1 Chronicles 19:12

19:12 Joab ¹  said, “If the Arameans start to overpower me, ²  you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, ³  I will come to your rescue.

1 Chronicles 21:12

21:12 three ⁴  years of famine, or three months being chased by your enemies and struck down by their swords, ⁵  or three days being struck down by the Lord, during which a plague will invade the land and the Lord’s messenger will destroy throughout Israel’s territory.’ ⁶  Now, decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”

1 Chronicles 2:34

2:34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

1 Chronicles 28:7

28:7 I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’ ⁷ 

1 Chronicles 12:17

12:17 David went out to meet them and said, ⁸  “If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. ⁹  But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, ¹⁰  may the God of our ancestors ¹¹  take notice and judge!”

1 Chronicles 28:9

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey ¹²  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, ¹³  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, ¹⁴  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

1 Chronicles 23:22

23:22 Eleazar died without having sons; he had only daughters. The sons of Kish, their cousins, married them. ¹⁵ 

1 Chronicles 4:10

4:10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only ¹⁶  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!” ¹⁷  God answered his prayer. ¹⁸ 

1 Chronicles 13:2

13:2 David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, ¹⁹  let’s spread the word ²⁰  to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, ²¹  so they may join us.

1 Chronicles 15:2

15:2 Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.

1 Chronicles 22:13

22:13 Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel. ²²  Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ²³ 

[19:12]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:12]  ² tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

[19:12]  ³ tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”

[21:12]  ⁴ tc The parallel text in the MT of 2 Sam 24:13 has “seven,” but LXX has “three” there.

[21:12]  ⁵ tc Heb “or three months being swept away from before your enemies and the sword of your enemies overtaking.” The Hebrew term נִסְפֶּה (nisppeh, Niphal participle from סָפָה, safah) should probably be emended to נֻסְכָה (nusÿkhah, Qal infinitive from נוּס [nus] with second masculine singular suffix). See 2 Sam 24:13.

[21:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “or three days of the sword of the Lord and plague in the land, and the messenger [or “angel”] of the Lord destroying in all the territory of Israel.”

[28:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “if he is strong to do my commands and my regulations like this day.”

[12:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and David went out before them and answered and said to them.”

[12:17]  ¹¹ tn Heb “there will be to me concerning you a heart for unity.”

[12:17]  ¹² tn Heb “with no violence in my hands.”

[12:17]  ¹³ tn Heb “fathers.”

[28:9]  ¹³ tn Heb “know.”

[28:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

[28:9]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

[23:22]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the sons of Kish, their brothers [i.e., relatives/cousins] lifted them up.” For other uses of נָאָשׂ (na’as, “lift up”) in the sense of “marry,” see BDB 671 s.v. Qal.3.d.

[4:10]  ¹⁹ tn On the use of אִם (’im, “if”) here, see HALOT 60 s.v.

[4:10]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and act from [i.e., so as to prevent] harm so that I might not be in pain.”

[4:10]  ²¹ tn Heb “and God brought about what he had asked.”

[13:2]  ²² tn Heb “If to you [it is] good and from the Lord our God.”

[13:2]  ²³ tn Heb “let us spread and let us send.” The words “the word” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:2]  ²⁴ tn Heb “in the cities of their pasturelands.”

[22:13]  ²⁵ tn Heb “which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel.”

[22:13]  ²⁶ tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”