1 Tawarikh 16:8-36
Konteks16:8 Give thanks to the Lord!
Call on his name!
Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
16:9 Sing to him! Make music to him!
Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
16:10 Boast about his holy name!
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
16:11 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!
Seek his presence 1 continually!
16:12 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, 2
16:13 O children 3 of Israel, God’s 4 servant,
you descendants of Jacob, God’s 5 chosen ones!
16:14 He is the Lord our God;
he carries out judgment throughout the earth. 6
16:15 Remember 7 continually his covenantal decree,
the promise he made 8 to a thousand generations –
16:16 the promise 9 he made to Abraham,
the promise he made by oath to Isaac! 10
16:17 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, 11
16:18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.”
16:19 When they were few in number,
just a very few, and foreign residents within it,
16:20 they wandered from nation to nation,
and from one kingdom to another. 12
16:21 He let no one oppress them,
he disciplined kings for their sake,
16:22 saying, 13 “Don’t touch my anointed ones!
Don’t harm my prophets!”
16:23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Announce every day 14 how he delivers!
16:24 Tell the nations about his splendor,
tell 15 all the nations about his miraculous deeds!
16:25 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise,
he is more awesome than 16 all gods.
16:26 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, 17
but the Lord made the heavens. 18
16:27 Majestic splendor emanates from him, 19
he is the source of strength and joy. 20
16:28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,
ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!
16:29 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! 21
Bring an offering and enter his presence!
Worship the Lord in holy attire! 22
16:30 Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is established, it cannot be moved.
16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy!
Let the nations say, 23 ‘The Lord reigns!’
16:32 Let the sea and everything in it shout!
Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!
16:33 Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth!
16:34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures. 24
16:35 Say this prayer: 25 “Deliver us, O God who delivers us!
Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!
Then we will give thanks 26 to your holy name,
and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.” 27
16:36 May the Lord God of Israel be praised,
in the future and forevermore. 28
Then all the people said, “We agree! 29 Praise the Lord!”
1 Tawarikh 16:17
Konteks16:17 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, 30
1 Tawarikh 16:1--27:34
Konteks16:1 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 31 before God. 16:2 When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the Lord’s name. 16:3 He then handed out to each Israelite man and woman a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. 16:4 He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the Lord, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the Lord God of Israel. 16:5 Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals; 16:6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant.
16:7 That day David first gave to Asaph and his colleagues this song of thanks to the Lord:
16:8 Give thanks to the Lord!
Call on his name!
Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
16:9 Sing to him! Make music to him!
Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
16:10 Boast about his holy name!
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
16:11 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!
Seek his presence 32 continually!
16:12 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, 33
16:13 O children 34 of Israel, God’s 35 servant,
you descendants of Jacob, God’s 36 chosen ones!
16:14 He is the Lord our God;
he carries out judgment throughout the earth. 37
16:15 Remember 38 continually his covenantal decree,
the promise he made 39 to a thousand generations –
16:16 the promise 40 he made to Abraham,
the promise he made by oath to Isaac! 41
16:17 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, 42
16:18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.”
16:19 When they were few in number,
just a very few, and foreign residents within it,
16:20 they wandered from nation to nation,
and from one kingdom to another. 43
16:21 He let no one oppress them,
he disciplined kings for their sake,
16:22 saying, 44 “Don’t touch my anointed ones!
Don’t harm my prophets!”
16:23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Announce every day 45 how he delivers!
16:24 Tell the nations about his splendor,
tell 46 all the nations about his miraculous deeds!
16:25 For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise,
he is more awesome than 47 all gods.
16:26 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, 48
but the Lord made the heavens. 49
16:27 Majestic splendor emanates from him, 50
he is the source of strength and joy. 51
16:28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,
ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!
16:29 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! 52
Bring an offering and enter his presence!
Worship the Lord in holy attire! 53
16:30 Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is established, it cannot be moved.
16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy!
Let the nations say, 54 ‘The Lord reigns!’
16:32 Let the sea and everything in it shout!
Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!
16:33 Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth!
16:34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good
and his loyal love endures. 55
16:35 Say this prayer: 56 “Deliver us, O God who delivers us!
Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!
Then we will give thanks 57 to your holy name,
and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.” 58
16:36 May the Lord God of Israel be praised,
in the future and forevermore. 59
Then all the people said, “We agree! 60 Praise the Lord!”
16:37 David 61 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, 62 16:38 including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers. 16:39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests served 63 before the Lord’s tabernacle at the worship center 64 in Gibeon, 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. 65 16:41 Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord. (For his loyal love endures!) 66 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. 67
16:43 Then all the people returned to their homes, and David went to pronounce a blessing on his family. 68
17:1 When David had settled into his palace, 69 he 70 said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace 71 made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.” 72 17:2 Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, 73 for God is with you.”
17:3 That night God told Nathan the prophet, 74 17:4 “Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must not build me a house in which to live. 17:5 For I have not lived in a house from the time I brought Israel up from Egypt 75 to the present day. I have lived in a tent that has been in various places. 76 17:6 Wherever I moved throughout Israel, I did not say 77 to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel, 78 ‘Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?’”’
17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies 79 says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd 80 to make you a leader of my people Israel. 17:8 I was with you wherever you went and I defeated 81 all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. 82 17:9 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle 83 them there; they will live there and not be disturbed 84 anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning 85 17:10 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies.
“‘“I declare to you that the Lord will build a dynastic house 86 for you! 17:11 When the time comes for you to die, 87 I will raise up your descendant, 88 one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. 17:12 He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent. 89 17:13 I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you. 90 17:14 I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’” 91 17:15 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him. 92
17:16 David went in, sat before the Lord, and said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, 93 that you should have brought me to this point? 17:17 And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. 94 You have revealed to me what men long to know, 95 O Lord God. 17:18 What more can David say 96 to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition. 97 17:19 O Lord, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, 98 you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness. 99 17:20 O Lord, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true! 100 17:21 And who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation 101 in the earth? Their God 102 went to claim 103 a nation for himself! You made a name for yourself by doing great and awesome deeds 104 when you drove out 105 nations before your people whom you had delivered from the Egyptian empire and its gods. 106 17:22 You made Israel your very own nation for all time. 107 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! 108 Do as you promised, 109 17:24 so 110 it may become a reality 111 and you may gain lasting fame, 112 as people say, 113 ‘The Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel.’ 114 David’s dynasty 115 will be established before you, 17:25 for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty 116 for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. 117 17:26 Now, O Lord, you are the true God; 118 you have made this good promise to your servant. 119 17:27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty 120 so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O Lord, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future.” 121
18:1 Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its surrounding towns 122 away from the Philistines. 123
18:2 He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. 124
18:3 David defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah as far as Hamath, when he went to extend his authority 125 to the Euphrates River. 126 18:4 David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, 127 and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer’s 128 chariot horses. 129 18:5 The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans. 18:6 David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; 130 the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord protected 131 David wherever he campaigned. 132 18:7 David took the golden shields which Hadadezer’s servants had carried 133 and brought them to Jerusalem. 134 18:8 From Tibhath 135 and Kun, 136 Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” 137 the pillars, and other bronze items.
