God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 28:12
12He gave him plans for the courtyards of the Lord’s temple and for all the rooms around it. (These rooms served as treasuries for God’s temple and the gifts dedicated to God.)
1 Chronicles 28:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
- New International Version (NIV)He gave him the plans of all that the Spirit had put in his mind for the courts of the temple of the Lord and all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the temple of God and for the treasuries for the dedicated things.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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;
- New King James Version (NKJV)and the plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, of all the chambers all around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things;
Context of 1 Chronicles 28:12
10So be careful, because the Lord has chosen you to build the temple as his holy place. Be strong, and do it.” 11Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the entrance hall and the temple, its storerooms, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the throne of mercy. He gave him plans for the courtyards of the Lord’s temple and for all the rooms around it. (These rooms served as treasuries for God’s temple and the gifts dedicated to God.) 13He determined the divisions of priests and Levites. He planned all the work done for worship in the Lord’s temple. He designed all the utensils for worship in the Lord’s temple. 14⌞David specified⌟ the weight of gold to be used for each of the utensils for worship,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 281 Chronicles 28:12 word by word
וְתַבְנִ֗ית כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה בָר֙וּחַ֙ עִמּ֔וֹ לְחַצְר֧וֹת בֵּית־יְהוָ֛ה וּלְכָל־הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹת סָבִ֑יב לְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּלְאֹצְר֖וֹת הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the patternתַּבְנִיתtabnîyth · patternH8403
- of all that he had by the spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
- of the courtsחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and of all the chambersלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- of the treasuriesאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of the dedicated thingsקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 28:12
- Exodus 31:2“I have chosen Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
- Exodus 25:40Be sure to make them according to the plans you were shown on the mountain.”
- Hebrews 8:5They serve at a place that is a pattern, a shadow, of what is in heaven. When Moses was about to make the tent, God warned him, “Be sure to make everything based on the plan I showed you on the mountain.”
- 1 Chronicles 26:20Ahijah, a Levite, was in charge of the treasuries in God’s temple and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God.
- 1 Kings 14:26He took the treasures from the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He took them all. He took all the gold shields Solomon had made.
- 1 Kings 15:15He brought into the Lord’s temple the silver, the gold, and the utensils he and his father had set apart as holy.
- 2 Kings 16:8Ahaz took the silver and gold he found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasury in the royal palace and sent them to the king of Assyria as a present.
- 2 Kings 18:15Hezekiah gave him all the silver that could be found in the Lord’s temple and in the royal palace treasury.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12All that he had by the Spirit - "By the Spirit of prophecy that was with him." - T.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The pattern - literally, “the pattern of all that was with him in the spirit;” perhaps to be paraphrased, “the form of all that floated before his mind.” It seems to be David‘s spirit, not God‘s Spirit, that is here spoken of.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 The temple must be a sacred thing, and a type of Christ; it must be framed by Divine teaching. Christ is the true temple, the church is the gospel temple, and heaven the everlasting temple; all are framed according to the Divine counsels, and the plan laid in the Divine wisdom, ordained before the world, for God's glory and our good. David gave this pattern to Solomon, that he might go by rule. Materials were provided for the most costly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-21God gave David the plans for the temple through divine inspiration (1 Chronicles 28:19). God also provided plans for the tabernacle in the wilderness (Exodus 25:9) and for Ezekiel's future temple (Ezekiel 40:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. the pattern of all that he had by the spirit--rather, "with him in spirit"; that is, was floating in his mind.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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