1 Chronicles 10:7

10:7 When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army 1  had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.

1 Chronicles 11:3

11:3 When all the leaders 2  of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made an agreement 3  with them in Hebron before the Lord. They anointed 4  David king over Israel, just as the Lord had announced through Samuel. 5 

1 Chronicles 12:23

Support for David in Hebron

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: 6 

1 Chronicles 12:38

12:38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. 7  They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; 8  all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. 9 

1 Chronicles 19:5

19:5 Messengers 10  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 11  until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

1 Chronicles 19:7

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.

1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the army) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “elders.”

3 tn Or “covenant.”

4 tn Or “They poured olive oil on David to designate him as king.”

5 tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel.”

6 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 Lord.”

7 tc Heb “all these [were] men of war, helpers of the battle line.” The present translation assumes an emendation of עֹדְרֵי (’odÿrey, “helpers of”) to עֹרְכֵי, (’orÿkhey, “prepared for”).

8 tn Heb “with a complete heart they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel.”

9 tn Heb “and also all the rest of Israel [was of] one mind to make David king.”

10 tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

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