1 Chronicles 4:9

4:9 Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, “I experienced pain when I gave birth to him.”¹

1 Chronicles 11:5-6

11:5 The residents of Jebus said to David, “You cannot invade this place!” But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). 11:6 ² David said, “Whoever attacks³ the Jebusites first will become commanding general!”⁴ So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked⁵ first and became commander.⁶

1 Chronicles 11:17

11:17 David was thirsty and said, “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink⁷ from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!”

1 Chronicles 13:12

13:12 David was afraid of God that day and said, “How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”

1 Chronicles 16:36

16:36 May the Lord God of Israel be praised,

in the future and forevermore.⁸

Then all the people said, “We agree!⁹ Praise the Lord!”

1 Chronicles 19:12

19:12 Joab¹⁰ said, “If the Arameans start to overpower me,¹¹ you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you,¹² I will come to your rescue.

1 Chronicles 21:8

21:8 David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

1 Chronicles 22:1

22:1 David then said, “This is the place where the temple of the Lord God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”

1 Chronicles 23:4

23:4 David said,¹³ “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

1 Chronicles 28:3

28:3 But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple to honor me,¹⁴ for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’

1 Chronicles 28:19

28:19 David said,¹⁵ “All of this I put in writing as the Lord directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints.”¹⁶

¹tn In Hebrew the name יַעְבֵּץ (ya’bets, “Jabez”) sounds like the noun עֹצֶב (’otsev) which means “pain.”

²sn Verse 6 inserts into the narrative parenthetical information about Joab’s role in the conquest of the city. Verse 7 then picks up where v. 5 left off.

³tn Or perhaps “strikes down.”

⁴tn Heb “head and officer.”

⁵tn Heb “went up.”

⁶tn Heb “head.”

⁷tn Heb “Who will give me water to drink?” On the rhetorical use of מִי (mi) here, see BDB 566 s.v. f.

⁸tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”

⁹tn This is the Hebrew term אָמֵן (’amen, “surely”), traditionally transliterated “amen.”

¹⁰tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

¹²tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”

¹³tn The words “David said” are supplied here in the translation for clarification. The appearance of the first person verb “I supplied” in v. 5 indicates that David is speaking here.

¹⁴tn Heb “for my name.”

¹⁵tn The words “David said” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

¹⁶tn Heb “the whole in writing from the hand of the Lord upon me, he gave insight [for] all the workings of the plan.”