1 Tawarikh 22:18

22:18 He told them, ¹  “The Lord your God is with you! ²  He has made you secure on every side, ³  for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region ⁴  and the region ⁵  is subdued before the Lord and his people.

1 Tawarikh 22:2

David Orders a Temple to Be Built

22:2 David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.

1 Samuel 7:1

7:1 Then the people ⁶  of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord; they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.

1 Samuel 7:11

7:11 Then the men of Israel left Mizpah and chased the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth Car.

[22:18]  ¹ tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[22:18]  ² tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the Lord your God with you?” The question anticipates the response, “Of course he is!” Thus in the translation the positive statement “The Lord your God is with you!” has been used.

[22:18]  ³ tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”

[22:18]  ⁴ tn Or “earth.”

[22:18]  ⁵ tn Or “earth.”

[7:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “men.”