Discovery Box1 Chronicles 10:9 
Context10:9 They stripped his corpse, and then carried off his head and his armor. They sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines proclaiming the news to their idols and their people.
1 Chronicles 14:15
Context14:15 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, then attack. 1 For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army 2 of the Philistines.”
1 Chronicles 15:2
Context15:2 Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.
1 Chronicles 16:1
Context16:1 They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings 3 before God.
1 Chronicles 16:35
Context16:35 Say this prayer: 4 “Deliver us, O God who delivers us!
Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!
Then we will give thanks 5 to your holy name,
and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.” 6
1 Chronicles 19:4-5
Context19:4 So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved their beards off. 7 He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed 8 and then sent them away. 19:5 Messengers 9 came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho 10 until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”
1 Chronicles 20:3
Context20:3 He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. 11 This was his policy 12 with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 21:2
Context21:2 David told Joab and the leaders of the army, 13 “Go, count the number of warriors 14 from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.” 15
1 Chronicles 22:13
Context22:13 Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel. 16 Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! 17
1 Chronicles 26:14
Context26:14 The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah. 18 They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise adviser, and the lot for the north gate went to him.
1 Chronicles 29:22
Context29:22 They held a feast 19 before the Lord that day and celebrated. 20
Then they designated Solomon, David’s son, as king a second time; 21 before the Lord they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.
1 tn Heb “go out in battle.”
2 tn Heb “camp.”
3 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV “fellowship offerings.”
4 tn The words “this prayer” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.
6 tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”
7 tn Heb “shaved them.” See v. 5.
8 tn Heb “and he cut their robes in the middle unto the buttocks.”
9 tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
10 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
11 tc The Hebrew text reads “saws,” but since saws were just mentioned, it is preferable to emend מְגֵרוֹת (mÿgerot, “saws”) to מַגְזְרוֹת (magzÿrot, “axes”).
12 tn Heb “and so he would do.”
13 tn Or “people.”
14 tn Heb “Go, count Israel.” See the note on “had” in v. 1.
15 tn Heb “their number.”
16 tn Heb “which the
17 tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”
18 tn “Shelemiah” is a variant of the name “Meshelemiah” (cf. 26:2).
19 tn Heb “they ate and drank.”
20 tn Heb “with great joy.”
21 sn See 1 Chr 23:1, where David had previously designated Solomon as king over Israel.
