1 Chronicles 10:13-14

10:13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord’s instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits. 1  10:14 He did not seek the Lord’s guidance, so the Lord 2  killed him and transferred the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 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 Chronicles 16:29

16:29 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! 3 

Bring an offering and enter his presence!

Worship the Lord in holy attire! 4 

1 Chronicles 16:36

16:36 May the Lord God of Israel be praised,

in the future and forevermore. 5 

Then all the people said, “We agree! 6  Praise the Lord!”

1 Chronicles 22:11-12

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. 7  22:12 Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey 8  the law of the Lord your God.

1 tn Heb “and Saul died because of his unfaithfulness by which he acted unfaithfully against the Lord, concerning the word of the Lord which he did not keep, also to Saul, a ritual pit to seek.” The text alludes to the incident recorded in 1 Sam 28. The Hebrew term אוֹב (’ov, “ritual pit”) refers to a pit used by a magician to conjure up underworld spirits. In 1 Sam 28:7 the witch of Endor is called a בַּעֲלַת־אוֹב (ba’alat-’ov, “owner of a ritual pit”). See H. A. Hoffner, “Second Millennium Antecedents to the Hebrew áo‚b,” JBL 86 (1967): 385-401.

2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn Heb “the splendor of [i.e., due] his name.”

4 tn Or “in holy splendor.”

5 tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”

6 tn This is the Hebrew term אָמֵן (’amen, “surely”), traditionally transliterated “amen.”

7 tn Heb “as he spoke concerning you.”

8 tn Or “keep.”