23:11a Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second;

Jahath was the oldest son and Zizah was the second. (EEB)
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⌊Of these four⌋ Jahath was the oldest and Zizah/Zina was second.

23:11b but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons,

Jeush and Beriah did not have many descendants.
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But Jeush and Beriah did not have many children. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

23:11c so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.

Therefore they were counted as one clan and given one job together.
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Therefore they were counted as one family with one task.

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24:11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

The ninth was Jeshua’s group. The tenth was Shekaniah’s group. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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The ninth lot fell to Jeshua. The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah. (New Living Translation (2004))

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25:12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

Fifth, there were 12 men chosen from Nethaniah’s sons and relatives. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and 12 (twelve) of his sons and relatives.

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Section 26:1-19 The Levites chose lots to decide the guards for the temple gates

26:13 They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.

The leaders took/got sacred lots ⌊to decide which gate/door⌋ their family group ⌊would guard⌋ . Young and old people in each family ⌊had a duty⌋ . This is how they fairly organized/arranged/divided the work.
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The people took/threw lots/stones/sticks to decide/determine/discover which family should be responsible ⌊for each entrance/gate⌋ . ⌊Yahweh showed them who should guard each gate by the result/outcome of the lots/stones/sticks⌋ . Therefore they did not show favoritism/preference for any age or family.
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They were assigned by families for guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by means of sacred lots. (New Living Translation (2004))

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27:13a The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite.

⌊The commander in charge⌋ of the tenth division was Maharai. He served in the tenth month ⌊of the year⌋ . Maharai was from Netophah town. He was from the clan of Zerah.
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Maharai was responsible for the tenth troop during the tenth month ⌊of the year⌋ . Maharai was from the clan of Zerah. He came from Netophah ⌊village in Judah⌋ .

27:13b There were 24,000 men in his division.

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

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Section 28:11-21 King David gave Solomon the plans to build the temple of Yahweh

28:11a Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple,

After that King David explained the plans for the temple. He told his son Solomon how to build the temple entrance porch.
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David gave Solomon, his son, the plans for the courts of the house of Yahweh.

28:11b its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms,

⌊He told him how to build⌋ the temple buildings, its rooms for storing/keeping things, and its upper rooms.
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⌊The plans described⌋ its buildings and storerooms and upper rooms

28:11c inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.

⌊He told him how to build⌋ the inner rooms and the room for Yahweh’s covenant box and its cover.
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and inner rooms. ⌊They also described⌋ the room where God removes the sins of the people. ⌊That is the room where the sacred chest rests⌋ .

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29:22a That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD.

Everyone who was there ate and drank happily in Yahweh’s presence that day.
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They enjoyed a day of feasting in the presence of Yahweh.

29:22b Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king,

Again, the people confirmed that King David’s son Solomon would rule after him.
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For a second time, they proclaimed that Solomon son of David was the next king.

29:22c anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.

With Yahweh as their witness, ⌊a priest⌋ anointed Solomon to be the king and Zadok to be the priest.
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They poured olive oil on Solomon’s head to show he was their king. They also poured olive oil on Zadok’s head to show that he would be the high priest for Yahweh.

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1:5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Japheth’s sons ⌊were⌋ Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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⌊Noah’s son⌋ Japheth ⌊had seven⌋ descendants. ⌊Their names were⌋ Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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