Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.” New Living Translation So take this seriously. The LORD has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work.” English Standard Version Be careful now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it.” Berean Standard Bible Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.” King James Bible Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. New King James Version Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.” New American Standard Bible Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act.” NASB 1995 “Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act.” NASB 1977 “Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act.” Legacy Standard Bible See now, for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and act.” Amplified Bible Consider this carefully, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be courageous and strong and do it.” Christian Standard Bible Realize now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Realize now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.” American Standard Version Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. Contemporary English Version The LORD has chosen you to build a temple for worshiping him. Be confident and do the work you have been assigned. English Revised Version Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. GOD'S WORD® Translation So be careful, because the LORD has chosen you to build the temple as his holy place. Be strong, and do it." Good News Translation You must realize that the LORD has chosen you to build his holy Temple. Now do it--and do it with determination." International Standard Version So keep watching, because the LORD has chosen you to build the Temple of his sanctuary. So be strong, and get to work!" Majority Standard Bible Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.” NET Bible Realize now that the LORD has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!" New Heart English Bible Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for him as a sanctuary. Be strong, and do it." Webster's Bible Translation Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. World English Bible Take heed now, for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSee, now, for YHWH has fixed on you to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong, and do.” Young's Literal Translation See, now, for Jehovah hath fixed on thee to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong, and do.' Smith's Literal Translation See now; for Jehovah chose in thee to build a house for a holy place: be strong and do. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow therefore seeing the Lord hath chosen thee to build the house of the sanctuary, take courage, and do it. Catholic Public Domain Version Now therefore, since the Lord has chosen you, so that you would build the house of the Sanctuary, be strengthened and accomplish it.” New American Bible See, then! The LORD has chosen you to build a house as his sanctuary. Be strong and set to work.” New Revised Standard Version Take heed now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary; be strong, and act.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleKnow now and take heed; for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary of the name of the LORD; be strong, be valiant, and do it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Know and see that LORD JEHOVAH has chosen you to build a house for the name of the holiness of LORD JEHOVAH. Be strong and be valiant and work!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.' Brenton Septuagint Translation See now, for the Lord has chosen thee to build him a house for a sanctuary, be strong and do it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Commissions Solomon…9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. 10Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.” Cross References 1 Kings 2:3-4 And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, / and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ 1 Kings 8:17-19 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. / Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’ 1 Kings 9:4-5 And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, / then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ 2 Samuel 7:12-13 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 2 Samuel 7:25-29 And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised, / so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You. / For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You. ... 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. ... 1 Chronicles 22:9-10 But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign. / He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 1 Chronicles 22:19 Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.” 1 Chronicles 29:19 And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.” 2 Chronicles 6:7-9 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. / Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’ 2 Chronicles 7:17-18 And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, / then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’ Psalm 132:11-12 The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” Isaiah 44:28 who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’” Isaiah 46:10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Treasury of Scripture Take heed now; for the LORD has chosen you to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. Take heed now 1 Chronicles 28:6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 1 Chronicles 22:16-19 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee… 1 Timothy 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. Jump to Previous Act Build Builder Chosen Consider Courageous Fixed Heed Holy House Note Sanctuary Selection Strong Temple WorkJump to Next Act Build Builder Chosen Consider Courageous Fixed Heed Holy House Note Sanctuary Selection Strong Temple Work1 Chronicles 28 1. David in a solemn assembly having declared God's favor to him, 5. and promise to his son Solomon, exhorts them to fear God 9. He encourages Solomon to build the temple 11. He gives him patterns, gold and silver, etc Consider now The phrase "consider now" is a call to immediate reflection and contemplation. In the Hebrew, the word for "consider" is "ראה" (ra'ah), which means to see, perceive, or understand. This is not merely a suggestion but an imperative to recognize the gravity and significance of the task at hand. In the context of David's charge to Solomon, it emphasizes the importance of acknowledging God's divine selection and the responsibility that comes with it. Historically, this moment is pivotal as it marks the transition of leadership and the continuation of God's covenant with David's lineage. that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary Be strong and do it David now, in presence of the Assembly, hands over to his son the plans of the Sanctuary and its vessels, remarking, as he does so, that the whole is of Divine origin (1Chronicles 28:19). Hebrew Considerרְאֵ֣ה ׀ (rə·’êh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see now עַתָּ֗ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has chosen בָּ֧חַר (bā·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select you בְּךָ֛ (bə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew to build לִבְנֽוֹת־ (liḇ·nō·wṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build a house בַּ֥יִת (ba·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house for the sanctuary. לַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ (lam·miq·dāš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4720: A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum Be strong חֲזַ֥ק (ḥă·zaq) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and do it.” וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ (wa·‘ă·śêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make Links 1 Chronicles 28:10 NIV1 Chronicles 28:10 NLT 1 Chronicles 28:10 ESV 1 Chronicles 28:10 NASB 1 Chronicles 28:10 KJV 1 Chronicles 28:10 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 28:10 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 28:10 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 28:10 French Bible 1 Chronicles 28:10 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 28:10 Take heed now (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |