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1 Chronicles 28
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1 Chronicles 28
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David’s Address about the Temple
28 David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders (officials) of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the commanders of the divisions that served the king, and the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds, and the overseers of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, with the palace officers and the mighty men, and all the brave warriors. 2 Then David the king rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers [in arms] and my people. I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and as a footstool for our God, and I prepared materials for the building. 3 But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My Name (Presence), because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’ 4 However, the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from all in my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be the leader; and in the house (tribe) of Judah he chose the house of my father; and among the sons of my father He was pleased to make me king over all Israel. 5 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 kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him. 7 [a]I will establish his kingdom forever if he loyally and continually obeys My commandments and My ordinances, as is done today.’ 8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek after all the commandments of the Lord your God so that you may possess the good land and leave it as an inheritance to your sons after you forever.
9 “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but [b]if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever. 10 Consider this carefully, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be courageous and strong and do it.”
11 Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan for the porch of the temple, its buildings, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner rooms, and for the place for the [ark and its] mercy seat; 12 and the plan of all that he had in [c]mind, for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storerooms of the house of God and for the storerooms for the dedicated gifts and offerings; 13 the plan for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service in the house of the Lord and for all the utensils for service in the house of the Lord; 14 for the golden utensils, the weight of gold and silver for all the gold and silver articles for every kind of service; 15 and the weight of gold for the golden lampstands and their golden lamps, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; and the weight of silver for the silver lampstands, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps according to the use of each lampstand; 16 the gold by weight for each table of showbread, and the silver for the tables of silver; 17 and the forks, the basins, and the pitchers of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl; 18 and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the model of the chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the Lord’s covenant.
19 “All this,” said David, “the Lord made me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the work and details [to be done] according to this plan.”
20 Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and take action; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor [d]abandon you [but will guide you in the construction] until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord. 21 And see, [you have] the divisions of the priests and Levites for all the service of God’s house, and every willing, skillful man will be with you in all the kinds of work for any kind of service. Also the officers and all the people will be entirely at your command.”
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 28:7 See note 17:14.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 In 1 Chr 28:7 God promises to establish Solomon’s kingdom forever; however, in 1 Kin 11:9-11 God becomes angry with Solomon for his degenerate conduct and tolerance of paganism and declares that the kingdom will be torn from him. By disregarding God’s word Solomon nullified his covenant with God. His wisdom was overcome by his love of power, his lack of ethics, his arrogance, his personal aggrandizement, and his distorted sense of privilege.
- 1 Chronicles 28:12 Lit the spirit with him.
- 1 Chronicles 28:20 Lit forsake.
1 Chronicles 28
Contemporary English Version
1 Chronicles 28
Contemporary English Version
David Gives Solomon the Plans for the Temple
28 David called a meeting in Jerusalem for all of Israel's leaders, including the tribal leaders, the government officials, the army commanders, the officials in charge of the royal property and livestock, the palace officials, and the brave warriors.
2 (A) After everyone was there, David stood up and said:
Listen to me, my people. I wanted to build a place where the sacred chest would be kept, so we could go there and worship the Lord our God. I have prepared all the supplies for building a temple, 3 but the Lord has refused to let me build it, because he said I have killed too many people in battle.
4 The Lord God chose Judah to be the leading tribe in Israel. Then from Judah, he chose my father's family, and from that family, he chose me to be the king of Israel, and he promised that my descendants will also rule as kings. 5 The Lord has blessed me with many sons, but he chose my son Solomon to be the next king of Israel. 6 The Lord said to me, “Your son Solomon will build my temple, and it will honor me. Solomon will be like a son to me, and I will be like a father to him. 7 If he continues to obey my laws and commands, his kingdom will never end.”
8 My friends, you are the Lord's people. And now, with God as your witness, I want you to promise that you will do your best to obey everything the Lord God has commanded us. Then this land will always belong to you and your descendants.
9 Solomon, my son, worship God and obey him with all your heart and mind, just as I have done. He knows all your thoughts and your reasons for doing things, and so if you turn to him, he will hear your prayers. But if you ignore him, he will reject you forever. 10 The Lord has chosen you to build a temple for worshiping him. Be confident and do the work you have been assigned.
11 After David finished speaking, he gave Solomon the plans for building the main rooms of the temple, including the porch, the storerooms, the rooms upstairs and downstairs, as well as the most holy place. 12 He gave Solomon his plans for the courtyards and the open areas around the temple, and for the rooms to store the temple treasures and gifts that had been dedicated to God.
13 David also gave Solomon his plans for dividing the priests and the Levites into groups, as well as for the work that needed to be done at the temple and for taking care of the objects used for worship. 14 He told Solomon how much gold and silver was to be used in making the sacred objects, 15 including the lampstands and lamps, 16 the gold table which held the sacred loaves of bread, the tables made of silver, 17 the meat forks, the bowls and cups, 18 the gold incense altar, and the gold statue of a chariot for the winged creatures which were on the lid of the sacred chest.
