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.
2:3 The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, 1 a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. 2
9:19 Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his family (the Korahites) were assigned to guard the entrance to the sanctuary. 5 Their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the Lord’s dwelling place. 6
9:22 All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet 7 had appointed them to their positions. 8
9:33 The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary 10 and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.
15:16 David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully. 13
20:4 Later there was a battle 22 with the Philistines in Gezer. 23 At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, 24 one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines 25 were subdued.
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. 30
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. 32 The following men were assigned this responsibility: 33
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 36 there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead.
1 tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”
2 tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the
3 tn Heb “took,” referring to taking in marriage.
4 tn Heb “and they were helped against them and they were given over into their hand, the Hagrites and all who were with them, for to God they cried out in the battle and he was entreated [or “allowed himself to be entreated”] by them for they trusted in him.”
5 tn Heb “and his brothers belonging to the house of his father, the Korachites, to the work of the task, guardians of the threshold of the tent.”
6 tn Heb “and their fathers to the camp of the
7 tn The Hebrew term is רֹאֶה (ro’eh, “seer”), an older word for נָבִיא (navi’, “prophet”).
8 tn Heb “they – David appointed, and Samuel the seer, in their position.”
9 tn Heb “in the house of God.”
10 tn Heb “were in rooms.” The words “at the sanctuary” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
11 tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”
12 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
13 tn Heb “causing to be heard to lift up with a voice of joy.”
14 tc The Hebrew text adds בֶּן (ben, “son”) here; the word is omitted in three Hebrew
15 tn Heb “the leader, the lifting up, the musicians.” See also the note on the word “matter” in v. 22.
16 sn An ephod was a priestly garment worn over the robe.
17 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.”
18 tn Heb “shaved them.” See v. 5.
19 tn Heb “and he cut their robes in the middle unto the buttocks.”
20 tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
21 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
22 tn Heb “battle stood.”
23 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”
24 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”
25 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
26 tn Heb “and Joab gave to David the number of the numbering of the army [or “people”].”
27 tn Heb “a thousand thousands and one hundred thousand.”
28 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.”
29 tn Or “high place.”
30 tn Heb “and Aaron was set apart to consecrate it, the most holy things, he and his sons, permanently, to sacrifice before the
31 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
32 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.”
33 tn Heb “and their number was, the men of work for their service.”
34 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.
35 tc The MT reads “Shelomoth”; the name is spelled “Shelomith” in the marginal reading (Qere) of v. 25.
36 tn Heb “and they were searched and there were found in them.”