18:9 When King Tou 138 of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, 18:10 he sent his son Hadoram 139 to King David to extend his best wishes 140 and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. 141 He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze. 142 18:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, 143 along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including 144 Edom, 145 Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
18:12 Abishai son of Zeruiah 146 killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 18:13 He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. The Lord protected 147 David wherever he campaigned. 148
18:14 David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people. 149 18:15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of 150 the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary; 18:16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha 151 was scribe; 18:17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised 152 the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials. 153
19:1 Later King Nahash of the Ammonites died and his son succeeded him. 19:2 David said, “I will express my loyalty 154 to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal 155 to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death. 156 When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy, 157 19:3 the Ammonite officials said to Hanun, “Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? 158 No, his servants have come to you so they can get information and spy out the land!” 159 19:4 So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved their beards off. 160 He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed 161 and then sent them away. 19:5 Messengers 162 came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho 163 until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”
19:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, 164 Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents 165 of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah. 166 19:7 They hired 32,000 chariots, along with the king of Maacah and his army, who came and camped in front of Medeba. The Ammonites also assembled from their cities and marched out to do battle.
19:8 When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. 167 19:9 The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field. 19:10 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. 168 19:11 He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites. 19:12 Joab 169 said, “If the Arameans start to overpower me, 170 you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, 171 I will come to your rescue. 19:13 Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The Lord will do what he decides is best!” 172 19:14 So Joab and his men 173 marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him. 19:15 When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before Joab’s 174 brother Abishai and withdrew into the city. Joab went back to Jerusalem. 175
19:16 When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, 176 led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army. 177 19:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, 178 and marched against them. 179 David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him. 180 19:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 181 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach 182 the commanding general. 19:19 When Hadadezer’s subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
20:1 In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, 183 Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down. 20:2 David took the crown from the head of their king 184 and wore it 185 (its weight was a talent 186 of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city. 20:3 He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. 187 This was his policy 188 with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
20:4 Later there was a battle 189 with the Philistines in Gezer. 190 At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, 191 one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines 192 were subdued.
20:5 There was another battle with the Philistines in which Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, 193 whose spear had a shaft as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom. 194
20:6 In a battle in Gath 195 there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot – twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha. 20:7 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, 196 David’s brother, killed him.
20:8 These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed 197 by the hand of David and his soldiers. 198
21:1 An adversary 199 opposed 200 Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had. 201 21:2 David told Joab and the leaders of the army, 202 “Go, count the number of warriors 203 from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.” 204 21:3 Joab replied, “May the Lord make his army 205 a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?” 206
21:4 But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections. 207 So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem. 208 21:5 Joab reported to David the number of warriors. 209 In all Israel there were 1,100,000 210 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers. 211 21:6 Now Joab 212 did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him. 21:7 God was also offended by it, 213 so he attacked Israel.
21:8 David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” 21:9 The Lord told Gad, David’s prophet, 214 21:10 “Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I am offering you three forms of judgment from which to choose. Pick one of them.”’” 215 21:11 Gad went to David and told him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Pick one of these: 21:12 three 216 years of famine, or three months being chased by your enemies and struck down by their swords, 217 or three days being struck down by the Lord, during which a plague will invade the land and the Lord’s messenger will destroy throughout Israel’s territory.’ 218 Now, decide what I should tell the one who sent me.” 21:13 David said to Gad, “I am very upset! I prefer to be attacked by the Lord, for his mercy is very great; I do not want to be attacked by men!” 219 21:14 So the Lord sent a plague through Israel, and 70,000 Israelite men died.
21:15 God sent an angel 220 to ravage 221 Jerusalem. As he was doing so, 222 the Lord watched 223 and relented from 224 his judgment. 225 He told the angel who was destroying, “That’s enough! 226 Stop now!” 227
Now the Lord’s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan 228 the Jebusite. 21:16 David looked up and saw the Lord’s messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. 229 21:17 David said to God, “Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! 230 As for these sheep – what have they done? O Lord my God, attack me and my family, 231 but remove the plague from your people!” 232
21:18 So the Lord’s messenger told Gad to instruct David to go up and build 233 an altar for the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 21:19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do in the name of the Lord. 234 21:20 While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the messenger, and he and his four sons hid themselves. 21:21 When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he came out from the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face 235 to the ground. 21:22 David said to Ornan, “Sell me the threshing floor 236 so I can build 237 on it an altar for the Lord – I’ll pay top price 238 – so that the plague may be removed 239 from the people.” 21:23 Ornan told David, “You can have it! 240 My master, the king, may do what he wants. 241 Look, I am giving you the oxen for burnt sacrifices, the threshing sledges for wood, and the wheat for an offering. I give it all to you.” 21:24 King David replied to Ornan, “No, I insist on buying it for top price. 242 I will not offer to the Lord what belongs to you or offer a burnt sacrifice 243 that cost me nothing. 244 21:25 So David bought the place from Ornan for 600 pieces of gold. 245 21:26 David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. 246 He called out to the Lord, and the Lord 247 responded by sending fire from the sky and consuming the burnt sacrifice on the altar. 21:27 The Lord ordered the messenger 248 to put his sword back into its sheath.
21:28 At that time, when David saw that the Lord responded to him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there. 21:29 Now the Lord’s tabernacle (which Moses had made in the wilderness) and the altar for burnt sacrifices were at that time at the worship center 249 in Gibeon. 21:30 But David could not go before it to seek God’s will, for he was afraid of the sword of the Lord’s messenger. 22:1 David then said, “This is the place where the temple of the Lord God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”
22:2 David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple. 22:3 David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed, 22:4 and more cedar logs than could be counted. (The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.)
22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, 250 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. 251 Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.
22:6 He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel. 22:7 David said to Solomon: “My son, I really wanted 252 to build a temple to honor 253 the Lord my God. 22:8 But the Lord said to me: 254 ‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, 255 for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me. 22:9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. 256 I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. 257 Indeed, Solomon 258 will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 259 22:10 He will build a temple to honor me; 260 he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’ 261
22:11 “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would. 262 22:12 Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey 263 the law of the Lord your God. 22:13 Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel. 264 Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! 265 22:14 Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple. 266 I have stored up 100,000 talents 267 of gold, 1,000,000 268 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more! 22:15 You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, 269 and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled 22:16 in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron. 270 Get up and begin the work! May the Lord be with you!”
22:17 David ordered all the officials of Israel to support 271 his son Solomon. 22:18 He told them, 272 “The Lord your God is with you! 273 He has made you secure on every side, 274 for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region 275 and the region 276 is subdued before the Lord and his people. 22:19 Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! 277 Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring 278 the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service 279 into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.” 280
23:1 When David was old and approaching the end of his life, 281 he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
23:2 David 282 assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites. 23:3 The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men. 283 23:4 David said, 284 “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges; 23:5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.” 285 23:6 David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
23:7 The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.
23:8 The sons of Ladan:
Jehiel the oldest, Zetham, and Joel – three in all.
23:9 The sons of Shimei:
Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran – three in all.
These were the leaders of the family of Ladan.
23:10 The sons of Shimei:
Jahath, Zina, 286 Jeush, and Beriah. These were Shimei’s sons – four in all. 287 23:11 Jahath was the oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered one family with one responsibility.
23:12 The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel – four in all.
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. 288 23:14 The descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites. 289
23:15 The sons of Moses:
Gershom and Eliezer.
Shebuel 291 the oldest.
23:17 The son of Eliezer was 292 Rehabiah, the oldest. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.
Shelomith the oldest.
23:19 The sons of Hebron:
Jeriah the oldest, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
23:20 The sons of Uzziel:
Micah the oldest, and Isshiah the second.
23:21 The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
The sons of Mahli:
Eleazar and Kish.
23:22 Eleazar died without having sons; he had only daughters. The sons of Kish, their cousins, married them. 294
23:23 The sons of Mushi:
Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth – three in all.
23:24 These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the Lord’s temple and were twenty years old and up. 295 23:25 For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem. 296 23:26 So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service.” 23:27 According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted. 297
23:28 Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the Lord’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple. 298 23:29 They also took care of 299 the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring. 300 23:30 They also stood in a designated place 301 every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the evening 23:31 and whenever burnt sacrifices were offered to the Lord on the Sabbath and at new moon festivals and assemblies. A designated number were to serve before the Lord regularly in accordance with regulations. 302 23:32 They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord’s temple. 303
24:1 The divisions of Aaron’s descendants were as follows:
The sons of Aaron:
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24:2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
24:3 David, Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities. 304 24:4 The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight. 305 24:5 They divided them by lots, for there were officials of the holy place and officials designated by God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar. 306 24:6 The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar. 307
24:7 The first lot went to Jehoiarib,
the second to Jedaiah,
24:8 the third to Harim,
the fourth to Seorim,
24:9 the fifth to Malkijah,
the sixth to Mijamin,
24:10 the seventh to Hakkoz,
the eighth to Abijah,
24:11 the ninth to Jeshua,
the tenth to Shecaniah,
24:12 the eleventh to Eliashib,
the twelfth to Jakim,
24:13 the thirteenth to Huppah,
the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
24:14 the fifteenth to Bilgah,
the sixteenth to Immer,
24:15 the seventeenth to Hezir,
the eighteenth to Happizzez,
24:16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah,
the twentieth to Jehezkel,
24:17 the twenty-first to Jakin,
the twenty-second to Gamul,
24:18 the twenty-third to Delaiah,
the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
24:19 This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor 308 Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him. 309
24:20 The rest of the Levites included: 310
Shubael 311 from the sons of Amram,
Jehdeiah from the sons of Shubael,
24:21 the firstborn Isshiah from Rehabiah and the sons of Rehabiah,
24:22 Shelomoth from the Izharites,
Jahath from the sons of Shelomoth.
Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Micah;
Shamir from the sons of Micah.
24:25 The brother of Micah:
Isshiah.
Zechariah from the sons of Isshiah.
24:26 The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
The son of Jaaziah:
Beno. 314
24:27 The sons of Merari, from Jaaziah:
Beno, 315 Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
24:28 From Mahli:
Eleazar, who had no sons.
24:29 From Kish:
Jerahmeel. 316
24:30 The sons of Mushi:
Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
These were the Levites, listed by their families.
24:31 Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with the those of the youngest. 317
25:1 David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. 318 The following men were assigned this responsibility: 319
25:2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision. 320
25:3 From the sons of Jeduthun: 321 Gedaliah, Zeri, 322 Jeshaiah, 323 Hashabiah, and Mattithiah – six in all, 324 under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
25:4 From the sons of Heman: 325 Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 25:5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious. 326 God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
25:6 All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the Lord’s temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king. 25:7 They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the Lord, numbered two hundred eighty-eight. 327
25:8 They cast lots to determine their responsibilities – oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student. 328
25:9 The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons – twelve in all, 329
the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons – twelve in all,
25:10 the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:11 the fourth to Izri 330 and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:12 the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:13 the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:14 the seventh to Jesharelah 331 and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:15 the eighth to Jeshaiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:16 the ninth to Mattaniah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:17 the tenth to Shimei and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:18 the eleventh to Azarel 332 and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:19 the twelfth to Hashabiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:20 the thirteenth to Shubael and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:22 the fifteenth to Jerimoth and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:23 the sixteenth to Hananiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:25 the eighteenth to Hanani and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:26 the nineteenth to Mallothi and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:27 the twentieth to Eliathah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:28 the twenty-first to Hothir and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:29 the twenty-second to Giddalti and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,
25:31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer and his sons and relatives – twelve in all.
26:1 The divisions of the gatekeepers:
From the Korahites: Meshelemiah, son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
26:2 Meshelemiah’s sons:
The firstborn Zechariah, the second Jediael, the third Zebadiah, the fourth Jathniel, 26:3 the fifth Elam, the sixth Jehohanan, and the seventh Elihoenai.
26:4 Obed-Edom’s sons:
The firstborn Shemaiah, the second Jehozabad, the third Joah, the fourth Sakar, the fifth Nethanel, 26:5 the sixth Ammiel, the seventh Issachar, and the eighth Peullethai. (Indeed, God blessed Obed-Edom.)
26:6 His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders of their families, for they were highly respected. 26:7 The sons of Shemaiah:
Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. His relatives 333 Elihu and Semakiah were also respected.
26:8 All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and relatives were respected men, capable of doing their responsibilities. There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom.
26:9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were respected – eighteen in all.
