1 Tawarikh 16:11

16:11 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!

Seek his presence ¹  continually!

1 Tawarikh 16:24

16:24 Tell the nations about his splendor,

tell ²  all the nations about his miraculous deeds!

1 Tawarikh 16:34

16:34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures. ³ 

1 Tawarikh 16:14

16:14 He is the Lord our God;

he carries out judgment throughout the earth. ⁴ 

1 Tawarikh 16:41

16:41 Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord. (For his loyal love endures!) ⁵ 

1 Tawarikh 16:9

16:9 Sing to him! Make music to him!

Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

1 Tawarikh 5:20

5:20 They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him. ⁶ 

1 Tawarikh 16:28

16:28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,

ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

1 Tawarikh 19:13

19:13 Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The Lord will do what he decides is best!” ⁷ 

1 Tawarikh 16:10

16:10 Boast about his holy name!

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

1 Tawarikh 16:18

16:18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as the portion of your inheritance.”

1 Tawarikh 16:27

16:27 Majestic splendor emanates from him, ⁸ 

he is the source of strength and joy. ⁹ 

1 Tawarikh 28:9

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey ¹⁰  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, ¹¹  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, ¹²  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

1 Tawarikh 16:8

16:8 Give thanks to the Lord!

Call on his name!

Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

1 Tawarikh 23:25

23:25 For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem. ¹³ 

1 Tawarikh 23:30

23:30 They also stood in a designated place ¹⁴  every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the evening

1 Tawarikh 14:2

14:2 David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated ¹⁵  his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

1 Tawarikh 15:2

15:2 Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.

1 Tawarikh 15:13

15:13 The first time you did not carry it; that is why the Lord God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it.” ¹⁶ 

1 Tawarikh 16:12

16:12 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,

his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, ¹⁷ 

1 Tawarikh 16:29

16:29 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! ¹⁸ 

Bring an offering and enter his presence!

Worship the Lord in holy attire! ¹⁹ 

1 Tawarikh 22:11

22:11 “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would. ²⁰ 

1 Tawarikh 16:35

16:35 Say this prayer: ²¹  “Deliver us, O God who delivers us!

Gather us! Rescue us from the nations!

Then we will give thanks ²²  to your holy name,

and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.” ²³ 

1 Tawarikh 21:15

21:15 God sent an angel ²⁴  to ravage ²⁵  Jerusalem. As he was doing so, ²⁶  the Lord watched ²⁷  and relented from ²⁸  his judgment. ²⁹  He told the angel who was destroying, “That’s enough! ³⁰  Stop now!” ³¹ 

Now the Lord’s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan ³²  the Jebusite.

1 Tawarikh 22:18-19

22:18 He told them, ³³  “The Lord your God is with you! ³⁴  He has made you secure on every side, ³⁵  for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region ³⁶  and the region ³⁷  is subdued before the Lord and his people. 22:19 Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! ³⁸  Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring ³⁹  the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service ⁴⁰  into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.” ⁴¹ 

[16:11]  ¹ tn Heb “face.”

[16:24]  ² tn The verb “tell” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[16:34]  ³ tn Or “is eternal.”

[16:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”

[16:41]  ⁵ tn Perhaps this refers to the refrain of their songs of praise (see Ps 136). In this case one could translate, “to give thanks to the Lord with songs using the refrain, ‘For his loyal love endures.’”

[5:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they were helped against them and they were given over into their hand, the Hagrites and all who were with them, for to God they cried out in the battle and he was entreated [or “allowed himself to be entreated”] by them for they trusted in him.”

[19:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the Lord, what is good in his eyes, he will do.”

[16:27]  ⁸ tn Heb “majesty and splendor [are] before him.”

[16:27]  ⁹ tn Heb “strength and joy [are] in his place.”

[28:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “know.”

[28:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

[28:9]  ¹² tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

[23:25]  ¹³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[23:30]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and to stand.”

[14:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “was lifted upwards.”

[15:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “because for what was at first [i.e., formerly] you [were] not, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him concerning the procedure.”

[16:12]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”

[16:29]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “the splendor of [i.e., due] his name.”

[16:29]  ¹⁹ tn Or “in holy splendor.”

[22:11]  ²⁰ tn Heb “as he spoke concerning you.”

[16:35]  ²¹ tn The words “this prayer” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[16:35]  ²² tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.

[16:35]  ²³ tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”

[21:15]  ²⁴ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 24:15 reports that God sent a plague, while 24:16-17 attributes this to the instrumentality of an angel.

[21:15]  ²⁵ tn Or “destroy.”

[21:15]  ²⁶ tn Heb “while he was destroying.”

[21:15]  ²⁷ tn Or “saw.”

[21:15]  ²⁸ tn Or “was grieved because of.”

[21:15]  ²⁹ tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”

[21:15]  ³⁰ tn For this nuance of the Hebrew word רַב (rav), see BDB 913 s.v. 1.f.

[21:15]  ³¹ tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”

[21:15]  ³² tn In the parallel text in 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (’aravna’, “Aravna”), traditionally “Araunah.” The form of the name found here also occurs in vv. 18-28.

[22:18]  ³³ tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[22:18]  ³⁴ 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]  ³⁵ tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”

[22:18]  ³⁶ tn Or “earth.”

[22:18]  ³⁷ tn Or “earth.”

[22:19]  ³⁸ tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the Lord your God.”

[22:19]  ³⁹ tn Heb “to bring.”

[22:19]  ⁴⁰ tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”

[22:19]  ⁴¹ tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.”