19 David then said to Solomon:
The Lord showed me how his temple is to be built. 20 But you must see that everything is done according to these plans. Be confident, and never be afraid of anything or get discouraged. The Lord my God will help you do everything needed to finish the temple, so it can be used for worshiping him. 21 The priests and Levites have been assigned their duties, and all the skilled workers are prepared to do their work. The people and their leaders will do anything you tell them.
1 Chronicles 28
King James Version
1 Chronicles 28
King James Version
28 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
4 Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
5 And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he 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 for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
10 Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
12 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord.
14 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
15 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
17 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:
18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
19 All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
21 And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
Taariikhdii Kowaad 28
Somali Bible
Taariikhdii Kowaad 28
Somali Bible
Qorshihii Daa'uud Ee Macbudka
28 Markaasaa Daa'uud wuxuu Yeruusaalem ku soo wada shiriyey amiirradii reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan, iyo amiirradii qabiilooyinka, iyo saraakiishii kooxihii boqorka mile milaha ugu adeegi jiray, iyo kuwii kun kun u talin jiray iyo kuwii boqol boqol u talin jiray, iyo taliyayaashii xukumi jiray maalka iyo hantidii boqorka iyo tii wiilashiisaba, iyo saraakiishii iyo raggii xoogga badnaa, xataa kulli raggii xoogga badnaa oo dhanba. 2 Markaasaa Boqor Daa'uud cagaha isku taagay, oo wuxuu yidhi, Walaalahay iyo dadkaygiiyow, i maqla. Aniga waxaa qalbigayga ku jirtay inaan guri nasasho u dhiso sanduuqa axdiga Rabbiga iyo meel uu Ilaaheennu cago saaro, oo dhismihiina alaab baan u diyaariyey. 3 Laakiinse Ilaah baa igu yidhi, Waa inaadan guri u dhisin magacayga aawadiis, maxaa yeelay, waxaad tahay nin dagaal, oo dhiig baad daadisay. 4 Habase yeeshee Rabbiga Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil ahu wuxuu iga doortay reerkii aabbahay oo dhan inaan weligay ahaado boqor reer binu Israa'iil u taliya, waayo, isagu wuxuu Yahuudah u doortay inuu amiir ahaado, oo reer Yahuudahna wuxuu ka doortay reerkii aabbahay, oo wiilashii aabbahayna aniguu igala dhex baxay oo igu farxay inuu iga dhigo boqor u taliya reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan. 5 Rabbigu wiilal badan buu i siiyey oo wuxuu wiilashaydii oo dhan ka doortay wiilkayga Sulaymaan inuu carshiga boqortooyada Rabbiga ku fadhiisto oo uu reer binu Israa'iil u taliyo. 6 Oo wuxuu igu yidhi, Wiilkaaga Sulaymaan ayaa dhisi doona gurigayga iyo barxadahaygaba, waayo, waxaan isaga u doortay inuu ahaado wiilkaygii, oo anna waxaan isaga u ahaan doonaa aabbihiis. 7 Oo anigu boqortooyadiisaan xoogayn doonaa weligeed, hadduu ku sii adkaado inuu sameeyo amarradayda iyo xukummadayda, siday maantadan tahay. 8 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan oo ah shirkii Rabbiga hortooda, iyo iyadoo uu Ilaaheennu ina maqlayo, dhawra oo doondoona amarrada Rabbiga Ilaaheenna ah oo dhan inaad idinku hantidaan dalkan wanaagsan oo aad weliba carruurtiinna idinka dambaysana uga tagtaan dhaxal weligiis raagaya. 9 Haddaba Sulaymaanow, wiilkaygiiyow, Ilaahii aabbahaa garo, oo ugu adeeg qalbi qumman iyo maan raalli ah, waayo, Rabbigu wuxuu baadhaa qalbiyada oo dhan, wuuna wada gartaa malayaasha fikirrada oo dhan, oo haddaad isaga doondoontid waad heli doontaa, laakiinse haddaad isaga ka tagtid wuu ku xoori doonaa weligaaba. 10 Haddaba iska jir, waayo, Rabbigu wuxuu kuu doortay inaad meesha quduuska ah guri u dhistid. Xoog yeelo oo samee.
