26:14a The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah.

By sacred lot ⌊they⌋ selected Meshelemiah ⌊as gatekeeper/doorkeeper⌋ for the East Gate ⌊of the temple of Yahweh⌋ .
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Meshelemiah received/got the lot/stone/stick which assigned him to ⌊guard⌋ the eastern entrance/gate ⌊of the house of Yahweh⌋ .

26:14b Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor,

Then they selected sacred lots for Meshelemiah’s ⌊firstborn⌋ son Zechariah. Zechariah was a good counselor.
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Meshelemiah was the father of Zechariah who was a wise advisor.

26:14c and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.

By sacred lot ⌊they⌋ selected Zechariah ⌊as gatekeeper/doorkeeper⌋ for the North Gate ⌊of the temple of Yahweh⌋ .
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Zechariah received/got the lot/stone/stick which assigned him to ⌊guard⌋ the northern entrance/gate.

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27:14a The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite.

⌊The commander in charge⌋ of the eleventh division was Benaiah. He served in the eleventh month ⌊of the year⌋ . Benaiah was from Pirithon ⌊town⌋ . He was from the tribe of Ephraim.
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Benaiah was responsible for the eleventh troop during the eleventh month ⌊of the year⌋ . Benaiah was from the clan of Ephraim. He came from Pirathon ⌊town/village⌋ .

27:14b There were 24,000 men in his division.

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

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28:12a The plans contained everything David had in mind

King David explained to Solomon all the plans that the holy spirit of God told him.
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David gave Solomon the plans for all the things that God’s spirit had told/shown him.

28:12b for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms,

He told him how to build the courtyards of the temple of Yahweh and all the rooms around it.
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⌊He gave him the plans⌋ for the courtyards of the house of Yahweh and its rooms

28:12c for the treasuries of the house of God

He told him how to build the temple treasury
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and its storerooms.

28:12d and of the dedicated things

and the treasuries for the holy/sacred articles.
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⌊He also gave him⌋ the plans for the storerooms for the special/valuable gifts given ⌊for use in the house of Yahweh⌋ .

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29:23a So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David.

Soon Solomon sat on the king of Israel’s throne. He was Yahweh’s appointed king in place of his father David.
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Solomon became king after his father David died. He sat on the throne as Yahweh’s representative to rule Israel.

29:23b He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

He was prosperous and the people were loyal to him.
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The people of Israel obeyed him and he was successful.

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1:17a The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Shem’s ⌊descendants⌋ were ⌊the people of⌋ Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
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⌊The descendants of Noah’s son⌋ Shem ⌊were the people of⌋ Elam, ⌊the people of⌋ Ashur, ⌊the people of⌋ Arphaxad, ⌊the people of⌋ Lud, and ⌊the people of⌋ Aram.

1:17b The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Aram’s ⌊descendants⌋ were ⌊the people of⌋ Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
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⌊Noah’s son Shem had a son named Aram.⌋ Aram’s descendants ⌊were the people of⌋ Uz, ⌊the people of⌋ Hul, ⌊the people of⌋ Gether, and ⌊the people of⌋ Meshech.

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1:49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

After the death of Shaul, Ball-hanan, who was Achbor’s son, became king.
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Baal-hanan the son of Achbor took over the kingship ⌊in Edom⌋ following the death of Shaul.

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3:4a These six sons were born to David in Hebron,

Those six ⌊sons⌋ were born to David ⌊when he lived⌋ in Hebron.
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David had six sons ⌊when he was⌋ in Hebron.

3:4b where he reigned seven years and six months.

He was king there for seven years, six months.
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⌊He/David ruled over the people of Hebron for⌋ seven years, six months.

3:4c And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,

David ruled over Jerusalem as king for thirty three years.
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David became king in Jerusalem and ruled for 33 years.

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