1 Tawarikh 6:57

6:57 The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities ¹  of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

1 Tawarikh 6:61-63

6:61 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh. ² 

6:62 The clans of Gershom’s descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan). ³ 

6:63 The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. ⁴ 

1 Tawarikh 6:70

6:70 Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the rest of Kohath’s descendants received Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands. ⁵ 

1 Tawarikh 6:78

6:78 Within the territory of the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan River east of Jericho: ⁶  Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands,

1 Tawarikh 7:23

7:23 He had sexual relations with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim ⁷  named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family. ⁸ 

1 Tawarikh 11:15

11:15 Three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the rocky cliff at the cave of Adullam, while a Philistine force was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

1 Tawarikh 11:20

11:20 Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three ⁹  elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear ¹⁰  and gained fame along with the three elite warriors. ¹¹ 

1 Tawarikh 12:20

12:20 When David ¹²  went to Ziklag, the men of Manasseh who joined him were Adnach, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders of a thousand soldiers each in the tribe of Manasseh.

1 Tawarikh 16:4

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.

1 Tawarikh 17:10

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 ¹³  for you!

1 Tawarikh 26:14

26:14 The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah. ¹⁴  They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise adviser, and the lot for the north gate went to him.

1 Tawarikh 28:12

28:12 He gave him ¹⁵  the blueprints of all he envisioned ¹⁶  for the courts of the Lord’s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God’s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.

[6:57]  ¹ tn The parallel account in Josh 21:13 has the singular “city,” which apparently refers only to Hebron.

[6:61]  ² tn Heb “to the sons of Kohath who were left from the clan of the tribe, from the half of the tribe of the half of Manasseh by lot ten cities.”

[6:62]  ³ tn Heb “and to the sons of Gershom by their clans from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.”

[6:63]  ⁴ tn Heb “and to the sons of Merari by their clans from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun by lot, twelve cities.”

[6:70]  ⁵ tn Heb “and from the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands to the clan, to the sons of Kohath who were left.”

[6:78]  ⁶ tn Heb “and from across the Jordan at Jericho, on the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben.” The word “River” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[6:78]  map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[7:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ephraim) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “because in tragedy there had come to his house.” The preposition prefixed to רָעָה (ra’ah) should probably be omitted. The Hebrew noun רָעָה (“tragedy”) should be understood as the subject of the feminine verb form that follows.

[11:20]  ⁹ tc The Syriac reads “thirty” here and at the beginning of v. 21; this reading is followed by some English translations (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).

[11:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain.”

[11:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and to him [reading with the Qere] there was a name among the three.”

[12:20]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:10]  ¹³ tn Here the word “house” is used in a metaphorical sense, referring to a royal dynasty. The Lord’s use of the word here plays off the literal sense that David had in mind as he contemplated building a temple (“house”) for the Lord. In the translation the adjective “dynastic” is supplied to indicate that the term is used metaphorically.

[26:14]  ¹⁴ tn “Shelemiah” is a variant of the name “Meshelemiah” (cf. 26:2).

[28:12]  ¹⁵ tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[28:12]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the pattern of all which was in the spirit with him.”