Questions tagged [1-chronicles]
The first book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel in the Old Testament.
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Does the Genealogy of Jesus in Mathew Ch.1 and Luke Ch.3. also answer the question of Caleb being Judean? With help from 1 Chr.2:3-12?
The fact that David and Jesus were from the tribe of Judah is not questioned. The fact that there is bloodline from Tamar and Rahab is also recorded, but the fathers' blood determines tribal ...
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Why did David give everyone this food in 1 Chronicles 16:3?
Why did King David give every man and woman in all Israel a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins?
1 Chron 16:3 - Then he [David] distributed to every man and woman of
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Why did King Solomon have two names?
2 Samuel 12:24-25
24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon (peaceable and perfect): and the LORD loved him....
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Why was Solomon worshipped if he isn't God?
1 Chronicles 29:20
Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless YHWH your God.” And
all the assembly blessed YHWH, the God of their fathers, and bowed
down and worshipped YHWH and the king.
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What does the name (יַעְבֵּץ) Jabez mean in Hebrew?
1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him
Jabez, saying, “Because I gave birth to him in pain.” Now Jabez
called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that ...
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How many mighty warriors did David have? 37 or 53?
2 Samuel 23 was likely recorded at the end of David's reign and it records 37 mighty men and guards
2 Samuel 23:1 (NKJV):
"Now these are the last words of David..."
2 Samuel 23:39 (NKJV):
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1 Chronicles 21, 1-2: David's numbering of Israel: is it a sin?
In 1 Chronicles 21,1-2, David is tempted by Satan to number Israel:
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, ...
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In 1 Chr. 16:39, why did the Israelites worship at the Tabernacle in Gibeon when the Ark was in Jerusalem?
1 Chr. 15:1-16:36 details King David's efforts to move the Ark of the Covenant Jerusalem, and describes it being brought into the city. Then, 1 Chr. 37, 39-40 states that:
David left Asaph and his ...
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Did Sheshan (1 Chronicles 2) have sons or not?
I recently stumbled upon the following verses in 1 Chronicles 2 (ESV). (I highlighted the confusing, seemingly contradicting, parts in v31 and v34.)
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: ...
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Understanding 1 Chr. 17:21 (2 Sam. 7:23) & Ams. 9:7, "What other nation have you redeemed?"
In David's prayer of thanks to God in 1 Chronicles 17:16-27 (2 Samuel 7:23), David asks, seemingly implying that no other nation has been redeemed by God:
And what one nation on the earth is like ...
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How do we reconcile 1st Chronicles 18:4 with 2nd Samuel 8:4?
“Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he
went to restore his power at the Euphrates River.
from him 1,700 horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David
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Does the grammatical context of 1 Chronicles 29:10 allow for it to be declaring that God is our Father?
Hebrew Grammatical Background:
One thing I have learned in Hebrew class is that construct chains link nouns together in a genitive relationship. Nouns that follow the chain may not be technically ...
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Are those names the same? Shuppim and Huppim - Shupham and Hupham - Shephuphan and Huram - Muppim and Huppim
The following names are said to be the same by some, and sometimes two or three of them are the same person, and the resources and dictionaries vary a lot. I read an article mentioning them, but I ...
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Did David choose the pestilence in 1 Chronicles 21:13?
After having sinned David is given three options from which to choose
1 Chronicles 21:12 NLT
You may choose three years of famine, three months of destruction by your enemies, or three days of severe ...
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In 1 Chronicles 4:39, where is Gedor located?
39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and ...
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