1 Chronicles 22:19

1 Chronicles 22:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the Lord.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”

Context of 1 Chronicles 22:19

17David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 18Is not Yhwh your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before Yhwh, and before his people. Now set your heart and your soul to seek Yhwh your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Yhwh God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Yhwh, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Yhwh.

1 Chronicles 22:19 word by word

עַתָּ֗ה תְּנ֤וּ לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְנַפְשְׁכֶ֔ם לִדְר֖וֹשׁ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וְק֗וּמוּ וּבְנוּ֙ אֶת־מִקְדַּשׁ֙ יְהוָ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים לְהָבִ֞יא אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֗ה וּכְלֵי֙ קֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים לַבַּ֖יִת הַנִּבְנֶ֥ה לְשֵׁם־יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

• Now setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and your soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• to seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• therefore, and buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• ye the sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• to bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• and the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• to the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 22:19

• 1 Chronicles 16:11Seek Yhwh and his strength, seek his face continually.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for Yhwh searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
• Deuteronomy 4:29But if from thence thou shalt seek Yhwh thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
• Deuteronomy 32:46And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
• Psalms 27:4One thing have I desired of Yhwh, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of Yhwh all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Yhwh, and to enquire in his temple.
• 2 Chronicles 20:3And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek Yhwh, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
• Daniel 9:3And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
• Haggai 1:5Now therefore thus saith Yhwh of Armies; Consider your ways.
• Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 22:16Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, And Yhwh be with thee.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Yhwh is risen upon thee.
• Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 8:6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yhwh unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
• 2 Chronicles 5:7And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yhwh unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
• 2 Chronicles 6:11And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of Yhwh, that he made with the children of Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 22:7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of Yhwh my God:

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22:19

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-19Verses 17-19 Whatever is done towards rendering the word of God generally known and attended to, is like bringing a stone, or an ingot of gold, towards erecting the temple. This should encourage us when we grieve that we do not see more fruit of our labours; much good may appear after our death, which we never thought of. Let us not then be weary of well doing. The work is in the hands of the Prince of peace. As he, the Author and Finisher of the work, is…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 22:19

• Church
• David
• Diligence
• Liberality
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• God
• Ark of the Covenant
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Sanctuary
• Abiasaph
• Adonijah
• Genealogy
• Port; Porter
• Solomon

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