26:10 Hosah, one of the descendants of Merari, had sons:
The firstborn Shimri (he was not actually the firstborn, but his father gave him that status), 26:11 the second Hilkiah, the third Tebaliah, and the fourth Zechariah. All of Hosah’s sons and relatives numbered thirteen.
26:12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the Lord’s temple.
26:13 They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for. 334 26:14 The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah. 335 They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise adviser, and the lot for the north gate went to him. 26:15 Obed-Edom was assigned the south gate, and his sons were assigned the storehouses. 26:16 Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another. 336 26:17 Each day there were six Levites posted on the east, four on the north, and four on the south. At the storehouses they were posted in pairs. 26:18 At the court on the west there were four posted on the road and two at the court. 26:19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.
26:20 Their fellow Levites were in charge of the storehouses 337 in God’s temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items. 26:21 The descendants of Ladan, 338 who were descended from Gershon through Ladan and were leaders of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, included Jehieli 339 26:22 and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the Lord’s temple.
26:23 As for the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites:
26:24 Shebuel 340 son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was the supervisor of the storehouses. 26:25 His relatives through Eliezer included: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son, and Shelomith 341 his son. 26:26 Shelomith 342 and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers. 26:27 They had dedicated some of the plunder taken in battles to be used for repairs on the Lord’s temple. 26:28 They were also in charge of everything dedicated by Samuel the prophet, 343 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.
26:29 As for the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were given responsibilities outside the temple 344 as officers and judges over Israel.
26:30 As for the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 respected men, were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan; they did the Lord’s work and the king’s service.
26:31 As for the Hebronites: Jeriah was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. In the fortieth year of David’s reign, they examined the records and discovered 345 there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead. 26:32 Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were respected family leaders. 346 King David placed them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh; they took care of all matters pertaining to God and the king. 347
27:1 What follows is a list of Israelite family leaders and commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, as well as their officers who served the king in various matters. Each division was assigned to serve for one month during the year; each consisted of 24,000 men. 348
27:2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. His division consisted of 24,000 men. 27:3 He was a descendant of Perez; he was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.
27:4 Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division assigned the second month; Mikloth was the next in rank. 349 His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:5 The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which consisted of 24,000 men. 27:6 Benaiah was the leader of the thirty warriors and his division; his son was Ammizabad. 350
27:7 The fourth, assigned the fourth month, was Asahel, brother of Joab; his son Zebadiah succeeded him. 351 His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:8 The fifth, assigned the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:9 The sixth, assigned the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:10 The seventh, assigned the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:11 The eighth, assigned the eighth month, was Sibbekai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:12 The ninth, assigned the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:13 The tenth, assigned the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:14 The eleventh, assigned the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:15 The twelfth, assigned the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, a descendant of Othniel. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:16 The officers of the Israelite tribes:
Eliezer son of Zikri was the leader of the Reubenites,
Shephatiah son of Maacah led the Simeonites,
27:17 Hashabiah son of Kemuel led the Levites,
Zadok led the descendants of Aaron,
27:18 Elihu, a brother of David, led Judah,
Omri son of Michael led Issachar,
27:19 Ishmaiah son of Obadiah led Zebulun,
Jerimoth son of Azriel led Naphtali,
27:20 Hoshea son of Azaziah led the Ephraimites,
Joel son of Pedaiah led the half-tribe of Manasseh,
27:21 Iddo son of Zechariah led the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead,
Jaasiel son of Abner led Benjamin,
27:22 Azarel son of Jeroham led Dan.
These were the commanders of the Israelite tribes.
27:23 David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky. 27:24 Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel 352 because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll 353 called The Annals of King David.
27:25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses;
Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the towns, and in the towers.
27:26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the land. 354
27:27 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards;
Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the wine stored in the vineyards. 355
27:28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands; 356
Joash was in charge of the storehouses of olive oil.
27:29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the cattle grazing in Sharon;
Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.
27:30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels;
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
27:31 Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep.
All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.
27:32 Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a wise adviser and scribe; 357
Jehiel son of Hacmoni cared for 358 the king’s sons.
27:33 Ahithophel was the king’s adviser;
Hushai the Arkite was the king’s confidant. 359
27:34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.
Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.
1 Tawarikh 29:10-19
Konteks29:10 David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: 360
“O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore! 29:11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign 361 over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler 362 of all. 29:12 You are the source of wealth and honor; 363 you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all. 364 29:13 Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name!
29:14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? 365 Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. 366 29:15 For we are resident foreigners and nomads in your presence, like all our ancestors; 367 our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security. 368 29:16 O Lord our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you. 29:17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts 369 and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives 370 I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you. 29:18 O Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, maintain the motives of your people and keep them devoted to you. 371 29:19 Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.” 372
[16:12] 2 tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”
[16:13] 4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[16:13] 5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[16:14] 6 tn Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”
[16:15] 7 tn The Hebrew text has a masculine plural imperative, addressed to the people. Some LXX
[16:15] 8 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 16-18 make clear.
[16:16] 10 tn Heb “his oath to Isaac.”
[16:17] 11 tn Or “eternal covenant.”
[16:20] 12 tn Heb “and from a kingdom to another nation.”
[16:22] 13 tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
[16:23] 14 tn Heb “from day to day.”
[16:24] 15 tn The verb “tell” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
[16:25] 16 tn Or “feared above.”
[16:26] 17 tn The Hebrew word אֱלִילִים (’elilim, “worthless”) sounds like אֱלֹהִים (’elohim, “gods”). The sound play draws attention to the statement. Many modern English translations render this term as “idols” here.
[16:26] 18 tn Or “the sky” (also in v. 31). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
[16:27] 19 tn Heb “majesty and splendor [are] before him.”
[16:27] 20 tn Heb “strength and joy [are] in his place.”
[16:29] 21 tn Heb “the splendor of [i.e., due] his name.”
[16:29] 22 tn Or “in holy splendor.”
[16:31] 23 tn Heb “let them say among the nations.”
[16:34] 24 tn Or “is eternal.”
[16:35] 25 tn The words “this prayer” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
[16:35] 26 tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.
[16:35] 27 tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”
[16:36] 28 tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”
[16:36] 29 tn This is the Hebrew term אָמֵן (’amen, “surely”), traditionally transliterated “amen.”
[16:17] 30 tn Or “eternal covenant.”
[16:1] 31 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV “fellowship offerings.”
[16:12] 33 tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”
[16:13] 35 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[16:13] 36 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[16:14] 37 tn Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”
[16:15] 38 tn The Hebrew text has a masculine plural imperative, addressed to the people. Some LXX
[16:15] 39 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 16-18 make clear.
[16:16] 41 tn Heb “his oath to Isaac.”
