1 Chronicles 3:1

David’s Descendants

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;

1 Chronicles 5:20

5:20 They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him.

1 Chronicles 12:1

Warriors Who Joined David at Ziklag

12:1 These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

1 Chronicles 12:20

12:20 When David went to Ziklag, the men of Manasseh who joined him were Adnach, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders of a thousand soldiers each in the tribe of Manasseh.

1 Chronicles 14:8

14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. When David heard about it, he marched out against them.

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. This time God told him, “Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees.

1 Chronicles 15:2

15:2 Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.

1 Chronicles 15:13

15:13 The first time you did not carry it; that is why the Lord God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it.” 10 

1 Chronicles 15:29

15:29 As the ark of the Lord’s covenant entered the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked out the window. When she saw King David jumping and celebrating, she despised him. 11 

1 Chronicles 17:13

17:13 I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you. 12 

1 Chronicles 17:25

17:25 for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty 13  for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. 14 

1 Chronicles 18:4

18:4 David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, 15  and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer’s 16  chariot horses. 17 

1 Chronicles 19:17

19:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, 18  and marched against them. 19  David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him. 20 

1 Chronicles 22:9

22:9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. 21  I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. 22  Indeed, Solomon 23  will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 24 

1 Chronicles 23:13

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 

1 Chronicles 24:19

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 

1 Chronicles 26:14

26:14 The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah. 28  They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise adviser, and the lot for the north gate went to him.

1 Chronicles 28:6

28:6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.

1 Chronicles 28:12-14

28:12 He gave him 29  the blueprints of all he envisioned 30  for the courts of the Lord’s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God’s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.

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 

1 Chronicles 28:18

28:18 and for the refined gold of the incense altar.

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.

1 Chronicles 29:22

29:22 They held a feast 37  before the Lord that day and celebrated. 38 

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.


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.”

tn Heb “kept from.”

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

tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”

tn Heb “to seek David.”

tn Heb “went out before.”

tn Heb “and David again asked God.”

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

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 Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him concerning the procedure.”

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 Lord, to serve him, and to bless his name permanently.”

26 tn Heb “father.”

27 tn Heb “these were their responsibilities for their service to enter the house of the Lord according to their manner [given] by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded him.”

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.