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 House for My name; he will be My son and I will be His Father. I will establish his royal throne over Israel forever.’ 11“Now, my son, may Adonai be with you, and may you succeed in building the House of Adonai your God as He spoke concerning you. Only may Adonai give you insight and understanding when He gives you charge over Israel so that you may observe the Torah of Adonai your God. 13Then you will prosper, if you carefully observe the statutes and the ordinances that Adonai commanded Moses concerning Israel. Chazak! And be courageous! Do not be afraid or dismayed. 14“Now behold, with great pain I have provided for the House of Adonai 100,000 talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing for there is so much of it. I have also prepared wood and stone, and you must add to them.

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 mind of understanding to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil—for who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
• 2 Chronicles 1:10Now give me wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people. For who can govern this great people of Yours?”
• Psalms 72:1Of Solomon. Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s son.
• Proverbs 2:6For Adonai gives wisdom. Out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
• Luke 21:15for I Myself will give you speech and wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.
• James 1:5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all without hesitation and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
• Deuteronomy 4:6You must keep and do them, for it is your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples, who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
• 1 Kings 11:1Now King Solomon loved so many foreign women, besides the daughter of Pharaoh—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites—
• Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to consider his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
• 1 John 2:3Now we know that we have come to know Him by this—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
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Solomon
• Abiasaph
• Adonijah
• Genealogy
• Port; Porter
• Temple

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