[16:17] 42 tn Or “eternal covenant.”
[16:20] 43 tn Heb “and from a kingdom to another nation.”
[16:22] 44 tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
[16:23] 45 tn Heb “from day to day.”
[16:24] 46 tn The verb “tell” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
[16:25] 47 tn Or “feared above.”
[16:26] 48 tn The Hebrew word אֱלִילִים (’elilim, “worthless”) sounds like אֱלֹהִים (’elohim, “gods”). The sound play draws attention to the statement. Many modern English translations render this term as “idols” here.
[16:26] 49 tn Or “the sky” (also in v. 31). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
[16:27] 50 tn Heb “majesty and splendor [are] before him.”
[16:27] 51 tn Heb “strength and joy [are] in his place.”
[16:29] 52 tn Heb “the splendor of [i.e., due] his name.”
[16:29] 53 tn Or “in holy splendor.”
[16:31] 54 tn Heb “let them say among the nations.”
[16:34] 55 tn Or “is eternal.”
[16:35] 56 tn The words “this prayer” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
[16:35] 57 tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.
[16:35] 58 tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”
[16:36] 59 tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”
[16:36] 60 tn This is the Hebrew term אָמֵן (’amen, “surely”), traditionally transliterated “amen.”
[16:37] 61 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[16:37] 62 tn Heb “according to the matter of the day in its day.”
[16:39] 63 tn The word “served” is supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
[16:39] 64 tn Or “high place.”
[16:40] 65 tn Heb “which he commanded Israel.”
[16:41] 66 tn Perhaps this refers to the refrain of their songs of praise (see Ps 136). In this case one could translate, “to give thanks to the
[16:42] 67 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.”
[16:43] 68 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].”
[17:1] 70 tn Heb “David.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation here to avoid redundancy in keeping with contemporary English style.
[17:1] 72 tn Heb “tent curtains.”
[17:2] 73 tn Heb “all which is in your heart.”
[17:3] 74 tn Heb “the word of God was [i.e., came] to Nathan the prophet.”
[17:5] 75 tn The words “from Egypt” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[17:5] 76 tc Heb “and I was from tent to tent and from tabernacle.” The words אֶל־מִשְּׁכָּן (’el-mishÿkan, “to tabernacle”) should probably be added at the end of the sentence to complete this prepositional phrase and produce symmetry with the preceding prepositional phrase. The words probably fell from the text by homoioteleuton.
[17:5] sn I have lived in a tent that has been in various places. The point here is that the Lord moved with the tabernacle as it moved from place to place; he did not confine himself to a particular location.
[17:6] 77 tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question (“Did I say?”) meaning “I did not say.”
[17:6] 78 tn Heb “to one of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people.”
[17:7] 79 tn Traditionally, “
[17:7] 80 tn Heb “and from after sheep.”
[17:8] 82 tn Heb “and I will make for you a name like the name of the great men who are in the earth.”
[17:9] 85 tn Heb “and sons of violence will no longer consume them as in the beginning.”
[17:10] 86 tn Here the word “house” is used in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. The
[17:11] 87 tn Heb “and it will be when your days are full to go with your ancestors.”
[17:11] 88 tn Heb “your seed.”
[17:12] 89 tn Heb “and I will establish his throne permanently.”
[17:13] 90 sn The one who ruled before you is a reference to Saul, from whom the kingdom was taken and given to David.
[17:14] 91 tn Heb “and his throne will be established permanently.”
[17:15] 92 tn Heb “according to all these words and according to all this revelation, so Nathan said to David.”
[17:17] 94 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] 95 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.”
[17:18] 96 tn The word “say” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
[17:18] 97 tn Heb “for honoring your servant, and you, your servant, know.”
[17:19] 99 tn Heb “to make known all the great deeds.”
[17:20] 100 tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “in all which we heard with our ears,” but בְּכֹל (bÿkhol, “in all”) should probably be emended to כְּכֹל (kÿkhol, “according to all”).
[17:21] 101 tn Heb “a nation, one.”
[17:21] 102 tn Heb “whose God,” or “because God.” In the Hebrew text this clause is subordinated to what precedes. The clauses are separated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[17:21] 103 tn Heb “redeem” or “deliver.”
[17:21] 104 tn Heb “to make for yourself a name [with] great and awesome [deeds].”
[17:21] 105 tn Heb “to drive out.”
[17:21] 106 tn Heb “from Egypt, nations.” The parallel text in 2 Sam 7:23 reads “from Egypt, nations and its gods.”
[17:22] 107 tn Heb “and you made your people Israel your own for a people permanently.”
[17:23] 108 tn Heb “and now, O
[17:23] 109 tn Heb “as you have spoken.”
[17:24] 110 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] 111 tn Heb “so it might be established.”
[17:24] 112 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] 113 tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
[17:24] 114 tc Heb “the
[17:24] 115 tn Heb “the house of David.”
[17:25] 117 tn Heb “That is why your servant found to pray before you.” Perhaps the phrase אֶת לִבּוֹ (’et libbo, “his heart”) should be supplied as the object of the verb “found.”
[17:26] 118 tn Heb “the God.” The article indicates uniqueness here.
[17:26] 119 tn Heb “and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.”
[17:27] 121 tn Heb “for you, O
[18:1] 122 tn 2 Sam 8:1 identifies this region as “Metheg Ammah.”
[18:1] 123 tn Heb “from the hand of the Philistines.” Here “hand” is figurative language for “control.”
[18:2] 124 tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”
[18:3] 126 tn Heb “when he went to set up his hand at the Euphrates River.” The Hebrew word יָד (yad, “hand”) is usually understood to mean “control” or “dominion” here. However, since יָד does occasionally refer to a monument, perhaps one could translate, “to set up his monument at the Euphrates River” (i.e., as a visible marker of the limits of his dominion). For another example of the Hiphil of נָצַב (natsav) used with יָד (“monument”), see 1 Sam 15:12.
[18:4] 128 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Hadadezer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[18:4] 129 tn Heb “and David cut the hamstrings of all the chariot horses, and he left from them one hundred chariot horses.”
[18:6] 130 tc Heb “and David placed in Aram of Damascus.” The object נְצִיבִים (nÿtsivim, “garrisons”) appears to have been accidentally omitted from the text. See v. 13, as well as the parallel passage in 2 Sam 8:6, which includes it.
[18:6] 132 tn Or “wherever he went.”
[18:7] 133 tn Heb “which were upon the servants of Hadadezer.”
