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1 Chronicles 28

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 28 of 29

1 And David assembled all the chiefs of Israel; the chiefs of the tribes and chiefs of the divisions who were serving the king, and commanders of the thousands, and commanders of the hundreds, and heads of all property and possessions of the king, and of his sons, with the eunuchs and the mighty ones, even to every mighty one of strength, to Jerusalem.

2 And David the king rose up on his feet and said, Hear me, my brothers and my people. With my heart I desired to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God. And I made preparations to build.

3 But God said to me, You shall not build a house to My name, for you are a man of battles, and you have shed blood.

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Chapter Summary

David, in a solemn assembly, has declared Jehovah's favor to him and promise to his son Solomon, exhorts them to fear Jehovah. He encourages Solomon to build the temple. He gives him patterns for the form, and gold and silver for the materials.

Key Hebrew Words

בָּנָה build H1129 · TWOT 255
בַּ֫יִת house, temple H1004 · TWOT 241
תַּבְנִית pattern, plan H8403 · TWOT 255d
בָּחַר choose H977 · TWOT 231
חָזַק be strong H2388 · TWOT 636
עֲבֹדָה service, work H5656 · TWOT 1553c

People & Context

David

King of Israel who assembles the leaders and charges his son to build the temple

Solomon

David's chosen son, appointed by Jehovah to build the house and courts

Timeline

David assembles Israel's chiefs in Jerusalem

David gathers all the tribal chiefs, military commanders, and estate overseers to Jerusalem to discuss the temple.

1 Chronicles 28:1
David declares God's choice of Solomon

David stands and tells the leaders that God prevented him from building the temple because he was a man of war, choosing his son Solomon to build it instead.

1 Chronicles 28:2-8
David charges Solomon publicly

David directly addresses Solomon, urging him to know God, serve Him with a perfect heart, and be strong to build the sanctuary.

1 Chronicles 28:9-10

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