1 Chronicles 5:24

5:24 These were the leaders of their families: ¹ 

Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation, ²  and leaders of their families.

1 Chronicles 7:40

7:40 All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle. ³ 

1 Chronicles 12:18

12:18 But a spirit ⁴  empowered ⁵  Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: ⁶ 

“We are yours, O David!

We support ⁷  you, O son of Jesse!

May you greatly prosper! ⁸ 

May those who help you prosper! ⁹ 

Indeed ¹⁰  your God helps you!”

So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.

1 Chronicles 20:2

20:2 David took the crown from the head of their king ¹¹  and wore it ¹²  (its weight was a talent ¹³  of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.

1 Chronicles 24:4

24:4 The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight. ¹⁴ 

1 Chronicles 24:31

24:31 Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with the those of the youngest. ¹⁵ 

[5:24]  ¹ tn Heb “and these [were] the heads of the house of their fathers.”

[5:24]  ² tn Heb “men of names.”

[7:40]  ³ tn Heb “all these were the sons of Asher, heads of the house of the fathers, selected, warriors, heads of the leaders, and there was listed in the genealogical records in war, in battle, their number, men, 26,000.”

[12:18]  ⁵ tn Perhaps “the Spirit,” but the text has simply רוּחַ (ruakh) with no article (suggesting an indefinite reference).

[12:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “clothed.”

[12:18]  ⁷ tn The words “and he said” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[12:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “are with.”

[12:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “Peace, peace to you.” The Hebrew term שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”) is repeated to emphasize degree.

[12:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and peace to the one who helps you.”

[12:18]  ¹¹ tn Or “for.”

[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.

[24:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “And the sons of Eleazar were found to be more, with respect to the heads of men, than the sons of Ithamar, and they divided them. To the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads, according to the house of the fathers; and to the sons of Ithamar there were eight, according to the house of their fathers.”

[24:31]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the fathers [i.e., families] of the head [i.e., oldest] just like his youngest brother.”