David the seventh: David is number thirty-three in the line of descendants that began with Adam in 1 Chr 1.1. According to 1 Sam 16.10-11 and 17.12, Jesse had eight sons, and David was the eighth. It is not clear why David is listed as the seventh here, although the number “seven” may have had symbolic meaning, since this number often signifies completion in the Bible. The number of generations from Ram to Jesse is also seven, which may be a similar literary technique.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .