1 Chronicles 28:10
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 Version
See, 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 Bible
Now 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 Bible
Know 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 1917
Take 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.

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1 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
The word "chosen" in Hebrew is "בחר" (bachar), which signifies a deliberate selection or election. This is a profound reminder of God's sovereign will and purpose. The LORD's choice of Solomon is not based on human merit but on divine purpose. This echoes the biblical theme of God's election seen throughout Scripture, where God chooses individuals for specific roles in His redemptive plan. It is a humbling reminder of the grace and responsibility that comes with being chosen by God.

to build a house for the sanctuary
The "house for the sanctuary" refers to the temple, a central place of worship for the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "house" is "בית" (bayit), and "sanctuary" is "מקדש" (miqdash), which denotes a holy place set apart for God's presence. This task is not merely architectural but deeply spiritual, as the temple symbolizes God's dwelling among His people. Archaeologically, the temple's construction was a monumental project, reflecting the glory and majesty of God. It was to be a place where heaven and earth meet, where God's people could encounter His presence.

Be strong and do it
This exhortation is both motivational and directive. The Hebrew word for "strong" is "חזק" (chazaq), which means to be firm, resolute, or courageous. It is a call to action, encouraging Solomon to overcome any fear or hesitation. The phrase "do it" underscores the necessity of obedience and action. In the broader biblical narrative, strength and courage are often linked to faith and reliance on God, as seen in Joshua's commissioning (Joshua 1:9). This is a timeless encouragement for believers to trust in God's provision and step out in faith to fulfill His calling.

(10) Take heed now; for the Lord.--Or, See now that Jehovah hath chosen thee; consider this high commission, weigh it well and realise it thoroughly, then be strong, and act. (See 1Chronicles 22:13; 1Chronicles 22:16.)

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).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Consider
רְאֵ֣ה ׀ (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


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