1 Chronicles 4:10

4:10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only ¹  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!” ²  God answered his prayer. ³ 

1 Chronicles 20:2

20:2 David took the crown from the head of their king ⁴  and wore it ⁵  (its weight was a talent ⁶  of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.

[4:10]  ¹ tn On the use of אִם (’im, “if”) here, see HALOT 60 s.v.

[4:10]  ² tn Heb “and act from [i.e., so as to prevent] harm so that I might not be in pain.”

[4:10]  ³ tn Heb “and God brought about what he had asked.”

[20:2]  ⁴ tc The translation follows the MT, which reads “of their king”; the LXX and Vulgate read “of Milcom” (cf. 1 Kgs 11:5). Milcom, also known as Molech, was the god of the Ammonites.

[20:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it was on the head of David.”

[20:2]  ⁶ sn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.