1 Chronicles 21:27

21:27 The Lord ordered the messenger ¹  to put his sword back into its sheath.

1 Chronicles 11:7

11:7 David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

1 Chronicles 21:20

21:20 While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the messenger, and he and his four sons hid themselves.

1 Chronicles 17:16

David Praises God

17:16 David went in, sat before the Lord, and said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, ²  that you should have brought me to this point?

1 Chronicles 29:23

29:23 Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him. ³ 

1 Chronicles 13:14

13:14 The ark of God remained in Obed-Edom’s house for three months; the Lord blessed Obed-Edom’s family and everything that belonged to him.

1 Chronicles 20:3

20:3 He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. ⁴  This was his policy ⁵  with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

[21:27]  ¹ tn Heb “spoke to the messenger.”

[17:16]  ² tn Heb “house.”

[29:23]  ³ tn Heb “listened to him.”

[20:3]  ⁴ tc The Hebrew text reads “saws,” but since saws were just mentioned, it is preferable to emend מְגֵרוֹת (mÿgerot, “saws”) to מַגְזְרוֹת (magzÿrot, “axes”).

[20:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and so he would do.”