1 Chronicles 28:9-21
New American Standard Bible
9 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and (A)serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing [a]mind; (B)for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. (C)If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. 10 Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; (D)be courageous and act.”
11 Then David gave to his son Solomon (E)the plan of (F)the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms, and (G)the room for the [b]atoning cover; 12 and the plan of all that he had in [c]mind, for the courtyards of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for (H)the storehouses of the house of God and for the storehouses of the dedicated things; 13 also for (I)the divisions of the priests and (J)the Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord and for all the utensils of service in the house of the Lord; 14 for the golden utensils, by weight of gold for all utensils for every service; for all the silver utensils, by weight of silver for all utensils for every service; 15 and the weight of gold for the (K)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 and the gold by weight for the tables of the showbread, for each table; and silver for the silver tables; 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 (L)the altar of incense, refined gold by weight; and gold for the model of the chariot, and (M)the cherubim 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, (N)all the [d]details of this pattern.”
20 Then David said to his son Solomon, “(O)Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. (P)He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished. 21 Now behold, (Q)there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God, and (R)every willing man of any skill will be with you in all the work for all kinds of service. The officials also and all the people will be entirely at your command.”
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- 1 Chronicles 28:9 Lit soul
- 1 Chronicles 28:11 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
- 1 Chronicles 28:12 Lit the spirit with him
- 1 Chronicles 28:19 Lit works
1 Chronicles 28:9-21
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9 “And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with single mind and willing heart, for the Lord searches every mind and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will abandon you forever.(A) 10 Take heed, now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary; be strong, and act.”(B)
11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plan of the vestibule and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of the room for the cover,(C) 12 and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courts of the house of the Lord, all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts;(D) 13 for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and all the work of the service in the house of the Lord; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the Lord,(E) 14 the weight of gold for all golden vessels for each service, the weight of silver vessels for each service, 15 the weight of the golden lampstands and their lamps, the weight of gold for each lampstand and its lamps, the weight of silver for a lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each in the service,(F) 16 the weight of gold for each table for the rows of bread, the silver for the silver tables, 17 and pure gold for the forks, the basins, and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each; 18 for the altar of incense made of refined gold and its weight; also his plan for the golden chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.(G)
19 “All this, in writing at the Lord’s direction, he made clear to me—the plan of all the works.”(H)
20 David said further to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and act. Do not be afraid or dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.(I) 21 Here are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God, and with you in all the work will be every volunteer who has skill for any kind of service; also the officers and all the people will be wholly at your command.”(J)
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