1 Tawarikh 12:1

Warriors Who Joined David at Ziklag

12:1 These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished ¹  from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

1 Tawarikh 14:14-15

14:14 So David again asked God what he should do. ²  This time ³  God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees. ⁴  14:15 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, then attack. ⁵  For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army ⁶  of the Philistines.”

1 Tawarikh 15:13

15:13 The first time you did not carry it; that is why the Lord God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it.” ⁷ 

1 Tawarikh 16:37

David Appoints Worship Leaders

16:37 David ⁸  left Asaph and his colleagues there before the ark of the Lord’s covenant to serve before the ark regularly and fulfill each day’s requirements, ⁹ 

1 Tawarikh 16:40

16:40 regularly offering burnt sacrifices to the Lord on the altar for burnt sacrifice, morning and evening, according to what is prescribed in the law of the Lord which he charged Israel to observe. ¹⁰ 

1 Tawarikh 16:42

16:42 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the music, including the trumpets, cymbals, and the other musical instruments used in praising God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the entrance. ¹¹ 

1 Tawarikh 18:13

18:13 He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. The Lord protected ¹²  David wherever he campaigned. ¹³ 

1 Tawarikh 19:12

19:12 Joab ¹⁴  said, “If the Arameans start to overpower me, ¹⁵  you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, ¹⁶  I will come to your rescue.

1 Tawarikh 22:13

22:13 Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel. ¹⁷  Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ¹⁸ 

1 Tawarikh 28:13

28:13 He gave him the regulations ¹⁹  for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the Lord’s temple, and for all the items used in the service of the Lord’s temple.

1 Tawarikh 28:17

28:17 for the pure gold used for the meat forks, bowls, and jars, for the small gold bowls, including the weight for each bowl, for the small silver bowls, including the weight for each bowl,

[12:1]  ¹ tn Heb “kept from.”

[14:14]  ² tn Heb “and David again asked God.”

[14:14]  ³ tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.

[14:14]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew word translated “trees” is defined by HALOT 129 s.v. בָּכָא as “shrubs.” Some translate “balsam trees” (see BDB 113 s.v. בָּכָא), cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT.

[14:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “go out in battle.”

[14:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “camp.”

[15:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “because for what was at first [i.e., formerly] you [were] not, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him concerning the procedure.”

[16:37]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:37]  ⁹ tn Heb “according to the matter of the day in its day.”

[16:40]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “which he commanded Israel.”

[16:42]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and with them, Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for sounding, and the instrument of song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [were] at the gate.”

[18:13]  ¹² tn Or “delivered.”

[18:13]  ¹³ tn Or “wherever he went.”

[19:12]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:12]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

[19:12]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”

[22:13]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel.”

[22:13]  ¹⁸ tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”

[28:13]  ¹⁹ tn The words “he gave him the regulations” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.