11 Markaasaa Daa'uud wiilkiisii Sulaymaan siiyey tilmaantii balbaladii macbudka, iyo tii guryihiisa, iyo tii khasnadihiisa, iyo tii qowladihiisa sare, iyo tii qolalkiisa hoose, iyo tii meeshii daboolka kafaaraggudka. 12 Oo wuxuu kaloo siiyey kulli wixii uu ruuxii ku hayay tilmaantoodii oo dhan, kuwaasoo ah barxadihii guriga Rabbiga, iyo qolalkii ku wareegsanaa oo dhan, iyo khasnadihii guriga Ilaah, iyo khasnadihii alaabta quduuska ah la dhigi lahaa, 13 iyo weliba tilmaantii kooxihii ahaa wadaaddada iyo reer Laawi, iyo shuqulkii laga qaban lahaa guriga Rabbiga oo dhan, iyo weelashii guriga lagaga adeegi lahaa oo dhan, 14 iyo tilmaantii dahabkii loo miisaami lahaa weelasha dahabka ah, oo ah kulli weelasha lagu adeegi lahaa cayn kasta oo adeegid ah, iyo tii lacagtii loo miisaami lahaa kulli weelasha lacagta ah oo ah kulli weelasha lagu adeegi lahaa cayn kasta oo adeegid ah, 15 iyo weliba tii dahabkii loo miisaami lahaa laambadaha dahabka ah, iyo laambadahooda yaryar ee dahabka ah oo dhan, laambad kasta iyo laambadaheeda yaryarba miisaankooda, iyo tii lacagtii loo miisaami lahaa laambadaha lacagta ah, laambad kasta iyo laambadaheeda yaryarba miisaankooda, si waafaqsan wixii laambad kasta lagu qaban lahaa, 16 iyo tii dahabkii loo miisaami lahaa miisaska kibista tusniinta, miis kasta miisaankiisa, iyo tii lacagtii miisaska lacagta ah, 17 iyo tilmaantii mudacyada, iyo maddiibadaha, iyo koobabka laga samayn lahaa dahab saafi ah, oo baaquliyada dahabka ahna baaquli kasta dahabkiisii miisaankiisa, oo baquliyada lacagta ahna baquli kasta lacagtiisii miisaankeeda, 18 iyo tilmaantii girgiraha fooxa dahabkiisa la safeeyey miisaankiisa, iyo tilmaantii dahabka loo miisaami lahaa naqshadda gaadhifaraska, iyo keruubiimtii baalashooda kala bixisay oo ku qarisay sanduuqii axdiga Rabbiga. 19 Oo Daa'uud wuxuu yidhi, Waxan oo dhan waxaa laygu garansiiyey qorniin laga helay gacantii Rabbiga, si aan ku garto tilmaantan shuqulkeeda oo dhan. 20 Markaasaa Daa'uud wuxuu wiilkiisii Sulaymaan ku yidhi, Xoog yeelo oo aad u dhiirranow, oo hawshan samee, oo ha cabsan, hana qalbi jabin, waayo, Rabbiga Ilaaha ah oo ah Ilaahayga ayaa kula jira, oo isagu kuma gabi doono, kumana dayrin doono, jeer la wada dhammeeyo kulli shuqulka adeegidda guriga Rabbiga oo dhan. 21 Oo bal eeg, waxaa jooga kooxaha ah wadaaddada iyo reer Laawi, inay dhammaan qabtaan adeegidda guriga Ilaah, oo waxaa kula jiri doona oo hawl kasta qaban doona nin kasta oo adeegid kasta sanco u yaqaan oo raalli ah, oo weliba saraakiisha iyo dadka oo dhammuna amarkaaga way oggolaan doonaan.
1 Chronicles 28
New International Version
1 Chronicles 28
New International Version
David’s Plans for the Temple
28 David summoned(A) all the officials(B) of Israel to assemble at Jerusalem: the officers over the tribes, the commanders of the divisions in the service of the king, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the warriors and all the brave fighting men.
2 King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my fellow Israelites, my people. I had it in my heart(C) to build a house as a place of rest(D) for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, for the footstool(E) of our God, and I made plans to build it.(F) 3 But God said to me,(G) ‘You are not to build a house for my Name,(H) because you are a warrior and have shed blood.’(I)
4 “Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me(J) from my whole family(K) to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah(L) as leader, and from the tribe of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.(M) 5 Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many(N)—he has chosen my son Solomon(O) to sit on the throne(P) of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6 He said to me: ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build(Q) my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son,(R) and I will be his father. 7 I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws,(S) as is being done at this time.’
8 “So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel(T) and of the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God: Be careful to follow all the commands(U) of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance to your descendants forever.(V)
9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(W) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(X) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(Y) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(Z) him, he will reject(AA) you forever. 10 Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.”
11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans(AB) for the portico of the temple, its buildings, its storerooms, its upper parts, its inner rooms and the place of atonement. 12 He gave him the plans of all that the Spirit(AC) had put in his mind for the courts of the temple of the Lord and all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the temple of God and for the treasuries for the dedicated things.(AD) 13 He gave him instructions for the divisions(AE) of the priests and Levites, and for all the work of serving in the temple of the Lord, as well as for all the articles to be used in its service. 14 He designated the weight of gold for all the gold articles to be used in various kinds of service, and the weight of silver for all the silver articles to be used in various kinds of service: 15 the weight of gold for the gold lampstands(AF) and their lamps, with the weight for each lampstand and its lamps; and the weight of silver for each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand; 16 the weight of gold for each table(AG) for consecrated bread; the weight of silver for the silver tables; 17 the weight of pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls(AH) and pitchers; the weight of gold for each gold dish; the weight of silver for each silver dish; 18 and the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense.(AI) He also gave him the plan for the chariot,(AJ) that is, the cherubim of gold that spread their wings and overshadow(AK) the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
19 “All this,” David said, “I have in writing as a result of the Lord’s hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details(AL) of the plan.(AM)”
20 David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous,(AN) and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake(AO) you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.(AP) 21 The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the work on the temple of God, and every willing person skilled(AQ) in any craft will help you in all the work. The officials and all the people will obey your every command.”
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