1 Chronicles 2:23

2:23 (Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair, ¹  along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding towns.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 4:10

4:10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only ²  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!” ³  God answered his prayer. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 6:57

6:57 The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities ⁵  of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

1 Chronicles 10:12

10:12 all the warriors went and recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons ⁶  and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their remains ⁷  under the oak tree in Jabesh and fasted for seven days.

1 Chronicles 11:22-23

11:22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; ⁸  he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day. 11:23 He even killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet ⁹  tall. The Egyptian had a spear as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom; Benaiah attacked ¹⁰  him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

1 Chronicles 12:15

12:15 They crossed the Jordan River ¹¹  in the first month, ¹²  when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west. ¹³ 

1 Chronicles 12:38

12:38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. ¹⁴  They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; ¹⁵  all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. ¹⁶ 

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 17:6

17:6 Wherever I moved throughout Israel, I did not say ¹⁷  to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel, ¹⁸  ‘Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?’”’

1 Chronicles 21:2

21:2 David told Joab and the leaders of the army, ¹⁹  “Go, count the number of warriors ²⁰  from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.” ²¹ 

1 Chronicles 21:8

21:8 David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

1 Chronicles 21:16

21:16 David looked up and saw the Lord’s messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ²² 

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. ²³  Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ²⁴ 

1 Chronicles 22:19

22:19 Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! ²⁵  Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring ²⁶  the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service ²⁷  into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.” ²⁸ 

[2:23]  ¹ tn Or “Havvoth Jair” (NIV, NRSV). Some translations do not translate the phrase (“havvoth” = “the towns of”), but treat it as part of the place name.

[4:10]  ² tn On the use of אִם (’im, “if”) here, see HALOT 60 s.v.

[4:10]  ³ tn Heb “and act from [i.e., so as to prevent] harm so that I might not be in pain.”

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

[6:57]  ³ tn The parallel account in Josh 21:13 has the singular “city,” which apparently refers only to Hebron.

[10:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “arose and carried away the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons.”

[10:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “their bones.”

[11:22]  ⁵ tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אֲרִיאֵל (’ari’el) is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons of”) has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שְׁנֵי, shÿney).

[11:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, this individual would be 7.5 feet (2.3 m) tall.

[11:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “went down to.”

[12:15]  ⁷ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

[12:15]  ⁸ sn That is, March-April.

[12:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “and they chased all the valleys to the east and to the west.”

[12:38]  ⁸ tc Heb “all these [were] men of war, helpers of the battle line.” The present translation assumes an emendation of עֹדְרֵי (’odÿrey, “helpers of”) to עֹרְכֵי, (’orÿkhey, “prepared for”).

[12:38]  ⁹ tn Heb “with a complete heart they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel.”

[12:38]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and also all the rest of Israel [was of] one mind to make David king.”

[17:6]  ⁹ tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question (“Did I say?”) meaning “I did not say.”

[17:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to one of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people.”

[21:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “people.”

[21:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Go, count Israel.” See the note on “had” in v. 1.

[21:2]  ¹² tn Heb “their number.”

[21:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.”

[22:13]  ¹² tn Heb “which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel.”

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

[22:19]  ¹³ tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the Lord your God.”

[22:19]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to bring.”

[22:19]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”

[22:19]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.”