1:43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:
Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
12:23 The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul’s place, in accordance with the Lord’s decree: 2
14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed 3 king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. 4 When David heard about it, he marched out against 5 them.
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.
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.
29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, 24 and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.
29:6 The leaders of the families, the leaders of the Israelite tribes, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, and the supervisors of the king’s work contributed willingly.
29:20 David told the entire assembly: “Praise the Lord your God!” So the entire assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the Lord and the king.
Then they designated Solomon, David’s son, as king a second time; 27 before the Lord they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.
1 tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”
2 tn Heb “these are the numbers of the heads of the forces armed for battle [who] came to David in Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him according to the mouth of the
3 tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”
4 tn Heb “to seek David.”
5 tn Heb “went out before.”
6 tn The Hebrew text adds “in her heart.”
7 tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the
8 tn Heb “from.”
9 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:12 of the MT reads “Aram.” However, a few Hebrew
10 tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
11 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
12 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.
13 tn Heb “and it was on the head of David.”
14 sn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.
15 tn Or “people.”
16 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.
17 tn Heb “No, for buying I will buy for full silver.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
18 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:24 has the plural “burnt sacrifices.”
19 tn Or “without [paying] compensation.”
20 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.
21 tc The MT reads “Shelomoth”; the name is spelled “Shelomith” in the marginal reading (Qere) of v. 25.
22 tn Heb “anger was on Israel.”
23 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”).
24 tn Heb “a young man and tender.”
25 tn Heb “they ate and drank.”
26 tn Heb “with great joy.”
27 sn See 1 Chr 23:1, where David had previously designated Solomon as king over Israel.
28 tn Heb “and the events of David the king, the former and the latter, look they are written in the annals of Samuel the seer, and in the annals of Nathan the prophet, and in the annals of Gad the seer.”