SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020 – Page 17

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 8:40

8:40a The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers,

Ulam’s sons were strong/virtuous fighters who were skilled in using bows ⌊and arrows⌋ .
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Ulam was the father of brave soldiers. ⌊They were expert/trained⌋ archers.

8:40b and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.

All Ulam’s sons and grandsons numbered 150 men.
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They had one-hundred and fifty (150) sons and grandsons.

8:40c All these were the descendants of Benjamin.

⌊Israel’s/Jacob’s son⌋ Benjamin was the ancestor of all these clans.
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⌊These are the people who lived in the towns of Geba and Moab and Ono and Lod and Aijalon and Jerusalem and Gibeon.⌋ They were descendants of Benjamin.
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All these were Benjaminites. (English Standard Version)

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 9:32

9:32a Some of their Kohathite brothers

Some descendants of Levi from Kohath’s clan
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Other men from the clan of Levi’s grandson Kohath

9:32b were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.

were in charge of setting out the flat/unleavened bread for every Sabbath day ceremony. They prepared/arranged the show bread on the sacred table in the holy place.
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⌊had responsibilities⌋ . They had the responsibility to place the sacred/consecrated/dedicated bread on the holy table every Sabbath day.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 11:6

11:6a Now David had said,

⌊Before the fight,⌋ David spoke ⌊to his men/soldiers⌋ .
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David had told his troops (CEVUS06)

11:6b “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite

⌊He said,⌋ “The man who attacks the Jebusites first,
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that whoever first killed a Jebusite

11:6c will become chief commander.”

will become my chief commander.”
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would become the leader and captain ⌊of his army⌋ .

11:6d And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first,

Joab led the attack. He was Zeruiah’s (fem) son.
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Joab was the first to go into Jerusalem. He was the son of ⌊David’s sister⌋ Zeruiah.

11:6e and he became the chief.

He became the chief commander.
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So he became the leader ⌊of David’s army⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 11:38

11:38a Joel the brother of Nathan,

Nathan’s brother Joel. (EEB)
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Joel ⌊was one of David’s mighty warriors. He⌋ had a brother called Nathan.

11:38b Mibhar son of Hagri,

Hagri’s son Mibhar. (EEB)
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Mibhar ⌊was one of David’s mighty warriors. His⌋ father was Hagri.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 12:23

12:23a Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle

(Revised Standard Version🙂 These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops,

Following are the numbers of warriors
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These are the numbers of the soldiers who joined David’s army. (Easy English Bible)

12:23b who came to David at Hebron

who came to David ⌊after he had gone to the town⌋ Hebron.
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They came to him at Hebron. (Easy English Bible)

12:23c to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:

These soldiers were ready to fight. They came to give Saul’s kingdom to David. The Lord had promised that this would happen. (Easy English Bible)
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These men were eager to make sure David would be the new king after Saul. They were ready to fight ⌊to make this happen⌋ , just as Yahweh had said.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 14:1

14:1a Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David,

Hiram was king of the city of Tyre. He sent messengers to David. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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⌊Soon after this⌋ Hiram king of Tyre sent some of his men to David.

14:1b along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

Then Hiram sent cedar logs, bricklayers, and carpenters to build a palace for David. (Translation for Translators)
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They brought wood from Lebanon’s cedar trees. (EEB) ⌊He/Hiram⌋ also sent men who could work with stone and with wood. Their job was to build a palace for David.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 15:16

15:16a David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers

(New International Version 84) David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers

David commanded the leaders of ⌊the descendants⌋ of Levi to appoint their relatives as singers.
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David ordered the heads of Levi to choose ⌊some of their people⌋ to be singers ⌊of music⌋ .

15:16b to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

(New International Version 84) to sing joyful songs, accompanied by musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.

⌊David commanded the leaders⌋ to sing ⌊loudly⌋ with joy. ⌊They were to do this by playing various stringed⌋ musical instruments ⌊known as⌋ the lyre and the harp. ⌊They were to do this⌋ as well as ⌊play the metal plates called⌋ cymbals.
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⌊They were⌋ to sing ⌊songs⌋ of joy ⌊with a loud voice⌋ . ⌊They were also to⌋ play lyres, harps, and cymbals ⌊as they carried the box of God⌋ .

15:16a–b (combined)

David spoke to the leaders of the Levites. He said, “Say this to your fellow Levites, ‘Organize yourselves into groups. Some ⌊people⌋ will be singers. Some ⌊people⌋ will play musical instruments like lyres, harps, and cymbals. Everyone will make a joyful loud sound together.”’

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 16:19

16:19 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

(English Standard Version🙂 When you were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,

You were not very many people. You were just a small number and you were strangers in the land.
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You were only a few ⌊people⌋ . You were ⌊just a⌋ handful ⌊of people living in that land⌋ as temporary residents.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020