1 Chronicles 9:23
Context9:23 They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle). 1
1 Chronicles 10:10
Context10:10 They placed his armor in the temple of their gods 2 and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.
1 Chronicles 16:43
Context16:43 Then all the people returned to their homes, and David went to pronounce a blessing on his family. 3


[9:23] 1 tn Heb “and they and their sons to the gates of the house of the
[10:10] 2 tn Or “god.” The Hebrew term may be translated as singular or plural depending on the context.
[16:43] 3 tn Heb “to bless his house.” Elsewhere when “house” is the object of “bless,” it refers to a household or family. See, for example, 1 Chr 13:14; 17:27. However, since בֵּית (bet, “house”) refers to a literal house or home earlier in the verse and to David’s palace in 17:1, one might translate here, “David went to pronounce a blessing on [i.e., dedicate] his house [i.e., palace].”