1 Tawarikh 11:2

11:2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. ¹  The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”

1 Tawarikh 11:23

11:23 He even killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet ²  tall. The Egyptian had a spear as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom; Benaiah attacked ³  him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

1 Tawarikh 12:38

12:38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. ⁴  They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; ⁵  all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. ⁶ 

1 Tawarikh 13:2

13:2 David said to the whole Israelite assembly, “If you so desire and the Lord our God approves, ⁷  let’s spread the word ⁸  to our brothers who remain in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites in their cities, ⁹  so they may join us.

1 Tawarikh 17:17

17:17 And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. ¹⁰  You have revealed to me what men long to know, ¹¹  O Lord God.

1 Tawarikh 22:5

22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, ¹²  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. ¹³  Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

1 Tawarikh 26:28

26:28 They were also in charge of everything dedicated by Samuel the prophet, ¹⁴  Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah; Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of everything that had been dedicated.

1 Tawarikh 29:1

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29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, ¹⁵  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

[11:2]  ¹ tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”

[11:23]  ² tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, this individual would be 7.5 feet (2.3 m) tall.

[11:23]  ³ tn Heb “went down to.”

[12:38]  ⁴ tc Heb “all these [were] men of war, helpers of the battle line.” The present translation assumes an emendation of עֹדְרֵי (’odÿrey, “helpers of”) to עֹרְכֵי, (’orÿkhey, “prepared for”).

[12:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “with a complete heart they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel.”

[12:38]  ⁶ tn Heb “and also all the rest of Israel [was of] one mind to make David king.”

[13:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “If to you [it is] good and from the Lord our God.”

[13:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “let us spread and let us send.” The words “the word” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “in the cities of their pasturelands.”

[17:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and this was small in your eyes, O God, so you spoke concerning the house of your servant for a distance.”

[17:17]  ¹¹ tn The translation “You have revealed to me what men long to know” is very tentative; the meaning of the Hebrew text is unclear. The text appears to read literally, “and you see me like the searching of man, that which is upward,” which is nonsensical. The translation above assumes the following: (1) The Qal verb translated “you see me” is repointed as a Hiphil, “you showed me,” (2) תּוֹר (tor) is understood in the sense of “searching, exploring,” and (3) הַמַּעֲלָה (hamma’alah) is taken in a temporal sense of “that which lies beyond.” Thus one could translate, “you have shown me what men search for, what lies beyond.”

[22:5]  ¹² tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

[22:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”

[26:28]  ¹⁴ tn Or “seer.”

[29:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”