1 Tawarikh 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 Tawarikh 16:17

16:17 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,

to Israel as a lasting promise, ¹ 

1 Tawarikh 17:12

17:12 He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent. ² 

1 Tawarikh 17:14

17:14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’” ³ 

1 Tawarikh 17:22-24

17:22 You made Israel your very own nation for all time. ⁴  You, O Lord, became their God. 17:23 So now, O Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! ⁵  Do as you promised, ⁶  17:24 so ⁷  it may become a reality ⁸  and you may gain lasting fame, ⁹  as people say, ¹⁰  ‘The Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel.’ ¹¹  David’s dynasty ¹²  will be established before you,

1 Tawarikh 22:10

22:10 He will build a temple to honor me; ¹³  he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’ ¹⁴ 

1 Tawarikh 23:13

23:13 The sons of Amram:

Aaron and Moses.

Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to serve him, and to praise his name. ¹⁵ 

1 Tawarikh 28:8

28:8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the Lord’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: ¹⁶  Carefully observe ¹⁷  all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.

1 Tawarikh 29:10

David Praises the Lord

29:10 David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: ¹⁸ 

“O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!

[16:17]  ¹ tn Or “eternal covenant.”

[17:12]  ² tn Heb “and I will establish his throne permanently.”

[17:14]  ³ tn Heb “and his throne will be established permanently.”

[17:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “and you made your people Israel your own for a people permanently.”

[17:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “and now, O Lord, the word which you spoke concerning your servant and concerning his house, may it be established permanently.”

[17:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “as you have spoken.”

[17:24]  ⁷ tn Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result: “so it might become a reality.”

[17:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “so it might be established.”

[17:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result (parallel to the previous purpose/result clause): “[so]…you might gain lasting fame.”

[17:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[17:24]  ¹¹ tc Heb “the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts], the God of Israel, Israel’s God.” The phrases אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (’elohey yisra’el, “God of Israel”) and אֱלֹהִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל (’elohim lÿyisra’el, “Israel’s God”) are probably alternative readings that have been conflated in the text.

[17:24]  ¹² tn Heb “the house of David.”

[22:10]  ¹³ tn Heb “for my name.”

[22:10]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”

[23:13]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and Aaron was set apart to consecrate it, the most holy things, he and his sons, permanently, to sacrifice before the Lord, to serve him, and to bless his name permanently.”

[28:8]  ¹⁶ tn The words “I say this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[28:8]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”

[29:10]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “assembly, and David said.” The words “and David said” are redundant according to contemporary English style and have not been included in the translation.