1 Chronicles 5:18

5:18 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 17:7

17:7 “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies ²  says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd ³  to make you a leader of my people Israel.

1 Chronicles 17:24

17:24 so ⁴  it may become a reality ⁵  and you may gain lasting fame, ⁶  as people say, ⁷  ‘The Lord who commands armies is the God of Israel.’ ⁸  David’s dynasty ⁹  will be established before you,

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¹ tn Heb “the sons of Reuben and the Gadites and half of the tribe of Manasseh, from the sons of bravery, men carrying a shield and sword and treading a bow and trained for war, 44,760 going out for warfare.”

² tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.”

³ tn Heb “and from after sheep.”

⁴ tn Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result: “so it might become a reality.”

⁵ tn Heb “so it might be established.”

⁶ tn Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result (parallel to the previous purpose/result clause): “[so]…you might gain lasting fame.”

⁷ tn Heb “saying.” The words “as people” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tc Heb “the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts], the God of Israel, Israel’s God.” The phrases אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (’elohey yisra’el, “God of Israel”) and אֱלֹהִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל (’elohim lÿyisra’el, “Israel’s God”) are probably alternative readings that have been conflated in the text.

⁹ tn Heb “the house of David.”