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 6:31-32

Professional Musicians

6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there. 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 11:10

David’s Warriors

11:10 These were the leaders of David’s warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the Lord’s word.

1 Chronicles 11:14

11:14 but then they made a stand in the middle of that area. They defended it and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory.

1 Chronicles 13:10-11

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

13:11 David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah; 12  so he called that place Perez Uzzah, 13  which remains its name to this very day.

1 Chronicles 13:14

13:14 The ark of God remained in Obed-Edom’s house for three months; the Lord blessed Obed-Edom’s family and everything that belonged to him.

1 Chronicles 14:2

14:2 David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated 14  his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

1 Chronicles 15:3

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

1 Chronicles 15:26

15:26 When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

1 Chronicles 15:28

15:28 All Israel brought up the ark of the Lord’s covenant; they were shouting, blowing trumpets, sounding cymbals, and playing stringed instruments.

1 Chronicles 16:2

16:2 When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the Lord’s name.

1 Chronicles 16:41

16:41 Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord. (For his loyal love endures!) 16 

1 Chronicles 17:4

17:4 “Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must not build me a house in which to live.

1 Chronicles 17:19

17:19 O Lord, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, 17  you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness. 18 

1 Chronicles 17:23

17:23 So now, O Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! 19  Do as you promised, 20 

1 Chronicles 18:6

18:6 David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; 21  the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord protected 22  David wherever he campaigned. 23 

1 Chronicles 18:13

18:13 He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. The Lord protected 24  David wherever he campaigned. 25 

1 Chronicles 19:13

19:13 Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The Lord will do what he decides is best!” 26 

1 Chronicles 21:10

21:10 “Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I am offering you three forms of judgment from which to choose. Pick one of them.”’” 27 

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 21:30--22:1

21:30 But David could not go before it to seek God’s will, for he was afraid of the sword of the Lord’s messenger. 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 23:4-5

23:4 David said, 28  “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges; 23:5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.” 29 

1 Chronicles 23:30

23:30 They also stood in a designated place 30  every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the evening

1 Chronicles 25:7

25:7 They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the Lord, numbered two hundred eighty-eight. 31 

1 Chronicles 26:12

26:12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 26:22

26:22 and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 26:27

26:27 They had dedicated some of the plunder taken in battles to be used for repairs on the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 27:23

27:23 David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.

1 Chronicles 28:5

28:5 From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel. 32 

1 Chronicles 28:19

28:19 David said, 33  “All of this I put in writing as the Lord directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints.” 34 

1 Chronicles 29:5

29:5 for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the Lord today?”

1 Chronicles 29:8-9

29:8 All who possessed precious 35  stones donated them to the treasury of the Lord’s temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite. 29:9 The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the Lord with a willing attitude; 36  King David was also very happy. 37 

1 Chronicles 29:11

29:11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign 38  over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler 39  of all.

1 Chronicles 29:18

29:18 O Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, maintain the motives of your people and keep them devoted to you. 40 

1 Chronicles 29:23

29:23 Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him. 41 

1 Chronicles 29:25

29:25 The Lord greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him. 42 


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

tn Heb “house.”

tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”

tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”

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tn Heb “and these were the heads of the warriors who were David’s, who held strongly with him in his kingdom and with all Israel to make him king, according to the word of the Lord, over Israel.”

tn Heb “delivered it.”

tn Heb “and the Lord delivered [with] a great deliverance.”

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

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

11 sn 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.

12 tn Heb “because the Lord broke out [with] breaking out [i.e., an outburst] against Uzzah.”

13 sn The name Perez Uzzah means in Hebrew “the outburst [against] Uzzah.”

14 tn Heb “was lifted upwards.”

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16 tn Perhaps this refers to the refrain of their songs of praise (see Ps 136). In this case one could translate, “to give thanks to the Lord with songs using the refrain, ‘For his loyal love endures.’”

17 tn Heb “heart.”

18 tn Heb “to make known all the great deeds.”

19 tn Heb “and now, O Lord, the word which you spoke concerning your servant and concerning his house, may it be established permanently.”

20 tn Heb “as you have spoken.”

21 tc Heb “and David placed in Aram of Damascus.” The object נְצִיבִים (nÿtsivim, “garrisons”) appears to have been accidentally omitted from the text. See v. 13, as well as the parallel passage in 2 Sam 8:6, which includes it.

22 tn Or “delivered.”

23 tn Or “wherever he went.”

24 tn Or “delivered.”

25 tn Or “wherever he went.”

26 tn Heb “and the Lord, what is good in his eyes, he will do.”

27 tn Heb “Three I am extending to you; choose for yourself one of them and I will do it to you.”

28 tn 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.

29 tn Heb “made to [or “for”] praise.”

30 tn Heb “and to stand.”

31 tn Heb “and their number with their brothers, trained in music to the Lord, all skilled, was 288.”

32 tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the Lord has given to me, he chose Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.”

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

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

35 tn The word “precious” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

36 tn Heb “with a complete heart.”

37 tn Heb “was rejoiced with great joy.”

38 tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

39 tn Heb “head.”

40 tn Heb “keep this permanently with respect to the motive of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and make firm their heart to you.”

41 tn Heb “listened to him.”

42 tn Heb “and gave to him glory of kingship which there was not concerning every king before him over Israel.”