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1 Chronicles 22:6-19
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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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 22:7 tn Heb “I was with my heart.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:7 tn Heb “for the name of.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 22:8 tn Heb “for my name.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 22:9 tn Heb “man of rest.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 22:9 tn Heb “his enemies all around.”
  6. 1 Chronicles 22:9 sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shelomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).
  7. 1 Chronicles 22:9 tn Heb “in his days.”
  8. 1 Chronicles 22:10 tn Heb “for my name.”
  9. 1 Chronicles 22:10 tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”
  10. 1 Chronicles 22:11 tn Heb “as he spoke concerning you.”
  11. 1 Chronicles 22:12 tn Or “keep.”
  12. 1 Chronicles 22:13 tn Heb “which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel.”
  13. 1 Chronicles 22:13 tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”
  14. 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the Lord.”
  15. 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.
  16. 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”
  17. 1 Chronicles 22:15 tn Heb “craftsmen of stone and wood.”
  18. 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.”
  19. 1 Chronicles 22:17 tn Or “help.”
  20. 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
  21. 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.
  22. 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”
  23. 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Or “earth.”
  24. 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Or “earth.”
  25. 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the Lord your God.”
  26. 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “to bring.”
  27. 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”
  28. 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.”
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1 Chronicles 22:6-19
Legacy Standard Bible

Solomon to Build Yahweh’s House

6 Then (A)he called for his son Solomon, and commanded him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, “(B)My son, [a]I had it within my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God. 8 But the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, ‘(C)You have shed much blood and have [b]waged great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before Me. 9 Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and (D)I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for (E)his name shall be [c]Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. 10 (F)He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be a son to Me and I will be a father to him; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 11 Now, my son, (G)Yahweh be with you that you may be successful, and build the house of Yahweh your God just as He has spoken concerning you. 12 (H)Only Yahweh give you insight and understanding, and give you command over Israel, so that you may (I)keep the law of Yahweh your God. 13 (J)Then you will succeed, if you are careful to do the statutes and the judgments which Yahweh commanded Moses concerning Israel. (K)Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed. 14 Now behold, [d]with great pains I have prepared for the house of Yahweh (L)100,000 [e]talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and (M)bronze and iron beyond weight, for [f]they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them. 15 Moreover, there are many of those who do the work with you, hewers of stone and craftsmen of stone and wood, and all men who are [g]wise in every kind of work. 16 Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no number. Arise and work, and may (N)Yahweh be with you.”

17 (O)David also commanded all the officials of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying, 18 “Is not Yahweh your God with you? And (P)has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before Yahweh and before His people. 19 Now (Q)give your heart and your soul to seek Yahweh your God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, (R)so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built (S)for the name of Yahweh.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 22:7 Lit as for me, it was in my heart
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:8 Lit made
  3. 1 Chronicles 22:9 Lit peaceful
  4. 1 Chronicles 22:14 Lit in my affliction
  5. 1 Chronicles 22:14 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
  6. 1 Chronicles 22:14 Lit it is
  7. 1 Chronicles 22:15 Or skillful
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