1 Tawarikh 16:10

16:10 Boast about his holy name!

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

1 Tawarikh 16:1

David Leads in Worship

16:1 They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings ¹  before God.

1 Tawarikh 28:9

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey ²  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, ³  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, ⁴  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

1 Tawarikh 28:2

28:2 King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. ⁵  I have made the preparations for building it.

1 Tawarikh 7:14

Manasseh’s Descendants

7:14 The sons of Manasseh:

Asriel, who was born to Manasseh’s Aramean concubine. ⁶  She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.

1 Tawarikh 14:4

14:4 These are the names of children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

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 15:12

15:12 He told them: “You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

1 Tawarikh 16:12

16:12 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,

his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, ⁷ 

1 Tawarikh 18:4

18:4 David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, ⁸  and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer’s ⁹  chariot horses. ¹⁰ 

1 Tawarikh 18:2

18:2 He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. ¹¹ 

1 Tawarikh 20:4

Battles with the Philistines

20:4 Later there was a battle ¹²  with the Philistines in Gezer. ¹³  At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, ¹⁴  one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines ¹⁵  were subdued.

1 Tawarikh 1:3

1:3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Mazmur 24:6

24:6 Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor,

Jacob’s descendants, who pray to him. ¹⁶  (Selah)

Mazmur 27:8

27:8 My heart tells me to pray to you, ¹⁷ 

and I do pray to you, O Lord. ¹⁸ 

Mazmur 105:4

105:4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!

Seek his presence continually!

Mazmur 119:2

119:2 How blessed are those who observe his rules,

and seek him with all their heart,

Mazmur 119:58

119:58 I seek your favor ¹⁹  with all my heart.

Have mercy on me as you promised! ²⁰ 

Amsal 8:17

8:17 I love ²¹  those who love me,

and those who seek me find me.

[16:1]  ¹ tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV “fellowship offerings.”

[28:9]  ² tn Heb “know.”

[28:9]  ³ tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

[28:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

[28:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “I, with my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for a stool of the feet of our God.”

[7:14]  ⁶ sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 1:32.

[16:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”

[18:4]  ⁸ tn Or “horsemen.”

[18:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Hadadezer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and David cut the hamstrings of all the chariot horses, and he left from them one hundred chariot horses.”

[18:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”

[20:4]  ¹² tn Heb “battle stood.”

[20:4]  ¹³ tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”

[20:4]  ¹⁴ tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”

[20:4]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:6]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “this [is the] generation of the ones seeking him, the ones seeking your face, Jacob.” To “seek the Lord’s face” means to seek his favor through prayer (see 2 Sam 21:1; Pss 27:8; 105:4).

[24:6]  sn This verse presents a somewhat idealized view of Jacob’s descendants as devoted worshipers of the Lord.

[27:8]  ¹⁷ tc Heb “concerning you my heart says, ‘Seek my face.’” The verb form “seek” is plural, but this makes no sense here, for the psalmist is addressed. The verb should be emended to a singular form. The first person pronominal suffix on “face” also makes little sense, unless it is the voice of the Lord he hears. His “heart” is viewed as speaking, however, so it is better to emend the form to פָּנָיו (panayv, “his face”).

[27:8]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “your face, O Lord, I seek.” To “seek the Lord’s face” means to seek his favor through prayer (see 2 Sam 21:1; Pss 24:6; 105:4).

[119:58]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “I appease your face.”

[119:58]  ²⁰ tn Heb “according to your word.”

[8:17]  ²¹ sn In contrast to the word for “hate” (שָׂנֵא, shaneh) the verb “love” (אָהֵב, ’ahev) includes within it the idea of choosing spontaneously. So in this line loving and seeking point up the means of finding wisdom.