3:1 These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron:
The firstborn was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel;
the second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel;
12:1 These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished 2 from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.
14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed 4 king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. 5 When David heard about it, he marched out against 6 them.
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. 25
24:19 This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor 26 Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him. 27
28:13 He gave him the regulations 31 for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the Lord’s temple, and for all the items used in the service of the Lord’s temple.
28:14 He gave him 32 the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the Lord’s temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service, 33
He gave him 34 the blueprint for the seat 35 of the gold cherubim that spread their wings 36 and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord’s covenant.
Then they designated Solomon, David’s son, as king a second time; 39 before the Lord they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.
1 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.”
2 tn Heb “kept from.”
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”
5 tn Heb “to seek David.”
6 tn Heb “went out before.”
7 tn Heb “and David again asked God.”
8 tn The words “this time” are not in the Hebrew text.
9 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.
10 tn Heb “because for what was at first [i.e., formerly] you [were] not, the
11 tn The Hebrew text adds “in her heart.”
12 sn The one who ruled before you is a reference to Saul, from whom the kingdom was taken and given to David.
13 tn Heb “house.”
14 tn Heb “That is why your servant found to pray before you.” Perhaps the phrase אֶת לִבּוֹ (’et libbo, “his heart”) should be supplied as the object of the verb “found.”
15 tn Or “horsemen.”
16 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Hadadezer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 tn Heb “and David cut the hamstrings of all the chariot horses, and he left from them one hundred chariot horses.”
18 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
19 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:17 “he came to Helam.”
tn Heb “and he came to them and was deployed against them.”
20 tn Heb “and David was deployed to meet Aram [for] battle and they fought with him.”
21 tn Heb “man of rest.”
22 tn Heb “his enemies all around.”
23 sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).
24 tn Heb “in his days.”
25 tn Heb “and Aaron was set apart to consecrate it, the most holy things, he and his sons, permanently, to sacrifice before the
26 tn Heb “father.”
27 tn Heb “these were their responsibilities for their service to enter the house of the
28 tn “Shelemiah” is a variant of the name “Meshelemiah” (cf. 26:2).
29 tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
30 tn Heb “the pattern of all which was in the spirit with him.”
31 tn The words “he gave him the regulations” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
32 tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
33 tn Heb “for the gold, by the weight, for the gold, for all the items of service and service, for all the items of silver by weight for all the items of service and service.”
34 tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
35 tc The Hebrew text reads מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavah, “chariot”), but the final he (ה) is probably dittographic – note the prefixed he (ה) on the immediately following word. It is preferable to read מֶרְכָּב (merkav, “seat”).
36 tc The Hebrew text does not have “their wings,” but the word כְּנָפַיִם (kÿnafayim, “wings”) has probably been accidentally omitted by homoioteleuton. Note that the immediately preceding לְפֹרְשִׂים (lÿforsim) also ends in mem (ם).
37 tn Heb “they ate and drank.”
38 tn Heb “with great joy.”
39 sn See 1 Chr 23:1, where David had previously designated Solomon as king over Israel.