1 Chronicles 28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 28
The Assembly at Jerusalem. 1 David assembled at Jerusalem all the commanders of Israel, the tribal commanders, the commanders of the divisions who were in the service of the king, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, those in command of all the king’s estates and possessions, and his sons, together with the courtiers, the warriors, and every person of substance.(A) 2 (B)King David rose to his feet and said: “Hear me, my kinsmen and my people. It was my purpose to build a house of repose myself for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the footstool for the feet of our God;[a] and I was preparing to build it. 3 But God said to me, You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man who waged wars and shed blood. 4 However, the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from all my father’s family to be king over Israel forever. For he chose Judah as leader, then one family of Judah, that of my father; and finally, among all the sons of my father, it pleased him to make me king over all Israel.(C) 5 And of all my sons—for the Lord has given me many sons—he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the Lord’s kingship over Israel.(D) 6 For he said to me: It is your son Solomon who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him for my son, and I will be a father to him.(E) 7 I will establish his kingdom forever, if he perseveres in carrying out my commandments and ordinances as he does now. 8 Therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God: keep and carry out all the commandments of the Lord, your God, that you may continue to possess this good land and afterward leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.(F)
9 “As for you, Solomon, my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and a willing soul, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the mind’s thoughts. If you search for him, he will be found; but if you abandon him, he will cast you off forever.(G) 10 See, then! The Lord has chosen you to build a house as his sanctuary. Be strong and set to work.”
Temple Plans Given to Solomon. 11 Then David gave to his son Solomon the design of the portico and of the house itself, with its storerooms, its upper rooms and inner chambers, and the shrine containing the cover of the ark.(H) 12 He provided also the design for all else that he had in mind by way of courts for the house of the Lord, with the surrounding compartments for the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the votive offerings, 13 as well as for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the liturgical vessels of the house of the Lord. 14 He specified the weight of gold to be used in the golden vessels for the various services and the weight of silver to be used in the silver vessels for the various services; 15 likewise for the golden menorahs and their lamps he specified the weight of gold for each menorah and its lamps, and for the silver menorahs he specified the weight of silver for each menorah and its lamps, depending on the use to which each menorah was to be put.(I) 16 He specified the weight of gold for each table that was to hold the showbread, and the silver for the silver tables; 17 the pure gold for the forks, basins, and pitchers; the weight of gold for each golden bowl and the weight of silver for each silver bowl; 18 the refined gold, and its weight, to be used for the altar of incense; and, finally, gold to fashion the chariot:[b] the cherubim spreading their wings and covering the ark of the covenant of the Lord.(J) 19 All this he wrote down, by the hand of the Lord, to make him understand it—the working out of the whole design.
20 Then David said to his son Solomon: “Be strong and steadfast, and go to work; do not fear or be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or abandon you before you have completed all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.(K) 21 The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God; they will be with you in all the work with all those who are eager to show their skill in every kind of craftsmanship. Also the commanders and all the people will do everything that you command.”(L)
Footnotes
- 28:2 The ark…the footstool…of our God: the Lord, who was invisibly enthroned upon the cherubim associated with the ark of the covenant at Shiloh and later in the Jerusalem Temple, had the ark as his footstool; cf. Ps 99:5; 132:7. There was no ark in the postexilic Temple. Cf. note on 2 Chr 5:9.
- 28:18 Chariot: this reference is probably inspired by the vision account in Ez 1:4–24; 10:1–22.
1 Chronicles 28
New King James Version
Solomon Instructed to Build the Temple
28 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all (A)the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and (B)the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and (C)the stewards over all the substance and [a]possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all (D)the mighty men of valor.
2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brethren and my people: (E)I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for (F)the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it. 3 But God said to me, (G)‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed (H)blood.’ 4 However the Lord God of Israel (I)chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen (J)Judah to be the ruler. And of the house of Judah, (K)the house of my father, and (L)among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel. 5 (M)And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) (N)He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6 Now He said to me, ‘It is (O)your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father. 7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, (P)if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’ 8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, be careful to seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land, and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever.
9 “As for you, my son Solomon, (Q)know the God of your father, and serve Him (R)with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for (S)the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. (T)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will (U)cast you off forever. 10 Consider now, (V)for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”
11 Then David gave his son Solomon (W)the plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the place of the mercy seat; 12 and the (X)plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, of all the chambers all around, (Y)of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things; 13 also for the division of the priests and the (Z)Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the articles of service in the house of the Lord. 14 He gave gold by weight for things of gold, for all articles used in every kind of service; also silver for all articles of silver by weight, for all articles used in every kind of service; 15 the weight for the (AA)lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by weight for each lampstand and its lamps; for the lampstands of silver by weight, for the lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand. 16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of the showbread, for each (AB)table, and silver for the tables of silver; 17 also pure gold for the forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold, and the golden bowls—he gave gold by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls, silver by weight for every bowl; 18 and refined gold by weight for the (AC)altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that is, the gold (AD)cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 19 “All this,” said David, (AE)“the Lord made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the [b]works of these plans.”
20 And David said to his son Solomon, (AF)“Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. (AG)He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord. 21 Here are (AH)the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and (AI)every willing craftsman will be with you for all manner of workmanship, for every kind of service; also the leaders and all the people will be completely at your command.”
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 28:1 Or livestock
- 1 Chronicles 28:19 details
1 Летопись 28
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Замыслы Давуда о храме
28 Давуд собрал в Иерусалиме всех сановников Исраила: вождей родов, начальников во главе воинских отделений, которые служили царю, тысячников и сотников, сановников, надзирающих за всем добром и скотом, принадлежащим царю и его сыновьям, и придворных вместе с могучими и доблестными воинами.
2 Царь Давуд встал и сказал:
– Послушайте меня, мои братья и мой народ! Я хотел построить дом, чтобы там покоился сундук соглашения Вечного – подножие для ног нашего Бога, и сделал приготовления к строительству. 3 Но Всевышний сказал мне: «Ты не построишь дома для поклонения Мне, потому что ты воин и проливал кровь». 4 Но Вечный, Бог Исраила, избрал меня из всей моей семьи, чтобы мои потомки были царями Исраила навеки. Он избрал Иуду вождём,[a] из дома Иуды избрал мою семью, а из всех сыновей моего отца Ему было угодно сделать царём всего Исраила меня[b]. 5 Из всех моих сыновей – а Вечный дал мне их много – Он избрал моего сына Сулеймана, чтобы он сел на престоле царства Вечного над Исраилом.[c] 6 Он сказал мне: «Сулейман, твой сын, построит Мой дом и Мои дворы, потому что Я избрал его, чтобы он был Мне сыном, а Я буду ему Отцом. 7 Я утвержу его царство навеки, если он будет неуклонно исполнять Мои повеления и законы, как это делается сейчас».
8 И теперь, перед глазами всего Исраила и собрания Вечного, вслух перед нашим Богом, я поручаю вам: тщательно исполняйте все повеления Вечного, вашего Бога, чтобы вам всегда владеть этой прекрасной землёй и передать её в вечное наследие вашим потомкам.
9 И ты, Сулейман, сын мой, знай Бога твоего отца и служи Ему всем сердцем и всей душой, ведь Вечный испытывает всякое сердце и понимает всякий замысел и всякую мысль. Если ты будешь искать Его, то найдёшь Его, но если ты оставишь Его, Он отвергнет тебя навсегда. 10 Смотри же, ведь Вечный избрал тебя, чтобы ты построил дом для святилища. Будь твёрд и действуй!
11 И Давуд отдал своему сыну Сулейману план притвора храма, его зданий, кладовых, верхних помещений, внутренних комнат и места для очищения грехов. 12 Он отдал ему чертежи всего, что у него было на душе[d] относительно двора вокруг дома Вечного, всех комнат вокруг него, сокровищниц дома Всевышнего и сокровищниц для посвящённых вещей. 13 Он дал ему наставления о священнослужителях и левитах, о всём деле служения в храме Вечного и обо всех предметах, которыми пользуются при службе. 14 Он установил, сколько должны весить золотые предметы для различных служений и сколько – серебряные: 15 сколько золота и серебра должно пойти на каждый подсвечник и светильник, в зависимости от его назначения; 16 сколько золота должно пойти на столы для священного хлеба и сколько серебра – на столы серебряные; 17 сколько чистого золота нужно на вилки, кропильные чаши и кувшины; сколько золота и серебра на блюда 18 и сколько очищенного золота на жертвенник для возжигания благовоний. Ещё он отдал ему план для колесницы с херувимами из золота, которые простирали свои крылья над сундуком соглашения Вечного, укрывая его.
19 – Всё это, – сказал Давуд, – заключено в плане, написанном по указаниям, которые Вечный Сам дал мне.
20 Ещё Давуд сказал своему сыну Сулейману:
– Будь твёрд и мужествен и действуй! Не бойся, не падай духом, потому что Вечный Бог с тобой. Он не покинет и не оставит тебя, пока не будет завершена вся работа над храмом Вечного. 21 Священнослужители и левиты готовы к любой работе в храме Всевышнего, и всякий доброволец, искусный в каком бы то ни было ремесле, будет помогать тебе в работе, а вельможи и весь народ будут слушаться всех твоих повелений.
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