SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020 – Page 16

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 13:9

13:9a When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon,

They came to the place where ⌊a man named⌋ Kidon threshed grain.
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They reached the place where Kidon used to beat the straw to gather the grain.

13:9b Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark,

⌊There,⌋ Uzza stretched out his hand to keep the Sacred Chest from falling.
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⌊Suddenly,⌋ Uzzah took hold of the Covenant Box ⌊to keep it on the cart⌋

13:9c because the oxen had stumbled.

⌊He did that⌋ because the oxen ⌊pulling the cart⌋ stumbled.
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since the oxen/cows tripped.

13:9:a–c (combined)

But when David’s men came to the place where Kidon threshed grain, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out with his hand to prevent the Sacred Chest from falling off the cart. (Translation for Translators)
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They came to Kidon’s threshing floor. The oxen pulling the wagon stumbled, and the Holy Box almost fell. Uzzah reached out with his hand to catch it. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 15:10

15:10 and from the Uzzielites, Amminadab the chief and 112 of his relatives.

From ⌊the clan⌋ of Uzziel, ⌊David brought⌋ 112 ⌊of their⌋ relatives with Amminadab as ⌊their⌋ leader.
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⌊David called together⌋ one hundred twelve (112) people from ⌊the clan⌋ of Uzziel. ⌊They were⌋ led by Amminadab.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 16:13

16:13 O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

You(plur) ⌊are⌋ the seed of Israel, his servant. ⌊You are⌋ his chosen ones, the children of Jacob, ⌊remember⌋ !
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⌊Listen⌋ , you offspring of his servant, Israel! ⌊Listen⌋ you children of Jacob, ⌊the people that God⌋ chose!

16:12–13 (combined/reordered)

You ⌊are⌋ the seed of Israel, his servant. You ⌊are⌋ his chosen ones, the children of Jacob. Remember the wonderful ⌊things that⌋ God has done. ⌊Remember⌋ his miracles, and the judgements he gave out.
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⌊Listen⌋ , you offspring of his servant, Israel! You ⌊are⌋ the children of Jacob, ⌊the people that God⌋ chose! Do not forget the amazing ⌊things that⌋ he did. ⌊Do not forget⌋ the supernatural ⌊things he did⌋ and how he judged ⌊our enemies⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 17:2

17:2a And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart,

Nathan said to David, “Whatever is in your heart,
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Nathan told David ⌊to do⌋ whatever he/David intended

17:2b for God is with you.”

do it, for God is with you.”
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to do, because God was guiding him.

17:2a–b (combined and reordered)

Nathan responded to David, “Because God is ⌊together⌋ with you, do whatever you want to do.”
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Nathan said to David, “God is with you. Therefore, do whatever you intend to do.”
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Nathan told David that since God was with him/David, he should do what he thought of doing.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 18:7

18:7a And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer

David seized the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer.
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David’s ⌊army also⌋ captured the shields made of gold ⌊which⌋ the soldiers of Hadadezer had carried.

18:7b and brought them to Jerusalem.

⌊He⌋ brought them to Jerusalem.
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⌊David and his army⌋ took them to ⌊the city of⌋ Jerusalem.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 20:3

20:3a David brought out the people who were there

Then they/the soldiers brought the people out of the city.
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David also took the people who lived in the city ⌊with him⌋ .

20:3b and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes.

He/David made them cut wood with saws, and use iron tools and axes.
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And they had to work for him with tools to cut wood and with iron tools and with axes. (Easy English Bible)

20:3c And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities.

David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. (Translation for Translators)
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He also did the same to all the Ammonite towns. (FBV)

20:3d Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. (Easy English Bible)
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After that David and his soldiers went back to Jerusalem.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 21:27

21:27a Then the LORD spoke to the angel,

Then Yahweh commanded the angel
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After that Yahweh ordered the angel,

21:27b who put his sword back into its sheath.

to put his sword away into its pocket. (EEB)
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“Put your sword away into its case!”

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 23:10

23:10a And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah.

Shimei’s ⌊other⌋ sons were Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah.
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Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah were brothers. Their father was Shimei.

23:10b These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.

These four were ⌊also⌋ sons of Shimei.
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Shimei was ⌊also⌋ the father of these four.

23:10a-b (combined)

Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. (New Living Translation (2004))

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020