1 Chronicles 23:30

23:30 They also stood in a designated place ¹  every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the evening

1 Chronicles 11:7

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

1 Chronicles 13:4

13:4 The whole assembly agreed to do this, ²  for the proposal seemed right to all the people. ³ 

1 Chronicles 17:15

17:15 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 19:1

David’s Campaign against the Ammonites

19:1 Later King Nahash of the Ammonites died and his son succeeded him.

1 Chronicles 17:25

17:25 for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty ⁵  for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 18:1

David Conquers the Neighboring Nations

18:1 Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its surrounding towns ⁷  away from the Philistines. ⁸ 

1 Chronicles 14:11

14:11 So they marched against Baal Perazim and David defeated them there. David said, “Using me as his instrument, ⁹  God has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So that place is called Baal Perazim. ¹⁰ 

1 Chronicles 20:3

20:3 He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. ¹¹  This was his policy ¹²  with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

[23:30]  ¹ tn Heb “and to stand.”

[13:4]  ² tn Heb “all the assembly said to do so.”

[13:4]  ³ tn Heb “for right was the word in the eyes of all the people.”

[17:15]  ³ tn Heb “according to all these words and according to all this revelation, so Nathan said to David.”

[17:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[17:25]  ⁵ 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.”

[18:1]  ⁵ tn 2 Sam 8:1 identifies this region as “Metheg Ammah.”

[18:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “from the hand of the Philistines.” Here “hand” is figurative language for “control.”

[14:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “by my hand.”

[14:11]  ⁷ sn The name Baal Perazim means “Lord of outbursts” in Hebrew.

[20:3]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Heb “and so he would do.”