1 Chronicles 12:38

12:38 All these men were warriors who were ready to march. ¹  They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; ²  all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king. ³ 

1 Chronicles 14:10

14:10 David asked God, “Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord said to him, “March up! I will hand them over to you!”

1 Chronicles 14:14

14:14 So David again asked God what he should do. ⁴  This time ⁵  God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 17:16

David Praises God

17:16 David went in, sat before the Lord, and said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, ⁷  that you should have brought me to this point?

1 Chronicles 29:14

29:14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? ⁸  Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. ⁹ 

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¹ 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”).

² tn Heb “with a complete heart they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel.”

³ tn Heb “and also all the rest of Israel [was of] one mind to make David king.”

⁴ tn Heb “and David again asked God.”

⁵ tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.

⁶ tn The Hebrew word translated “trees” is defined by HALOT 129 s.v. בָּכָא as “shrubs.” Some translate “balsam trees” (see BDB 113 s.v. בָּכָא), cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT.

⁷ tn Heb “house.”

⁸ tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.”

⁹ tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.”