[18:7] 134 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[18:8] 135 tn The MT reads “Tibhath” here, a variant name for Tebah (cf. 2 Sam 8:8). Some English translations substitute the other version of the name here (e.g., NIV, NLT), while others follow the reading of the Hebrew text at this point (e.g., NAB, NASB, NRSV).
[18:8] 136 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”
[18:8] 137 tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.
[18:9] 138 tn The name is spelled “Toi” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:9.
[18:10] 139 tn The name is spelled “Joram” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:10.
[18:10] 140 tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”
[18:10] 141 tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Tou.”
[18:10] 142 tn Heb “[along with] all items of gold and silver and bronze.”
[18:11] 143 tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the
[18:11] 145 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:12 of the MT reads “Aram.” However, a few Hebrew
[18:12] 146 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:13 attributes this victory to David.
[18:13] 147 tn Or “delivered.”
[18:13] 148 tn Or “wherever he went.”
[18:14] 149 tn Heb “and he was doing what is just and fair for all his people.”
[18:16] 151 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:17 has the variant spelling “Seraiah.”
[18:17] 152 tn Heb “[was] over.”
[18:17] 153 tn Heb “and the sons of David [were] the heads at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests” (see sn there on the word “priests”).
[19:2] 154 tn Heb “do loyalty.”
[19:2] 155 tn Heb “did loyalty.”
[19:2] 156 tn Heb “to console him concerning his father.”
[19:2] 157 tn Heb “and the servants of David came to the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to console him.”
[19:3] 158 tn Heb “Is David honoring your father in your eyes when he sends to you ones consoling?”
[19:3] 159 tc Heb “Is it not to explore and to overturn and to spy out the land (that) his servants have come to you?” The Hebrew term לַהֲפֹךְ (lahafakh, “to overturn”) seems misplaced in the sequence. Some emend the form to לַחְפֹּר (lakhpor, “to spy out”). The sequence of three infinitives may be a conflation of alternative readings.
[19:4] 160 tn Heb “shaved them.” See v. 5.
[19:4] 161 tn Heb “and he cut their robes in the middle unto the buttocks.”
[19:5] 162 tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
[19:5] 163 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
[19:6] 164 tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”
[19:6] 165 tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the Ammonites hired chariots and charioteers for about 33.7 tons (30,600 kg) of silver.
[19:6] 166 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:6 has “Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah.”
[19:8] 167 tn The words “the news” and “to meet them” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.
[19:10] 168 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.
[19:10] tn Heb “and Joab saw that the face of the battle was to him before and behind and he chose from all the best in Israel and arranged to meet Aram.”
[19:12] 169 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[19:12] 170 tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”
[19:12] 171 tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”
[19:13] 172 tn Heb “and the
[19:14] 173 tn Heb “and the army which was with him.”
[19:15] 174 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[19:15] 175 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[19:16] 176 tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[19:16] 177 tn Heb “and Aram saw that they were struck down before Israel and they sent messengers and brought out Aram which is beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [was] before them.”
[19:17] 178 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
[19:17] 179 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:17 “he came to Helam.”
[19:17] tn Heb “and he came to them and was deployed against them.”
[19:17] 180 tn Heb “and David was deployed to meet Aram [for] battle and they fought with him.”
[19:18] 181 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has “seven hundred.”
[19:18] 182 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has the variant spelling “Shobach.”
[20:1] 183 tn Heb “and it was at the time of the turning of the year, at the time of the going out of kings.”
[20:2] 184 tc The translation follows the MT, which reads “of their king”; the LXX and Vulgate read “of Milcom” (cf. 1 Kgs 11:5). Milcom, also known as Molech, was the god of the Ammonites.
[20:2] 185 tn Heb “and it was on the head of David.”
[20:2] 186 sn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.
[20:3] 187 tc The Hebrew text reads “saws,” but since saws were just mentioned, it is preferable to emend מְגֵרוֹת (mÿgerot, “saws”) to מַגְזְרוֹת (magzÿrot, “axes”).
[20:3] 188 tn Heb “and so he would do.”
[20:4] 189 tn Heb “battle stood.”
[20:4] 190 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”
[20:4] 191 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”
[20:4] 192 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[20:5] 193 tc The Hebrew text reads, “Elchanan son of Jair killed Lachmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite.” But it is likely that the accusative marker in front of לַחְמִי (lakhmiy, “Lachmi”) is a corruption of בֵּית (bet), and that אֶת־לַחְמִי (’et-lakhmiy) should be emended to בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי (bet hallakhmiy, “the Bethlehemite”). See 2 Sam 21:19.
[20:5] 194 tc See tc note on the parallel passage in 2 Sam 21:19.
[20:6] 195 tn Heb “and there was another battle, in Gath.”
[20:7] 196 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:21 has the variant spelling “Shimeah.”
[20:8] 197 tn Heb “they fell.”
[20:8] 198 tn Heb “his servants.”
[21:1] 199 tn Or “Satan.” The Hebrew word שָׂטָן (satan) can refer to an adversary in general or Satan in particular. There is no article accompanying the term here, which suggests it should be understood generally (cf. NAB “a satan”).
[21:1] 200 tn Heb “stood against.”
[21:1] 201 tn Heb “and incited David to count Israel.” As v. 5 indicates, David was not interested in a general census, but in determining how much military strength he had.
[21:1] sn The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:1 says, “The
[21:2] 203 tn Heb “Go, count Israel.” See the note on “had” in v. 1.
[21:2] 204 tn Heb “their number.”
[21:3] 206 tn Heb “Why should it become guilt for Israel?” David’s decision betrays an underlying trust in his own strength rather than in divine provision. See also 1 Chr 27:23-24.
[21:4] 207 tn Heb “and the word of the king was stronger than Joab.”
[21:4] 208 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[21:5] 209 tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”
[21:5] 210 tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”
[21:5] 211 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were five hundred thousands soldiers.”
[21:6] 212 tn Heb “he”; the proper name (“Joab”) has been substituted for the pronoun here for stylistic reasons; the proper name occurs at the end of the verse in the Hebrew text, where it has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation.
[21:7] 213 tn Heb “There was displeasure in the eyes of God concerning this thing.”
[21:10] 215 tn Heb “Three I am extending to you; choose for yourself one of them and I will do it to you.”
[21:12] 216 tc The parallel text in the MT of 2 Sam 24:13 has “seven,” but LXX has “three” there.
[21:12] 217 tc Heb “or three months being swept away from before your enemies and the sword of your enemies overtaking.” The Hebrew term נִסְפֶּה (nisppeh, Niphal participle from סָפָה, safah) should probably be emended to נֻסְכָה (nusÿkhah, Qal infinitive from נוּס [nus] with second masculine singular suffix). See 2 Sam 24:13.
