Discovery Box1 Chronicles 3:5 
Context3:5 These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea, 1 Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon – the mother of these four was Bathsheba 2 the daughter of Ammiel. 3
1 Chronicles 6:32
Context6:32 They performed music 4 before the sanctuary 5 of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. 6 They carried out their tasks according to regulations.
1 Chronicles 28:5
Context28:5 From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel. 7
1 Chronicles 28:11
Context28:11 David gave to his son Solomon the blueprints for the temple porch, 8 its buildings, its treasuries, 9 its upper areas, its inner rooms, and the room 10 for atonement.
1 Chronicles 29:19
Context29:19 Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.” 11
1 Chronicles 29:23-25
Context29:23 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. 12 29:24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. 13 29:25 The Lord greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him. 14
1 tn “Shimea” (שִׁמְעָא, shim’a’) is a variant spelling of “Shammua” (שַׁמּוּעַ, shammua’; see 2 Sam 5:14). Some English versions use the spelling “Shammua” here (e.g., NIV, NCV).
2 tn Most Hebrew
3 tn In 2 Sam 11:3 Bathsheba is called “the daughter of Eliam,” while here her father’s name is given as “Ammiel.”
4 tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”
5 tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”
6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
7 tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the
8 tn Heb “for the porch.” The word “temple” was supplied in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Or “storerooms.”
10 tn Heb “house.”
11 tn Heb “and to Solomon my son give a complete heart to keep your commands, your rules and your regulations, and to do everything, and to build the palace [for] which I have prepared.”
12 tn Heb “listened to him.”
13 tn Heb “placed a hand under Solomon the king.”
14 tn Heb “and gave to him glory of kingship which there was not concerning every king before him over Israel.”
