SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 7:35

7:35 The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

Shomer’s younger brother was Helem/Hotham. Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. (Translation for Translators)
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⌊Hotham,⌋ the brother of Shomer, was ⌊also called⌋ Helem. Helem was the father of Zophah and Imna and Shelesh and Amal.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 8:27

8:27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri were Jehoram’s sons.
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and Jaareshiah and Elijah and Zichri. These were the sons of Jeroham.

8:26-27 (reordered)

⌊Jeroham’s sons were⌋ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 9:19

9:19a Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

Shallum’s ancestors were Kore, Ebiasaph, Korah, ⌊and Levi⌋ .
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Shallum’s father was Kore. Kore’s father was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph’s father was Korah. ⌊Korah was a descendant of Levi.⌋

9:19b and his relatives from the Korahites

Shallum and his family were from Korah’s clan. They were gatekeepers/doorkeepers.
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So Shallum and his relatives were from the clan of Korah.

9:19c were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent

Their duty/responsibility was to guard the gates/doors of the tent/temple.
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They guarded the entrances/gates to the tent/house ⌊of Yahweh in Jerusalem city⌋ .

9:19d just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.

In the same way, their ancestors had also had the duty/responsibility to guard the gates/doors to the tent/temple of Yahweh ⌊in the Israelite camp⌋ .
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They continued the work/service of their ancestors. ⌊Their ancestors were the ones⌋ who were responsible for guarding the entrance/gate to the house/tent of Yahweh ⌊in the wilderness/desert⌋ .

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 10:7

10:7a When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled

The Israelite people who lived in the valley saw that many soldiers had run away.
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The people of Israel who lived in the valley saw that the Israelite army was defeated.

10:7b and that Saul and his sons had died,

They also learned that Saul and his sons were dead.
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⌊They knew⌋ that ⌊king⌋ Saul and his three sons were also dead.

10:7c they abandoned their cities and ran away.

So, they left the towns ⌊where they lived⌋ and ran away, too,
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So, they left their homes and ran away.

10:7d So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.

and the Philistines came and lived there.
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The Philistines moved into the towns ⌊the Israelites had left behind⌋ .

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 11:25

11:25a He was most honored among the Thirty,

He was honored more than the thirty ⌊warriors⌋ .
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He received more honor than the other 30 great soldiers (EEB),

11:25b but he did not become one of the Three.

However, did not belong to the the three ⌊heroes⌋ .
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but he did not belong to the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’. (EEB)

11:25c And David appointed him over his guard.

And David made him captain of his bodyguard. (New Living Translation (2004))
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David made him the leader of his own special soldiers who were his guards. (EEB)

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 12:10

12:10a Mishmannah the fourth,

Then came the forth, Mishmannah,
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Mishmannah was the fourth one.

12:10b Jeremiah the fifth,

and the fifth, Jeremiah.
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Jeremiah was fifth.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 13:2

13:2a And he said to the whole assembly of Israel,

Then he asked the other Israelite leaders to come ⌊meet him⌋ . He said to all of them,
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Then he talked with all the other leaders of Israel. He asked them

13:2b “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God,

“Tell me now if you think it is a good idea ⌊to bring back God’s Holy Box. Do you think⌋ it might be the will of Yahweh our God. If you agree ⌊with me, then⌋
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what they thought ⌊about bringing back the Sacred Chest⌋ . Could this idea be from Yahweh, Israel’s God? “If so,

13:2c let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers

we should send a message to our relatives
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⌊David said,⌋ “I think that we should send a message to all the other Israelites

13:2d in all the land of Israel,

in all the regions of Israel.
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in every corner of the land.

13:2e and also to the priests and Levites

We should also send this message to the priests and Levites
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That should include the priests and the Levites (EEB)

13:2f in their cities and pasturelands,

who live in their towns and on their land.
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who live among our tribes in their towns and the fields near those towns.

13:2g so that they may join us.

Lets invite them too.
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We should tell them to assemble here with us.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 15:3

15:3a And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem

David gathered all of Israel in Jerusalem.
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So David ⌊called⌋ together all ⌊the people⌋ of Israel ⌊to come⌋ to Jerusalem.

15:3b to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

⌊He wanted them⌋ to take the ark of Yahweh to the place that he had prepared for it.
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He ⌊wanted them⌋ to take the box of Yahweh to the place that ⌊he had people⌋ make for it.

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