Discovery Box1 Chronicles 5:18
Context5:18 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war. 1
1 Chronicles 11:2
Context11:2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. 2 The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”
1 Chronicles 12:17
Context12:17 David went out to meet them and said, 3 “If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. 4 But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, 5 may the God of our ancestors 6 take notice and judge!”
1 Chronicles 14:8
Context14:8 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 19:16
Context19:16 When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, 10 led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army. 11
1 Chronicles 20:1-3
Context20:1 In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, 12 Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down. 20:2 David took the crown from the head of their king 13 and wore it 14 (its weight was a talent 15 of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city. 20:3 He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. 16 This was his policy 17 with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 27:1
Context27:1 What follows is a list of Israelite family leaders and commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, as well as their officers who served the king in various matters. Each division was assigned to serve for one month during the year; each consisted of 24,000 men. 18
[5:18] 1 tn Heb “the sons of Reuben and the Gadites and half of the tribe of Manasseh, from the sons of bravery, men carrying a shield and sword and treading a bow and trained for war, 44,760 going out for warfare.”
[11:2] 2 tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”
[12:17] 3 tn Heb “and David went out before them and answered and said to them.”
[12:17] 4 tn Heb “there will be to me concerning you a heart for unity.”
[12:17] 5 tn Heb “with no violence in my hands.”
[14:8] 4 tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”
[14:8] 5 tn Heb “to seek David.”
[14:8] 6 tn Heb “went out before.”
[19:16] 5 tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[19:16] 6 tn Heb “and Aram saw that they were struck down before Israel and they sent messengers and brought out Aram which is beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [was] before them.”
[20:1] 6 tn Heb “and it was at the time of the turning of the year, at the time of the going out of kings.”
[20:2] 7 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] 8 tn Heb “and it was on the head of David.”
[20:2] 9 sn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.
[20:3] 8 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] 9 tn Heb “and so he would do.”
[27:1] 9 tn Heb “and the sons of Israel according to their number, heads of the fathers and the commanders of the thousands and the hundreds and their officers who served the king with respect to every matter of the divisions, [that which] comes and goes out month by month according to all the months of the year, one division [was] twenty-four thousand.”
