SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 19:18

19:18a But the Arameans fled before Israel,

However, ⌊the Arameans⌋ fled from the Israelites.
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But ⌊the Syrian army⌋ ran away from the Israel ⌊army⌋ .

19:18b and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers

David killed seven thousand of ⌊the Aramean⌋ chariot ⌊drivers⌋
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Then David ⌊and his soldiers⌋ killed seven thousand (7,000) ⌊Syrian soldiers who were⌋ driving horse drawn war carts.

19:18c and forty thousand foot soldiers.

and forty thousand soldiers on foot.
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⌊They also killed⌋ forty thousand (40,000) ⌊Syrian⌋ soldiers ⌊who had no horses⌋ .

19:18d He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.

He also killed Shophach, the commander of ⌊the Aramean⌋ army.
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⌊David and his soldiers⌋ likewise killed Shophach, ⌊who was⌋ the leader of the army ⌊of Syria⌋ .

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 21:23

21:23a Ornan said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good.

Ornan replied,“Take it! My lord the king should do whatever he wants to do.
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Ornan told David, “You can have it! Do with it what you like, because you are my master and king.

21:23b Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings,

Here, you can have the animals and burn them as sacrifices, too.
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Look, I will give the bulls for the sacrifices by fire. (Easy English Bible)

21:23c the threshing sledges for the wood,

You can have the wooden threshing tools to burn for the fire on the altar. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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I will also give to you the wooden tools for the fire.

21:23d and the wheat for the grain offering—

Take my wheat to make an offering.
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You can take my wheat for the grain offering.

21:23e I will give it all.”

I give everything to you.”
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You can have it all.”

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 23:6

23:6a Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi:

David put the Levites into groups. Each group came from a son of Levi. Those sons were (Easy English Bible)
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David divided the descendants of Levi into three family groups. Each group consisted of men who were descendants of Levi.

23:6b Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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⌊Those sons of Levi were⌋ Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 24:6

24:6a The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite,

Shemaiah was a Levite. He was the son of Nethanel and he was the writer.
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Shemaiah was the secretary. He was Nethanel’s son. Shemaiah was from the tribe of Levi. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

24:6b recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers:

He wrote down the names of the priests in front of the king and the officials.
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He wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of king David and the leaders.

24:6c Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar,

Zadok the priest, Abiathar’s son Ahimelek,
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⌊Among those officials were⌋ the priest Zadok and Ahimelek, son of Abiathar.

24:6d and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—

and the leaders of the priests’ clans and of the Levites’ clans were watching. (Easy English Bible)
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Also the leaders of the priestly families and of the families of Levites ⌊were among the officials⌋ .

24:6e one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.

They chose one group from Eleazar’s clan then one group from Ithamar’s clan. (Easy English Bible)
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When they threw the lots, they chose one family from Eleazar’s descendants, then one from Ithamar’s descendants.

24:6a–e (combined)

Shemaiah, Nethanel’s son, wrote down the names in the order in which they were drawn. Zadok the priest and Ahimelek Abiathar’s son, cast the lots. Each time they threw the lots a man was chosen, and Shemaiah wrote down that man’s name. Leaders from the families of the priests and of the Levites watched them. So they divided the work among groups of men from the families of Eleazar and Ithamar.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 25:7

25:7a Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD,

All those men had skills to make good music, as well as their relatives. (EEB)
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These men and their relatives from the tribe of Levi were trained to sing. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

25:7b they numbered 288.

Altogether there were 288 ⌊musicians⌋ .
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There were two hundred eighty-eight (288) ⌊Levites who served as musicians⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 26:8

26:8a All these were descendants of Obed-edom;

All these named men were descendants of Obed-edom.
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Obed-edom’s descendants

26:8b they and their sons and brothers were capable men

Along with their sons and relatives, they were highly respected
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and their sons and relatives were very worthy to serve God.

26:8c with strength to do the work—

and strong men. They were very capable to serve ⌊as guards at the temple⌋ .
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They had the physical strength to guard ⌊the entrances/gates of the house of Yahweh⌋ .

26:8d 62 in all from Obed-edom.

In all, sixty-two descendants of Obed-edom ⌊were gatekeepers/doorkeepers⌋ .
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There were sixty-two (62) from Obed-edom’s clan/family altogether.

26:8a–d (reordered)

In total, Obed-edom had sixty-two descendants. The men named previously and their sons and relatives were all strong and capable men. They ⌊were chosen⌋ to do the work ⌊of protecting/guarding the gates to the house of Yahweh⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 27:8

27:8a The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite.

⌊The commander in charge⌋ of the fifth division was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah. He served in the fifth month ⌊of the year⌋ .
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Shamhuth was responsible for the fifth troop during the fifth month ⌊of the year⌋ . He was from the clan/family of Izrah.

27:8b There were 24,000 men in his division.

Shamhuth supervised twenty-four thousand fighting men.
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Shamhuth was the chief/leader of twenty-four thousand (24,000) soldiers.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 28:6

28:6a And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts,

“Yahweh said to me, ‘The one who will build my temple and my courts is your(sing) son Solomon.
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“Yahweh said that my son Solomon will build his house ⌊of worship⌋ and its courtyards.

28:6b for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.

I have chosen him to be like a son to me. Likewise, I will be like a father to him.
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Yahweh has selected Solomon and made his relationship with him to be as a father and son.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020