1 Chronicles 4:40

4:40 They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there prior to that.

1 Chronicles 6:31

Professional Musicians

6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary,¹ after the ark was placed there.

1 Chronicles 11:4

David Conquers Jerusalem

11:4 David and the whole Israelite army² advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus).³ (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)⁴

1 Chronicles 12:29

12:29 From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe,⁵ there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul.⁶

1 Chronicles 12:31-33

12:31 From the half tribe of Manasseh there were 18,000 who had been designated by name to come and make David king.

12:32 From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command – they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.⁷

12:33 From Zebulun there were 50,000 warriors who were prepared for battle, equipped with all kinds of weapons, and ready to give their undivided loyalty.⁸

1 Chronicles 12:37

12:37 From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.

1 Chronicles 13:10

13:10 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah,⁹ he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark.¹⁰ He died right there before God.¹¹

1 Chronicles 21:28

21:28 At that time, when David saw that the Lord responded to him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.

1 Chronicles 24:5

24:5 They divided them by lots, for there were officials of the holy place and officials designated by God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.¹²

1 Chronicles 26:17

26:17 Each day there were six Levites posted on the east, four on the north, and four on the south. At the storehouses they were posted in pairs.

1 Chronicles 29:30

29:30 Recorded there are all the facts about his reign and accomplishments, and an account of the events that involved him, Israel, and all the neighboring kingdoms.¹³

¹tn Heb “house.”

²tn Heb “all Israel.”

³sn Jebus was an older name for the city of Jerusalem (cf. Josh 15:8; Judg 1:21).

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⁴tn Heb “and there [were] the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land.”

⁵tn Heb “from the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul.”

⁶tn Heb “and until then, the majority of them were keeping the charge of the house of Saul.”

⁷tn Heb “from the sons of Issachar, knowers of understanding for times to know what Israel should do, their heads [were] 200, and all their brothers according to their mouth.”

⁸tn Heb “from Zebulun, those going out for battle, prepared for war with all weapons of war, 50,000, and to help without a heart and a heart.”

⁹tn Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah.”

¹⁰tn Heb “because he stretched out his hand over the ark.”

¹¹sn The modern reader might think God seemed to overreact here, but Israel needed a vivid object lesson of God’s holiness. By loading the ark on a cart, David had violated the instructions in God’s law (Exod 25:12-14; Num 4:5-6, 15). Uzzah’s action, however innocent it may seem, betrayed a certain lack of reverence for God’s presence. God had to remind his people that his holiness could not under any circumstances be violated.

¹²tn Heb “and they divided them by lots, these with these, for the officials of the holy place and the officials of God were from the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar.”

¹³tn Heb “with all his reign and his might, and the times which passed over him and over Israel and over all the kingdoms of the lands.”