1 Chronicles 23:5

23:5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.” ¹ 

1 Chronicles 29:4

29:4 This includes 3,000 talents ²  of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,

1 Chronicles 29:7

29:7 They donated for the service of God’s temple 5,000 talents ³  and ten thousand darics ⁴  of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

1 Chronicles 12:25-27

12:25 From Simeon there were 7,100 warriors.

12:26 From Levi there were 4,600. 12:27 Jehoiada, the leader of Aaron’s descendants, brought 3,700 men with him,

1 Chronicles 5:21

5:21 They seized the Hagrites’ ⁵  animals, including 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took captive 100,000 people.

1 Chronicles 12:24

12:24 From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 12:29

12:29 From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, ⁷  there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul. ⁸ 

1 Chronicles 23:4

23:4 David said, ⁹  “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

1 Chronicles 18:4

18:4 David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, ¹⁰  and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer’s ¹¹  chariot horses. ¹² 

1 Chronicles 19:18

19:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 ¹³  Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach ¹⁴  the commanding general.

1 Chronicles 21:5

21:5 Joab reported to David the number of warriors. ¹⁵  In all Israel there were 1,100,000 ¹⁶  sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers. ¹⁷ 

1 Chronicles 22:14

22:14 Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple. ¹⁸  I have stored up 100,000 talents ¹⁹  of gold, 1,000,000 ²⁰  talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

1 Chronicles 26:32

26:32 Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were respected family leaders. ²¹  King David placed them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh; they took care of all matters pertaining to God and the king. ²² 

[23:5]  ¹ tn Heb “made to [or “for”] praise.”

[29:4]  ² tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6. Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, David had supplied 101 tons (91,800 kg) of gold and 235.5 tons (214,200 kg) of silver.

[29:7]  ³ tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6. Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, the people donated 168.3 tons (153,000 kg) of gold, 336.5 tons (306,000 kg) of silver, 605.7 tons (550,800 kg) of bronze, and 3,365 tons (3,060,000 kg) of iron.

[29:7]  ⁴ tn On the “daric” as a unit of measure, see BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן. Some have regarded the daric as a minted coin, perhaps even referring to the Greek drachma, but this is less likely.

[5:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “their”; the referent (the Hagrites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “the sons of Judah, carrying shield and spear, [were] 6,800 armed for battle.”

[12:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “from the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul.”

[12:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “and until then, the majority of them were keeping the charge of the house of Saul.”

[23:4]  ⁷ tn The words “David said” are supplied here in the translation for clarification. The appearance of the first person verb “I supplied” in v. 5 indicates that David is speaking here.

[18:4]  ⁸ tn Or “horsemen.”

[18:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Hadadezer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and David cut the hamstrings of all the chariot horses, and he left from them one hundred chariot horses.”

[19:18]  ⁹ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has “seven hundred.”

[19:18]  ¹⁰ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has the variant spelling “Shobach.”

[21:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”

[21:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”

[21:5]  ¹² 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.”

[22:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the Lord.”

[22:14]  ¹² tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.

[22:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”

[26:32]  ¹² tn Heb “and his brothers, sons of respect, [were] 2,700, heads of fathers.”

[26:32]  ¹³ tn Heb “with respect to every matter of God and matter of the king.”