1 Chronicles 6:32

6:32 They performed music ¹  before the sanctuary ²  of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. ³  They carried out their tasks according to regulations.

1 Chronicles 9:33

9:33 The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary ⁴  and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.

1 Chronicles 10:12

10:12 all the warriors went and recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons ⁵  and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their remains ⁶  under the oak tree in Jabesh and fasted for seven days.

1 Chronicles 12:15

12:15 They crossed the Jordan River ⁷  in the first month, ⁸  when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west. ⁹ 

1 Chronicles 14:10

14:10 David asked God, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to him, “March up! I will hand them over to you!”

1 Chronicles 15:2

15:2 Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.

1 Chronicles 17:1

God Makes a Promise to David

17:1 When David had settled into his palace, ¹⁰  he ¹¹  said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace ¹²  made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.” ¹³ 

1 Chronicles 17:7

17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies ¹⁴  says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd ¹⁵  to make you a leader of my people Israel.

1 Chronicles 21:26

21:26 David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. ¹⁶  He called out to the Lord, and the Lord ¹⁷  responded by sending fire from the sky and consuming the burnt sacrifice on the altar.

1 Chronicles 27:24-25

27:24 Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel ¹⁸  because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll ¹⁹  called The Annals of King David.

Royal Officials

27:25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses;

Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the towns, and in the towers.

1 Chronicles 29:1

The People Contribute to the Project

29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, ²⁰  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

1 Chronicles 29:14

29:14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? ²¹  Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. ²² 

1 Chronicles 29:20

29:20 David told the entire assembly: “Praise the Lord your God!” So the entire assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the Lord and the king.

[6:32]  ¹ tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”

[6:32]  ² tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”

[6:32]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “were in rooms.” The words “at the sanctuary” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[10:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “arose and carried away the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons.”

[10:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “their bones.”

[12:15]  ¹⁰ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

[12:15]  ¹¹ sn That is, March-April.

[12:15]  ¹² tn Heb “and they chased all the valleys to the east and to the west.”

[17:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “David.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation here to avoid redundancy in keeping with contemporary English style.

[17:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “tent curtains.”

[17:7]  ¹⁶ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.”

[17:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and from after sheep.”

[21:26]  ¹⁹ tn Or “tokens of peace.”

[21:26]  ²⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:24]  ²² tn Heb “anger was on Israel.”

[27:24]  ²³ tc The Hebrew text has “in the number,” but מִסְפַּר (mispar) is probably dittographic – note that the same word appears immediately before this. The form should be emended to בְּסֵפֶר (bÿsefar, “in the scroll”).

[29:1]  ²⁵ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

[29:14]  ²⁸ tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.”

[29:14]  ²⁹ tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.”