[21:12] 218 tn Heb “or three days of the sword of the
[21:13] 219 tn Heb “There is great distress to me; let me fall into the hand of the
[21:15] 220 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 24:15 reports that God sent a plague, while 24:16-17 attributes this to the instrumentality of an angel.
[21:15] 222 tn Heb “while he was destroying.”
[21:15] 224 tn Or “was grieved because of.”
[21:15] 225 tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”
[21:15] 226 tn For this nuance of the Hebrew word רַב (rav), see BDB 913 s.v. 1.f.
[21:15] 227 tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”
[21:15] 228 tn In the parallel text in 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (’aravna’, “Aravna”), traditionally “Araunah.” The form of the name found here also occurs in vv. 18-28.
[21:16] 229 tn Heb “and David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.”
[21:17] 230 tn “and doing evil I did evil.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite form of the verb for emphasis.
[21:17] 231 tn Heb “let your hand be on me and on the house of my father.”
[21:17] 232 tn Heb “but on your people not for a plague.”
[21:18] 233 tn Heb “that he should go up to raise up.”
[21:19] 234 tn Heb “and David went up by the word of Gad which he spoke in the name of the
[21:21] 235 tn Heb “nostrils.”
[21:22] 236 tn Heb “the place of the threshing floor.”
[21:22] 237 tn Following the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive here indicates the immediate purpose/result: “so I can build.”
[21:22] 238 tn Heb “For full silver sell to me.”
[21:22] 239 tn Following the imperative and first person prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive, this third person prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive introduces the ultimate purpose/result: “so the plague may be removed.” Another option is subordinate this form to the preceding imperative, but the latter may be taken as a parenthetical expansion of the initial request.
[21:23] 240 tn Heb “take for yourself.”
[21:23] 241 tn Heb “what is good in his eyes.”
[21:24] 242 tn Heb “No, for buying I will buy for full silver.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
[21:24] 243 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:24 has the plural “burnt sacrifices.”
[21:24] 244 tn Or “without [paying] compensation.”
[21:25] 245 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 24:24 says David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for “fifty pieces of silver.” This would have been about 20 ounces (568 grams) of silver by weight.
[21:25] tn Heb “six hundred shekels of gold.” This would have been about 15 lbs. (6.8 kg) of gold by weight.
[21:26] 246 tn Or “tokens of peace.”
[21:26] 247 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
[21:27] 248 tn Heb “spoke to the messenger.”
[21:29] 249 tn Or “high place.”
[22:5] 250 tn Heb “a young man and tender.”
[22:5] 251 tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”
[22:7] 252 tn Heb “I was with my heart.”
[22:7] 253 tn Heb “for the name of.”
[22:8] 254 tn Heb “and the word of the
[22:8] 255 tn Heb “for my name.”
[22:9] 256 tn Heb “man of rest.”
[22:9] 257 tn Heb “his enemies all around.”
[22:9] 258 sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).
[22:9] 259 tn Heb “in his days.”
[22:10] 260 tn Heb “for my name.”
[22:10] 261 tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”
[22:11] 262 tn Heb “as he spoke concerning you.”
[22:13] 264 tn Heb “which the
[22:13] 265 tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”
[22:14] 266 tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the
[22:14] 267 tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.
[22:14] 268 tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”
[22:15] 269 tn Heb “craftsmen of stone and wood.”
[22:16] 270 tn Heb “and every kind of skilled one in all work, concerning gold, concerning silver, and concerning bronze, and concerning iron, there is no numbering.”
[22:18] 272 tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
[22:18] 273 tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the
[22:18] 274 tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”
[22:19] 277 tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the
[22:19] 278 tn Heb “to bring.”
[22:19] 279 tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”
[22:19] 280 tn Heb “for the name of the
[23:1] 281 tn Heb “and full of years.”
[23:2] 282 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[23:3] 283 tn Heb “and their number by their heads, by men, was 38,000.”
[23:4] 284 tn The words “David said” are supplied here in the translation for clarification. The appearance of the first person verb “I supplied” in v. 5 indicates that David is speaking here.
[23:5] 285 tn Heb “made to [or “for”] praise.”
[23:10] 286 tc The MT reads “Zina” here and “Zizah” in v. 11. One Hebrew
[23:10] 287 sn Verses 8-10 are confusing. Two different lists of Shimei’s sons appear. In between these lists is the statement “these were the leaders of the family of Ladan,” suggesting that the list just before this includes the sons of Ladan, not Shimei. But verse 8 already lists Ladan’s sons. Apparently the text as it stands is a conflation of differing traditions.
[23:13] 288 tn Heb “and Aaron was set apart to consecrate it, the most holy things, he and his sons, permanently, to sacrifice before the
[23:14] 289 tn Heb “and Moses the man of God, his sons were called to the tribe of Levi.”
[23:16] 290 tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one name appears after this. The attached phrase “the oldest” might indicate that Shebuel was not Gershom’s only son, but note v. 17.
[23:16] 291 tc The LXX reads Σουβαηλ (Soubahl) here, a reading followed by NAB, NIV, NCV, CEV (“Shubael”); cf. 24:20.
[23:17] 292 tn The Hebrew text has “the sons of Eliezer were,” but only one name appears after this in the verse, and we are specifically told that Eliezer had no other sons.
[23:18] 293 tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one name appears after this. The attached phrase “the oldest” might indicate that Shelomith was not Izhar’s only son, but note v. 17.
[23:22] 294 tn Heb “the sons of Kish, their brothers [i.e., relatives/cousins] lifted them up.” For other uses of נָאָשׂ (na’as, “lift up”) in the sense of “marry,” see BDB 671 s.v. Qal.3.d.
[23:24] 295 tn Heb “these were the sons of Levi according to the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, according to their numberings, by number of names, according to their heads, doer[s] of the work for the service of the house of the
[23:25] 296 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[23:27] 297 tn Heb “for by the final words of David, they were the number of the sons of Levi, from a son of twenty years and upward.”
[23:28] 298 tn Heb “For their assignment was at the hand of the sons of Aaron for the work of the house of the
[23:29] 299 tn Heb “with respect to.”
[23:29] 300 tn The Hebrew terms מְשׂוּרָה (mÿsurah) and מִדָּה (middah) refer to different types of measurements.
[23:30] 301 tn Heb “and to stand.”
[23:31] 302 tn Heb “by number according to the manner upon them, regularly before the
[23:32] 303 tn Heb “and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting and the charge of the holy place and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the
[24:3] 304 tn Heb “for their assignment in their service.”
