1 Chronicles 18:4

18:4 David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, ¹  and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer’s ²  chariot horses. ³ 

1 Chronicles 27:24

27:24 Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel ⁴  because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll ⁵  called The Annals of King David.

1 Chronicles 29:1

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29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, ⁶  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

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? ⁷  Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. ⁸ 

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¹ tn Or “horsemen.”

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

³ tn Heb “and David cut the hamstrings of all the chariot horses, and he left from them one hundred chariot horses.”

⁴ tn Heb “anger was on Israel.”

⁵ 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”).

⁶ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

⁷ tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.”

⁸ tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.”