Revised Version 1895
1 Chronicles 28
1AndDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732assembledוַיַּקְהֵ֣לvai.yak.HelH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605the prices ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thetribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֣יםha.she.va.TimH7626, and thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the companies thatservedהַמְשָׁרְתִ֪יםham.sha.re.TimH8334thekingהַמֶּ֟לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428by course, and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269ofthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֣יםha.'a.la.FimH505, and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967, and therulersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269overallכָל־khol-H3605thesubstanceחָ֖יִלCha.yilH2428andpossessionsרְכוּשׁ־re.khush-H7399of thekingלַמֶּ֨לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and of hissonsוּלְבָנָ֜יוu.le.va.NavH1121, with theofficersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269, and themightyוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368,evenH853allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605themightyH1368menH1368of valour, untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
2ThenDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodH6965upH6965uponH5921hisfeetH7272, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085meH5921, mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251, and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971: as formeH5921, it was inmineעִם־'im-H5973heartלְבָבִ֡יle.va.ViH3824tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129anhouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofrestמְנוּחָ֜הme.nu.ChahH4496for thearkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and for the footstool of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; and I hadmadeH3559readyH3559for thebuildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129.
3ButGodוְהָאֱלֹהִים֙ve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidאָ֣מַר'A.marH559untomeH3808, Thou shaltnotH3808buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thou art amanאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמ֛וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421, and hastshedשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃sha.Fa.khe.taH8210bloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818.
4Howbeit theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֩'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478,choseוַיִּבְחַ֡רvai.yiv.CharH977meH5921outH5921ofallמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1to bekingלְמֶ֤לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769: for he hathchosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063to beprinceלְנָגִ֔ידle.na.GidH5057; and in thehouseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1; and among thesonsוּבִבְנֵ֣יu.viv.NeiH1121of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1hetookלִהְי֨וֹתlih.YotH1961pleasureרָצָ֔הra.TzahH7521inmeH5921tomakeH7521meH5921kingH4428overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
5And ofallוּמִכָּ֨ל־u.mi.Kal-H3605mysonsבָּנַ֔יba.NaiH1121, (for theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathgivenH5414meH5414manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,) he hathchosenוַיִּבְחַר֙vai.yiv.CharH977Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣הbish.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121tositלָשֶׁ֗בֶתla.She.vetH3427uponH5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֛אki.Se'H3678of thekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
6And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבִנְךָ֔vin.KhaH1121, he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129myhouseבֵיתִ֖יvei.TiH1004and my courts: for I havechosenבָחַ֨רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977him to be mysonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121, and I will be hisfatherלְאָֽב׃le.'AvH1.
7And I willestablishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֖וֹmal.khu.ToH4438foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,ifאִם־'im-H518he be constant todoלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
8Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258therefore, in thesightלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thecongregationקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and in the audience of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,observeשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104andseekוְדִרְשׁ֔וּve.dir.ShuH1875outH3423allH3605thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: that ye maypossessתִּֽירְשׁוּ֙ti.re.ShuH3423thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andleaveלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616it for aninheritanceוְהִנְחַלְתֶּ֛םve.hin.chal.TemH5157to yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֥םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310youH3605foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.
9And thou,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה־she.lo.moh-H8010mysonבְנִ֡יve.NiH1121,knowדַּע֩da'H3045thou theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, andserveוְעָבְדֵ֗הוּve.'a.ve.De.huH5647him with aperfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003heartבְּלֵ֤בbe.LevH3820and with awillingחֲפֵצָ֔הcha.fe.TzahH2655mindH3820: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068searchethallכָל־khol-H3605heartsH3820, and understandethallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the imaginations of thethoughtsמַחֲשָׁב֖וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284:ifאִֽם־'im-H518thouseekH1875him, he will befoundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672of thee; butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thouforsakeתַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800him, he will cast theeoffאֶת־'et-H853foreverלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.
11ThenDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732gaveH5414toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֡וֹve.NoH1121thepatternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of theporchהָאוּלָם֩ha.'u.LamH197of thetempleבָּ֨תָּ֜יוba.TavH1004, and of thehousesוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of theupperוַעֲלִיֹּתָ֛יוva.'a.li.yo.TavH5944roomsוַחֲדָרָ֥יוva.cha.da.RavH2315thereof, and of theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֖יםha.pe.ni.MimH6442chambersH2315thereof, and of theplaceH5414of the mercy-seat:
12and thepatternוְתַבְנִ֗יתve.tav.NitH8403ofallכֹּל֩kolH3605that he had by thespiritבָר֙וּחַ֙va.Ru.achH7307, for the courts of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and forallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605thechambersהַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957roundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439aboutהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961, for thetreasuriesלְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙le.'o.tze.rOtH214of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and for thetreasuriesוּלְאֹצְר֖וֹתu.le.'o.tze.RotH214of thededicatedהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944things:
13also for the courses of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and forallוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605theworkמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of theserviceעֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and forallוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627ofserviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656in thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:
14ofgoldלַזָּהָ֤בla.za.HavH2091byweightבַּמִּשְׁקָל֙ba.mish.KalH4948for thevesselsH3627ofgoldלַזָּהָ֔בla.za.HavH2091, forallH3605vesselsH3627ofeveryH3605kindעֲבוֹדָ֣הa.vo.DahH5656ofserviceוַעֲבוֹדָ֑הva.'a.vo.DahH5656; ofsilverהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701forallH3605thevesselsH3627ofsilverH3701byweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֔לbe.mish.KalH4948, forallH3605vesselsH3627ofeveryH3605kindעֲבוֹדָ֥הa.vo.DahH5656ofserviceוַעֲבוֹדָֽה׃va.'a.vo.DahH5656:
15byweightוּמִשְׁקָ֞לu.mish.KalH4948also for the candlesticks ofgoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091, and for thelampsוְנֵרֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.ne.ro.tei.HemH5216thereof, ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, byweightבְּמִשְׁקַל־be.mish.kal-H4948for every candlestick and for thelampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof, and for the candlesticks ofsilverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,silverH3701byweightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948for every candlestick and for thelampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֔יהָve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof, according to theuseכַּעֲבוֹדַ֖תka.'a.vo.DatH5656of every candlestick:
17and the fleshhooks, and the basons, and the cups, ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: and for thegoldenהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091bowlsוְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹתve.ha.miz.ra.KotH4219byweightבְּמִשְׁקָל֙be.mish.KalH4948for everybowlH4219; and for thesilverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701bowlsH4219byweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948for everybowlH4219:
18and for thealtarוּלְמִזְבַּ֧חu.le.miz.BachH4196ofincenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004refinedמְזֻקָּ֖קme.zu.KakH2212goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091byweightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948: andgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091for thepatternוּלְתַבְנִ֣יתu.le.tav.NitH8403of thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818,evenH5921thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֤יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, thatspreadלְפֹ֣רְשִׂ֔יםle.Fo.re.SimH6566outH5921their wings, and covered thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
20AndDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֗וֹve.NoH1121, Bestrongחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388and of goodcourageH2388, anddoוַעֲשֵׂ֔הva.'a.SehH6213it:fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372notH3808,norH3808bedismayedתֵּחָ֑תte.ChatH2865: for theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,evenH5704myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430, is with thee; he willnotH3808failH3615thee,norH3808forsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֔ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800thee,untilH5704allכָּל־kol-H3605theworkמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399for theserviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068befinishedH3615.
21And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009, there are the courses of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theserviceעֲבוֹדַ֖תa.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and there shall be with thee inallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605mannerH1697ofworkמְלָאכָ֜הme.la.KhahH4399everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605willingנָדִ֤יבna.DivH5081manH5081that hathskillבַּֽחָכְמָה֙ba.cha.khe.MahH2451, foranyלְכָל־le.kholH3605mannerH1697ofserviceעֲבוֹדָ֔הa.vo.DahH5656: also thecaptainsוְהַשָּׂרִ֥יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will bewhollyלְכָל־le.kholH3605at thycommandmentH1697.
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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