[24:4] 305 tn Heb “And the sons of Eleazar were found to be more, with respect to the heads of men, than the sons of Ithamar, and they divided them. To the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads, according to the house of the fathers; and to the sons of Ithamar there were eight, according to the house of their fathers.”
[24:5] 306 tn Heb “and they divided them by lots, these with these, for the officials of the holy place and the officials of God were from the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar.”
[24:6] 307 tn Heb “one house of a father was drawn by lot for Eleazar, and one [this assumes an emendation of אָחֻז (’akhuz) to אֶחָד (’ekhad, “one”)] was drawn by lot for Ithamar.”
[24:19] 309 tn Heb “these were their responsibilities for their service to enter the house of the
[24:20] 310 tn Heb “Belonging to the rest of the sons of Levi.”
[24:20] 311 tn This appears to be a variant of the name Shebuel (cf. 1 Chr 23:16 and 26:24).
[24:23] 312 tc Most Hebrew
[24:24] 313 tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one name appears after this.
[24:26] 314 tn Heb “the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.” Apparently בְנוֹ (vÿno), which could be translated “his son,” is a proper name here. The text, however, may be corrupt at this point; a list of Jaaziah’s sons may have been accidentally omitted. See v. 27.
[24:27] 315 tn Or “from Jaaziah his son.” See the note on “Beno” in v. 26.
[24:29] 316 tc The Hebrew text has, “Belonging to [i.e., from] Kish, the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.” There appears to be a conflation of headings.
[24:31] 317 tn Heb “the fathers [i.e., families] of the head [i.e., oldest] just like his youngest brother.”
[25:1] 318 tn Heb “David and the officers of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the ones prophesying by harps, by lyres, and by cymbals.”
[25:1] 319 tn Heb “and their number was, the men of work for their service.”
[25:2] 320 tn Heb “the sons of Asaph [were] upon the hand of Asaph, the one prophesying upon the hands of the king.”
[25:3] 321 tn Heb “belonging to Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun.”
[25:3] 322 tn This name appears as “Izri” in v. 10.
[25:3] 323 tc One Hebrew
[25:3] 324 tc The list includes only five names. Apparently the name “Shimei” (see v. 17), which appears in one medieval Hebrew
[25:4] 325 tn Heb “belonging to Heman, the sons of Heman.”
[25:5] 326 tn Heb “by the words of God to exalt a horn.” An animal’s horn is sometimes used metaphorically as a symbol of strength and honor. See BDB 901-2 s.v. קֶרֶנ.
[25:7] 327 tn Heb “and their number with their brothers, trained in music to the
[25:8] 328 tn Heb “and they cast lots [for] service, just as like small, like great, teacher with student.”
[25:9] 329 tc Heb “The first lot went to Asaph, to Joseph.” Apparently the recurring formula, “and his sons and his relatives, twelve” has been accidentally omitted from the Hebrew text at this point (see vv. 10-31; the formula is slightly different in v. 9b). If the number “twelve” is not supplied here, the total comes to only 276, not the 288 required by v. 7.
[25:11] 330 tn “Izri” is a variant of the name “Zeri” (cf. 25:3).
[25:14] 331 tn “Jesharelah” is a variant of the name “Asarelah” (cf. 25:2).
[25:18] 332 tn “Azarel” is a variant of the name “Uzziel” (cf. 25:4).
[26:13] 334 tn Heb “for a gate and a gate,” i.e., for each gate.
[26:14] 335 tn “Shelemiah” is a variant of the name “Meshelemiah” (cf. 26:2).
[26:16] 336 tn Heb “a guard alongside a guard.”
[26:20] 337 tn Or “treasuries.”
[26:21] 338 tn “Ladan” is a variant of the name “Libni” (cf. 6:17).
[26:21] 339 tn “Jehieli” is a variant of the name “Jehiel” (cf. 23:8).
[26:24] 340 tn A number of English versions follow the LXX and Vulgate and read “Shubael” here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NCV, CEV).
[26:25] 341 tc The marginal reading (Qere) is “Shelomith,” while the consonantal text (Kethib) has “Shelomoth.”
[26:26] 342 tc The MT reads “Shelomoth”; the name is spelled “Shelomith” in the marginal reading (Qere) of v. 25.
[26:29] 344 tn The words “the temple” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[26:31] 345 tn Heb “and they were searched and there were found in them.”
[26:32] 346 tn Heb “and his brothers, sons of respect, [were] 2,700, heads of fathers.”
[26:32] 347 tn Heb “with respect to every matter of God and matter of the king.”
[27:1] 348 tn Heb “and the sons of Israel according to their number, heads of the fathers and the commanders of the thousands and the hundreds and their officers who served the king with respect to every matter of the divisions, [that which] comes and goes out month by month according to all the months of the year, one division [was] twenty-four thousand.”
[27:4] 349 tn Heb “the leader.”
[27:6] 350 tn Heb “That [was the] Benaiah [who was] a warrior of the thirty and over the thirty, and his division, Ammizabad his son.”
[27:7] 351 tn Heb “[was] after him.”
[27:24] 352 tn Heb “anger was on Israel.”
[27:24] 353 tc The Hebrew text has “in the number,” but מִסְפַּר (mispar) is probably dittographic – note that the same word appears immediately before this. The form should be emended to בְּסֵפֶר (bÿsefar, “in the scroll”).
[27:26] 354 tn Heb “with respect to the work of the land.” The phrase refers to agricultural labor; see HALOT 776-77 s.v. עֲבֹדָה.
[27:27] 355 tn Heb “and over [that] which is in the vineyards, with respect to the storehouses of the wine, [was] Zabdi the Shiphmite.”
[27:28] 356 tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”
[27:32] 357 tn Heb “was an adviser, a man of insight, and a scribe.”
[27:32] 358 tn Heb “[was] with” (so KJV, ASV); NASB “tutored”; NRSV “attended”; NLT “was responsible to teach.’
[29:10] 360 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.
[29:11] 361 tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
[29:12] 363 tn Heb “wealth and honor [are] from before you.”
[29:12] 364 tn Heb “and in your hand [is] strength and might and in your hand to magnify and to give strength to all.”
[29:14] 365 tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.”
[29:14] 366 tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.”
[29:15] 367 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 18, 20).
[29:15] 368 tn Or perhaps “hope.”
[29:17] 370 tn Heb “with integrity of heart.”
[29:18] 371 tn Heb “keep this permanently with respect to the motive of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and make firm their heart to you.”
[29:19] 372 tn Heb “and to Solomon my son give a complete heart to keep your commands, your rules and your regulations, and to do everything, and to build the palace [for] which I have prepared.”
