithfulness by which he acted unfaithfully against the Lord, concerning the word of the Lord which he did not keep, also to Saul, a ritual pit to seek.” The text alludes to the incident recorded in 1 Sam 28. The Hebrew term אוֹב (’ov, “ritual pit”) refers to a pit used by a magician to conjure up underworld spirits. In 1 Sam 28:7 the witch of Endor is called a בַּעֲלַת־אוֹב (ba’alat-’ov, “owner of a ritual pit”). See H. A. Hoffner, “Second Millennium Antecedents to the Hebrew áo‚b,” JBL 86 (1967): 385-401.

[14:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “and David again asked God.”

[14:14]  ¹⁰ tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.

[14:14]  ¹¹ 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.

[4:10]  ¹³ tn On the use of אִם (’im, “if”) here, see HALOT 60 s.v.

[4:10]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and act from [i.e., so as to prevent] harm so that I might not be in pain.”

[4:10]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and God brought about what he had asked.”