1 Chronicles 21:5

21:5 Joab reported to David the number of warriors. ¹  In all Israel there were 1,100,000 ²  sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers. ³ 

1 Chronicles 21:2

21:2 David told Joab and the leaders of the army, ⁴  “Go, count the number of warriors ⁵  from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.” ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 14:8

14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed ⁷  king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. ⁸  When David heard about it, he marched out against ⁹  them.

1 Chronicles 14:11

14:11 So they marched against Baal Perazim and David defeated them there. David said, “Using me as his instrument, ¹⁰  God has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So that place is called Baal Perazim. ¹¹ 

1 Chronicles 17:14-19

17:14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’” ¹²  17:15 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him. ¹³ 

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, ¹⁴  that you should have brought me to this point? 17:17 And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. ¹⁵  You have revealed to me what men long to know, ¹⁶  O Lord God. 17:18 What more can David say ¹⁷  to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition. ¹⁸  17:19 O Lord, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, ¹⁹  you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness. ²⁰ 

Proverbs 21:30-31

21:30 There is no wisdom and there is no understanding,

and there is no counsel against ²¹  the Lord. ²² 

21:31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle,

but the victory is from the Lord. ²³ 

[21:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”

[21:5]  ² tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”

[21:5]  ³ tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were five hundred thousands soldiers.”

[21:2]  ⁴ tn Or “people.”

[21:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “Go, count Israel.” See the note on “had” in v. 1.

[21:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “their number.”

[14:8]  ⁷ tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”

[14:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “to seek David.”

[14:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “went out before.”

[14:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “by my hand.”

[14:11]  ¹¹ sn The name Baal Perazim means “Lord of outbursts” in Hebrew.

[17:14]  ¹² tn Heb “and his throne will be established permanently.”

[17:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “according to all these words and according to all this revelation, so Nathan said to David.”

[17:16]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[17:17]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and this was small in your eyes, O God, so you spoke concerning the house of your servant for a distance.”

[17:17]  ¹⁶ tn The translation “You have revealed to me what men long to know” is very tentative; the meaning of the Hebrew text is unclear. The text appears to read literally, “and you see me like the searching of man, that which is upward,” which is nonsensical. The translation above assumes the following: (1) The Qal verb translated “you see me” is repointed as a Hiphil, “you showed me,” (2) תּוֹר (tor) is understood in the sense of “searching, exploring,” and (3) הַמַּעֲלָה (hamma’alah) is taken in a temporal sense of “that which lies beyond.” Thus one could translate, “you have shown me what men search for, what lies beyond.”

[17:18]  ¹⁷ tn The word “say” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[17:18]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “for honoring your servant, and you, your servant, know.”

[17:19]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “heart.”

[17:19]  ²⁰ tn Heb “to make known all the great deeds.”

[21:30]  ²¹ tn The form לְנֶגֶד (lÿneged) means “against; over against; in opposition to.” The line indicates they cannot in reality be in opposition, for human wisdom is nothing in comparison to the wisdom of God (J. H. Greenstone, Proverbs, 232).

[21:30]  ²² sn The verse uses a single sentence to state that all wisdom, understanding, and advice must be in conformity to the will of God to be successful. It states it negatively – these things cannot be in defiance of God (e.g., Job 5:12-13; Isa 40:13-14).

[21:31]  ²³ tn Heb “of the Lord.” The victory being “of the Lord” means that it is accomplished by him. Ultimate success comes from the Lord and not from human efforts. The faithful have acknowledged this down through the ages, even though they have been responsible and have prepared for the wars. Without this belief there would have been no prayer on the eve of battle (e.g., Ps 20:7 and 33:17).