SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020 – Page 87

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 9:39

9:39a Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul,

Ner’s son was Kish. Kish’s son was Saul.
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Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of ⌊King⌋ Saul.

9:39b and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

Saul’s son was Jonathan. ⌊Saul’s other sons were⌋ Malkishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
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Saul was the father of Jonathan, and Malkishua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 11:13

11:13a He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle.

He had fought with David at ⌊a place called⌋ Pas-dammim. ⌊The two of them⌋ had fought against the ⌊ army of the ⌋ Philistines.
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⌊One day,⌋ Eleazar was with David at Pas-dammim when the soldiers of Philistia gathered there for battle.

11:13b At the place with a field full of barley,

There was a field of barley there. (Translation for Translators)
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⌊The Philistines attacked the Israelites⌋ near a field full of barley.

11:13c the troops fled from the Philistines.

The ⌊Israelite⌋ soldiers ran away from the Philistines.
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At first the Israeli soldiers ran away from the soldiers of Philistia.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 11:45

11:45 Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite,

Shimri’s son Jediael. Jediael’s brother Joha, from Tiz. (EEB)
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Jediael and his brother Joha ⌊were two of David’s mighty warriors. Their⌋ father was Shimri. Shimri belonged to the ⌊people called⌋ Tizites.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 12:30

12:30 From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.

From Ephraim’s tribe, there were twenty thousand eight hundred men who were brave/virtuous soldiers. The people in their clans respected them very much.
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And there were twenty thousand and eight hundred (20,800) men who were descendants of Ephraim. They were brave/virtuous soldiers and much honored in their own clans.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 14:8

14:8a When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel,

The Philistines heard the news that David had now become king over all Israel. (EEB)
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People told the Philistines that the Israelites had anointed David as king of all Israel. (Easy English Bible)

14:8b they all went in search of him;

So their whole army went to look for him to catch him. (EEB)
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So the Philistines came in all their power to attack him.

14:8c but David learned of this and went out to face them.

When David heard about this, he went out to attack them. (EEB)
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But people told David about it so he went out to fight them. (Easy English Bible)

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 15:23

15:23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.

Berechiah and Elkanah were guards for the ark.
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⌊They chose⌋ Berechiah and Elkanah to guard the box ⌊of the agreement⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 16:26

16:26a For all the gods of the nations are idols,

⌊People should honor him⌋ because all the gods ⌊that other⌋ nations ⌊worship⌋ are ⌊mere⌋ idols.
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⌊People should respect him⌋ for all the gods ⌊that other⌋ people groups ⌊pray to are just worthless⌋ idols.

16:26b but it is the LORD who made the heavens.

However, Yahweh made the skies.
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But Yahweh ⌊is not worthless⌋ . He is the creator of the heavens.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 17:15

17:15 So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.

⌊So the prophet⌋ Nathan reported to David all the words of this whole revelation.
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⌊Therefore, the prophet Nathan went and⌋ told ⌊king⌋ David everything ⌊that Yahweh⌋ told him/Nathan.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020