1 Chronicles 3:4-5

3:4 These six were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.

He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 3:5 These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:

Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon – the mother of these four was Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel.

1 Chronicles 6:15

6:15 Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

1 Chronicles 6:32

6:32 They performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.

1 Chronicles 11:4

David Conquers Jerusalem

11:4 David and the whole Israelite army 10  advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). 11  (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.) 12 

1 Chronicles 15:3

15:3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem 13  to bring the ark of the Lord up to the place he had prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 19:15

19:15 When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before Joab’s 14  brother Abishai and withdrew into the city. Joab went back to Jerusalem. 15 

1 Chronicles 21:4

21:4 But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections. 16  So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem. 17 


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

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tn “Shimea” (שִׁמְעָא, shima’) is a variant spelling of “Shammua” (שַׁמּוּעַ, shammua’; see 2 Sam 5:14). Some English versions use the spelling “Shammua” here (e.g., NIV, NCV).

tn Most Hebrew mss read “Bathshua” here, but 2 Sam 12:24 makes it clear Bathsheba was Solomon’s mother. “Bathsheba” is read by one Hebrew ms and the Vulgate. Many English translations (e.g., NAB, NIV, NLT) render the name “Bathsheba” to avoid confusion.

tn In 2 Sam 11:3 Bathsheba is called “the daughter of Eliam,” while here her father’s name is given as “Ammiel.”

tn The words “the people of” are added in the translation for clarification.

tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”

tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”

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10 tn Heb “all Israel.”

11 sn Jebus was an older name for the city of Jerusalem (cf. Josh 15:8; Judg 1:21).

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12 tn Heb “and there [were] the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land.”

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

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16 tn Heb “and the word of the king was stronger than Joab.”

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