1 Tawarikh 2:3

Judah’s Descendants

2:3 The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, ¹  a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. ² 

1 Tawarikh 15:12

15:12 He told them: “You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

1 Tawarikh 16:35

16:35 Say this prayer: ³  “Deliver us, O God who delivers us!

Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!

Then we will give thanks ⁴  to your holy name,

and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.” ⁵ 

1 Tawarikh 19:5

19:5 Messengers ⁶  came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ⁷  until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

1 Tawarikh 22:19

22:19 Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! ⁸  Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring ⁹  the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service ¹⁰  into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.” ¹¹ 

[2:3]  ¹ tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”

[2:3]  ² tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”

[16:35]  ³ tn The words “this prayer” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[16:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.

[16:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”

[19:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:5]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[22:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the Lord your God.”

[22:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “to bring.”

[22:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”

[22:19]  ¹¹ tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.”