1 Chronicles 22:12

1 Chronicles 22:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.
• New International Version (NIV)May the Lord give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

Context of 1 Chronicles 22:12

10He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’ 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. Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the Lord your God. 13Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel. Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! 14Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

1 Chronicles 22:12 word by word

אַ֣ךְ יִֽתֶּן־לְּךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ שֵׂ֣כֶל וּבִינָ֔ה וִֽיצַוְּךָ֖ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלִשְׁמ֕וֹר אֶת־תּוֹרַ֖ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Only the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee wisdomשֵׂ֫כֶלώekel ώêkel · understandingH7922
• and understandingבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998
• and give thee chargeצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• concerning Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• that thou mayest keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 22:12

• 1 Kings 3:9So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”
• 2 Chronicles 1:10Now give me wisdom and discernment so I can effectively lead this nation. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”
• Psalms 72:1O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions!
• Proverbs 2:6For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
• Luke 21:15For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
• James 1:5But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.
• Deuteronomy 4:6So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise people.”
• 1 Kings 11:1King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women (besides Pharaoh’s daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.
• Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
• 1 John 2:3Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 David gives Solomon the reason why he should build the temple. Because God named him. Nothing is more powerful to engage us in any service for God, than to know that we are appointed thereto. Because he would have leisure and opportunity to do it. He should have peace and quietness. Where God gives rest, he expects work. Because God had promised to establish his kingdom. God's gracious promises should quicken and strengthen our religious…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-19God promised David that his kingdom would last forever and that his son would build a temple for the Lord (1 Chronicles 17:11–12). After choosing the site (1 Chronicles 21:18–22:1), David prepared to build the temple of God. He gathered materials (1 Chronicles 22:2–5) and instructed Solomon (22:6–16) and the leaders of Israel (22:17–19) to build the temple after his death.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 22:12

• Children
• David
• Parents
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Solomon
• Abiasaph
• Adonijah

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings