1 Chronicles 6:49

6:49 But Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. ¹  They made atonement for Israel, just as God’s servant Moses had ordered. ² 

1 Chronicles 13:2

13:2 David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, ³  let’s spread the word ⁴  to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, ⁵  so they may join us.

1 Chronicles 20:3

20:3 He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. ⁶  This was his policy ⁷  with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 22:5

22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, ⁸  and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. ⁹  Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

1 Chronicles 23:28

23:28 Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the Lord’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple. ¹⁰ 

1 Chronicles 26:30

26:30 As for the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 respected men, were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan; they did the Lord’s work and the king’s service.

1 Chronicles 26:32

26:32 Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were respected family leaders. ¹¹  King David placed them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh; they took care of all matters pertaining to God and the king. ¹² 

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, ¹³  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

1 Chronicles 29:20-21

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.

David Designates Solomon King

29:21 The next day they made sacrifices and offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord (1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 lambs), along with their accompanying drink offerings and many other sacrifices for all Israel.

[6:49]  ¹ tn Heb “for all the work of the holy of holies.”

[6:49]  ² tn Heb “making atonement for Israel according to all which Moses the servant of God commanded.”

[13:2]  ³ tn Heb “If to you [it is] good and from the Lord our God.”

[13:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “let us spread and let us send.” The words “the word” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the cities of their pasturelands.”

[20:3]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Heb “and so he would do.”

[22:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

[22:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”

[23:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “For their assignment was at the hand of the sons of Aaron for the work of the house of the Lord concerning the courtyards and concerning the rooms and concerning the purification of all holiness and the work of the service of the house of God.”

[26:32]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and his brothers, sons of respect, [were] 2,700, heads of fathers.”

[26:32]  ¹² tn Heb “with respect to every matter of God and matter of the king.”

[29:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”