Discovery Box1 Chronicles 17:17 
Context17:17 And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. 1 You have revealed to me what men long to know, 2 O Lord God.
1 Chronicles 21:2
Context21:2 David told Joab and the leaders of the army, 3 “Go, count the number of warriors 4 from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.” 5
1 Chronicles 29:17
Context29:17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts 6 and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives 7 I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.
1 tn Heb “and this was small in your eyes, O God, so you spoke concerning the house of your servant for a distance.”
2 tn The translation “You have revealed to me what men long to know” is very tentative; the meaning of the Hebrew text is unclear. The text appears to read literally, “and you see me like the searching of man, that which is upward,” which is nonsensical. The translation above assumes the following: (1) The Qal verb translated “you see me” is repointed as a Hiphil, “you showed me,” (2) תּוֹר (tor) is understood in the sense of “searching, exploring,” and (3) הַמַּעֲלָה (hamma’alah) is taken in a temporal sense of “that which lies beyond.” Thus one could translate, “you have shown me what men search for, what lies beyond.”
3 tn Or “people.”
4 tn Heb “Go, count Israel.” See the note on “had” in v. 1.
5 tn Heb “their number.”
6 tn Heb “a heart.”
7 tn Heb “with integrity of heart.”
