SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 14:2

14:2a And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel

⌊Because of this⌋ David realized that Yahweh had made him strong as king over Israel.
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So David understood that Yahweh had really made him king of Israel.

14:2b and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

And he had made his kingdom large and powerful for the benefit of Israel, his people. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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He knew that God had made his kingdom great, to help his people, the Israelites. (EEB)

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 15:17

15:17a So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel;

So, ⌊the leaders of the descendants⌋ of Levi selected Heman the son of Joel.
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Therefore, ⌊the heads of the tribe⌋ of Levi chose Heman son of Joel.

15:17b from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah;

⌊They also selected⌋ Asaph son of Berechiah from his relatives.
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⌊They chose him together with⌋ his kinsman, Asaph son of Berechiah.

15:17c from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

⌊They also selected⌋ Ethan son of Kushaiah, from their ⌊other⌋ relatives, ⌊the descendants of⌋ Merari.
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⌊They also chose⌋ his ⌊other⌋ kinsman, Ethan son of Kushaiah ⌊who descended from the⌋ Merari ⌊clan⌋ .

15:17a-c (combined and re-ordered)

So ⌊the leaders of the descendants⌋ of Levi selected Heman and his relatives, Asaph and Ethan. Heman was the son of Joel. Asaph was the son of Berechiah. Ethan, a descendant of Merari, was the son of Kushaiah.
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Therefore ⌊the heads of the tribe⌋ of Levi chose Heman ⌊together with⌋ Asaph and Ethan. ⌊They were other people of the tribe of Levi⌋ related to him. They chose them ⌊as musicians⌋ . Heman was the son of Joel. Asaph was the son of Berechiah. Ethan, ⌊from the clan⌋ of Merari, was the son of Kushaiah.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 16:20

16:20a they wandered from nation to nation,

When you(plur) were in that condition you wandered from country to country.
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⌊When they were like that, they⌋ moved around from one country to another.

16:20b from one kingdom to another.

⌊You moved⌋ from one kingdom to another.
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⌊They went⌋ from one area ruled by one king to another area ruled by another king.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 17:9

17:9a And I will provide a place for My people Israel

I will prepare a place for my people of Israel.
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I ⌊Yahweh⌋ will also set up a place for my people the Israelites.

17:9b and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own

I will put them ⌊in that place⌋ so that they have a home of their own
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I will also place ⌊my people⌋ in their own homeland.

17:9c and be disturbed no more.

and ⌊they will⌋ not be moved again.
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⌊In the place that I will settle Israel, they⌋ will not ⌊live in fear⌋ any more.

17:9d No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them

Evil people will not mistreat them anymore
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⌊It will be a place where⌋ wicked ⌊nations⌋ will not harm them again.

17:9e as they did at the beginning

as they did at first.
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⌊The evil nations will not oppress them⌋ as they oppressed them earlier.

17:9d–e (combined and reordered)

Wicked people once attacked them and hurt them. But wicked people will not continue to do that.
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Bad nations had abused them earlier, but they will not do that ⌊to them⌋ anymore.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 18:14

18:14a Thus David reigned over all Israel

David was king over all of Israel
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David ruled over the whole ⌊land of⌋ Israel.

18:14b and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

and always treated his people, ⌊the Israelites,⌋ justly and fairly.
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⌊He⌋ did what was fair and right for all his people ⌊Israel⌋ .

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 21:2

21:2a So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops,

So David sent for Joab and the officers in his army. He commanded them,
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David told Joab and the leaders of the army (NLT08)

21:2b “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan

“Go(pl) and count the men of Israel everywhere, from ⌊the town⌋ Beersheba to ⌊the city called⌋ Dan.
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to go through Israel and count the men. They should start at Beersheba ⌊in the south and go all the way⌋ to Dan ⌊in the north⌋ .

21:2c and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”

When you(pl) finish, come back and tell me how many you have counted. I want to know ⌊the number⌋ .
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Then they should come back and tell David how many men there were. He wanted to know the number.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 22:4

22:4a and more cedar logs than could be counted;

He also provided more cedar logs than anyone could count. (New International Reader’s Version)
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and more logs of cedar wood than anyone could count.

22:4b for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.

Those were logs that men from Tyre and Sidon cities sent to David. (Translation for Translators)
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He/David had bought the wood from ⌊the cities of⌋ Tyre and Sidon. Men from those cities brought the logs to Israel.

22:4:a–b (combined)

The people from Tyre and Sidon had brought a lot of cedar wood to David. So he provided for the temple more pieces of cedar wood than anyone could count. (EEB)

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 23:17

23:17a The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first.

Eliezer’s oldest son was Rehabiah. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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Eliezer’s only son was Rehabiah. (God’s Word)

23:17b Eliezer did not have any other sons,

Eliezer had no other sons. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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Rehabiah had no brothers,

23:17c but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

But Rehabiah had very many sons. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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but he had many descendants.

23:17a–c (combined)

Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants. (New Living Translation (2004))

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