1 Chronicles 28

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David Commissions Solomon

¹Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

¹And David assembled all the heads of Israel, the heads of the tribes, and the heads of the divisions who served the king, and the heads of the thousands, and the heads of the hundreds, and the heads of all the property and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials and the mighty men, and all the mighty men of valor at Jerusalem.

²Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,

²And King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people. I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of YHWH, and for the footstool of our God, and I had made preparations to build it.

³but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’

³And God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you are a man of war, and you have shed blood.’

⁴Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

⁴And YHWH, God of Israel, chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For among Judah he chose for a leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel.

⁵And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

⁵And of all my sons—for many sons YHWH has given me—also He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of YHWH over Israel.

⁶And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.

⁶And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son—he shall build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father.

⁷I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’

⁷And I will establish his kingdom even to forever, if he is strong to do My commandments and My ordinances, as this day.’

⁸So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.

⁸And now in the eyes of all Israel the assembly of YHWH, and in the ears of our God, be careful and seek out all the commandments of YHWH your God, that you may possess the good land for your children and leave it as an inheritance after you even to forever.

⁹As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

⁹And as for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for YHWH searches all hearts, and He understands all the intent of thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.

¹⁰Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”

¹⁰See now, for YHWH has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”

The Plans for the Temple

¹¹Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple,^a its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.^b

¹¹And David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch of the temple, and its houses, and its treasuries, and its upper chambers, and its inner chambers, and the house of the mercy seat,

¹²The plans contained everything David had in mind^a for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,

¹²and the pattern of all that was by the Spirit with him, of the courts of the house of YHWH, and of all the chambers all around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the holy things,

¹³for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:

¹³and for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of YHWH, and for all the articles of service in the house of YHWH:

¹⁴the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service;

the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service;

¹⁴Even the gold by weight for the gold, for all articles of every kind of service; and for all articles of silver by weight, and for all articles of every kind of service;

¹⁵the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps;

the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;

¹⁵and the weight for the lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by weight of each lampstand and for each lampstand, and its lamps; and for the lampstands of silver, by weight for the lampstand and its lamps, according to the service of each lampstand and for each lampstand;

¹⁶the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables;

¹⁶and the gold by weight for the tables of the showbread, for each table; and the silver for the tables of silver;

¹⁷the weight of the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls, and pitchers;

the weight of each gold dish;

the weight of each silver bowl;

¹⁷and the forks, and the sprinkling bowls, and the pitchers of pure gold; and the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls, by weight for every bowl;

¹⁸the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense;

and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

¹⁸and for the altar of incense, the refined gold by weight; and for the pattern of the chariot of the gold cherubim, spreading and covering over the ark of the covenant of YHWH.

¹⁹“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”

¹⁹“The entirety is in writing from the hand of YHWH upon me. He has made me understand all the works of the pattern.”

²⁰David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.

²⁰And David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and be courageous and do it. Do not fear and do not be dismayed, for YHWH God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you and he will not forsake you until the completion of all the work of the service of the house of YHWH.

²¹The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”

²¹And behold, the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God, and with you for all manner of workmanship is every willing one with wisdom for every service, and the heads and all the people are according to all your command.”