1 Tawarikh 17:16

David Praises God

17:16 David went in, sat before the Lord, and said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, ¹  that you should have brought me to this point?

1 Tawarikh 28:18

28:18 and for the refined gold of the incense altar.

He gave him ²  the blueprint for the seat ³  of the gold cherubim that spread their wings ⁴  and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord’s covenant.

[17:16]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[28:18]  ² tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[28:18]  ³ tc The Hebrew text reads מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavah, “chariot”), but the final he (ה) is probably dittographic – note the prefixed he (ה) on the immediately following word. It is preferable to read מֶרְכָּב (merkav, “seat”).

[28:18]  ⁴ tc The Hebrew text does not have “their wings,” but the word כְּנָפַיִם (kÿnafayim, “wings”) has probably been accidentally omitted by homoioteleuton. Note that the immediately preceding לְפֹרְשִׂים (lÿforsim) also ends in mem (ם).