1 Chronicles 22:6-19
New English Translation
6 He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel. 7 David said to Solomon: “My son, I really wanted[a] to build a temple to honor[b] the Lord my God. 8 But this was the Lord’s message to me: ‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me,[c] for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me. 9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man.[d] I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side.[e] Indeed, Solomon[f] will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.[g] 10 He will build a temple to honor me;[h] he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’[i]
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.[j] 12 Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey[k] the law of the Lord your God. 13 Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel.[l] Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic![m] 14 Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple.[n] I have stored up 100,000 talents[o] of gold, 1,000,000 talents[p] of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more! 15 You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters,[q] and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled 16 in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron.[r] Get up and begin the work! May the Lord be with you!”
17 David ordered all the officials of Israel to support[s] his son Solomon. 18 He told them,[t] “The Lord your God is with you![u] He has made you secure on every side,[v] for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region[w] and the region[x] is subdued before the Lord and his people. 19 Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being![y] Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring[z] the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service[aa] into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.”[ab]
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- 1 Chronicles 22:7 tn Heb “I was with my heart.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:7 tn Heb “for the name of.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:8 tn Heb “for my name.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 tn Heb “man of rest.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 tn Heb “his enemies all around.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shelomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 tn Heb “in his days.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:10 tn Heb “for my name.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:10 tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:11 tn Heb “as he spoke concerning you.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:12 tn Or “keep.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:13 tn Heb “which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:13 tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the Lord.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:15 tn Heb “craftsmen of stone and wood.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:16 tn Heb “and every kind of skilled one in all work, concerning gold, concerning silver, and concerning bronze, and concerning iron, there is no numbering.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:17 tn Or “help.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 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.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Or “earth.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Or “earth.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the Lord your God.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “to bring.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.”
1 Chronicles 22:6-19
Lexham English Bible
Solomon Charged with Building the Temple of Yahweh
6 Then he called to Solomon his son and commanded him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon his son, “I myself had in my heart to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, 8 but it happened that the word of Yahweh came over me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made much war; you shall not build a house for my name because you have shed much blood upon the ground before me. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to you; he himself will be a man of rest, and I will give rest to him from all his enemies all around, for his name will be Solomon, and peace and quietness I will give to Israel in his days. 10 He himself will build a house for my name, and he himself will be to me a son, and I will be to him as a father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 11 Now, my son, Yahweh will be with you, that you may succeed and build the house of Yahweh your God as he has spoken concerning you. 12 Only may Yahweh give to you understanding and insight that he might give you charge over Israel and the keeping of the law of Yahweh your God. 13 Then you will prosper if you take care to do the statutes and judgments which Yahweh commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and be courageous; fear not and do not be dismayed. 14 Now see, with great effort I have made provision for the house of Yahweh: 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron that cannot be weighed, for there is an abundance. Also timber and stone I have provided, but to these you should add. 15 And with you there is an abundance of craftsmen: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and everyone skilled in every kind of craftsmanship 16 with gold, silver, bronze, and iron without number. Arise and work! Yahweh will be with you!”
17 And David commanded all the commanders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 18 “Is not Yahweh your God with you? And has he not given you rest all around? For he has put in my hand the inhabitants of the land, and the land is subdued before Yahweh and before his people. 19 Now set your heart and mind to seek Yahweh your Go, and arise and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, that the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the holy vessels of God might be brought into the house built for the name of Yahweh.
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