1 Chronicles 2:21

2:21 Later ¹  Hezron had sexual relations with ²  the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. (He had married ³  her when he was sixty years old.) She bore him Segub.

1 Chronicles 2:24

2:24 After Hezron’s death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron’s widow, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 3:1

David’s Descendants

3:1 These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron:

The firstborn was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel;

the second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel;

1 Chronicles 3:4-5

3:4 These six were born to David ⁵  in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.

He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ⁶  3:5 These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:

Shimea, ⁷  Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon – the mother of these four was Bathsheba ⁸  the daughter of Ammiel. ⁹ 

1 Chronicles 4:6

4:6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

1 Chronicles 14:1

David’s Prestige Grows

14:1 King Hiram of Tyre ¹⁰  sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, ¹¹  and carpenters to build a palace for him.

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. ¹²  This time ¹³  God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees. ¹⁴ 

1 Chronicles 15:3

15:3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem ¹⁵  to bring the ark of the Lord up to the place he had prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:12

15:12 He told them: “You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 16:1

David Leads in Worship

16:1 They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings ¹⁶  before God.

1 Chronicles 17:13

17:13 I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you. ¹⁷ 

1 Chronicles 17:25

17:25 for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty ¹⁸  for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. ¹⁹ 

1 Chronicles 22:10

22:10 He will build a temple to honor me; ²⁰  he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’ ²¹ 

1 Chronicles 23:22

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

1 Chronicles 28:6

28:6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.

[2:21]  ¹ sn This means “later” in relation to the births of the three sons (Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb) mentioned in v. 9.

[2:21]  ² tn Heb “Hezron went to.”

[2:21]  ³ tn Heb “he took,” referring to taking in marriage.

[2:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “And after the death of Hezron in Caleb Ephrathah, and the wife of Hezron, Abijah, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.” Perhaps one could translate: “After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore to him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa” (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV). In this case the text suggests that Abijah was born after his father’s death. Because of the awkward syntax and the odd appearance of “Caleb Ephrathah” as a place name, some prefer to emend the text. Some alter בְּכָלֵב אֶפְרָתָה (bÿkhalev ’efratah, “in Caleb Ephrathah”) to בָּא כָלֵב אֶפְרָתָה (bo’ khalev ’efratah, “Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath”) and then change אֲבִיָּה (’aviyyah, “Abijah”) to אָבִיהוּ (’avihu, “his father”). This results in the following translation: “And after Hezron’s death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron’s wife, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa” (cf. NAB). This would mean that Caleb’s second wife Ephrath had actually been his late father’s wife (probably Caleb’s stepmother). Perhaps the text was subsequently altered because Caleb’s actions appeared improper in light of the injunctions in Lev 18:8; 20:11; Deut 22:30; 27:20 (which probably refer, however, to a son having sexual relations with his stepmother while his father is still alive).

[3:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:4]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:5]  ¹⁰ tn “Shimea” (שִׁמְעָא, shim’a’) is a variant spelling of “Shammua” (שַׁמּוּעַ, shammua’; see 2 Sam 5:14). Some English versions use the spelling “Shammua” here (e.g., NIV, NCV).

[3:5]  ¹¹ tn Most Hebrew mss read “Bathshua” here, but 2 Sam 12:24 makes it clear Bathsheba was Solomon’s mother. “Bathsheba” is read by one Hebrew ms and the Vulgate. Many English translations (e.g., NAB, NIV, NLT) render the name “Bathsheba” to avoid confusion.

[3:5]  ¹² tn In 2 Sam 11:3 Bathsheba is called “the daughter of Eliam,” while here her father’s name is given as “Ammiel.”

[14:1]  ¹³ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[14:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “craftsman of a wall,” that is, masons skilled at building stone walls.

[14:14]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and David again asked God.”

[14:14]  ¹⁷ tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.

[14:14]  ¹⁸ 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.

[15:3]  ¹⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:1]  ²² tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV “fellowship offerings.”

[17:13]  ²⁵ sn The one who ruled before you is a reference to Saul, from whom the kingdom was taken and given to David.

[17:25]  ²⁸ tn Heb “house.”

[17:25]  ²⁹ tn Heb “That is why your servant found to pray before you.” Perhaps the phrase אֶת לִבּוֹ (’et libbo, “his heart”) should be supplied as the object of the verb “found.”

[22:10]  ³¹ tn Heb “for my name.”

[22:10]  ³² tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”

[23:22]  ³⁴ 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.