1 Chronicles 6:31

Professional Musicians

6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, ¹  after the ark was placed there.

1 Chronicles 6:33

6:33 These are the ones who served along with their sons:

From the Kohathites:

Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel,

1 Chronicles 6:39

6:39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, ²  son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 17:14

17:14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’” ³ 

1 Chronicles 21:1

The Lord Sends a Plague against Israel

21:1 An adversary ⁴  opposed ⁵  Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had. ⁶ 

[6:31]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[6:39]  ² tn Heb “and his brother Asaph, the one who stood at his right hand.”

[17:14]  ³ tn Heb “and his throne will be established permanently.”

[21:1]  ⁴ tn Or “Satan.” The Hebrew word שָׂטָן (satan) can refer to an adversary in general or Satan in particular. There is no article accompanying the term here, which suggests it should be understood generally (cf. NAB “a satan”).

[21:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “stood against.”

[21:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and incited David to count Israel.” As v. 5 indicates, David was not interested in a general census, but in determining how much military strength he had.