1 Chronicles 28

David's Charge to Israel

1 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all a the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and b the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and c the stewards over all the substance and 1 possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all d the mighty men of valor. 2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, "Hear me, my brethren and my people: e I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for f the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it. 3 "But God said to me, g 'You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed h blood.' 4 "However the LORD God of Israel i chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen j Judah to be the ruler. And of the house of Judah, k the house of my father, and l among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel. 5 m "And of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons) n He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. 6 "Now He said to me, 'It is o your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father. 7 'Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, p if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.' 8 "Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, be careful to seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, that you may possess this good land, and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever.

David's Charge to Solomon

9 "As for you, my son Solomon, q know the God of your father, and serve Him r with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for s the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. t If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will u cast you off forever. 10 "Consider now, v for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it."

11 Then David gave his son Solomon w the plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the place of the mercy seat; 12 and the x plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, of all the chambers all around, y of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things; 13 also for the division of the priests and the z Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD. 14 He gave gold by weight for things of gold, for all articles used in every kind of service; also silver for all articles of silver by weight, for all articles used in every kind of service; 15 the weight for the a lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by weight for each lampstand and its lamps; for the lampstands of silver by weight, for the lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand. 16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of the showbread, for each b table, and silver for the tables of silver; 17 also pure gold for the forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold, and the golden bowls - he gave gold by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls, silver by weight for every bowl; 18 and refined gold by weight for the c altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that is, the gold d cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 19 "All this," said David, e "the LORD made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the 2 works of these plans."

20 And David said to his son Solomon, f "Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God - my God - will be with you. g He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD. 21 "Here are h the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and i every willing craftsman will be with you for all manner of workmanship, for every kind of service; also the leaders and all the people will be completely at your command."

  1. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 27:16
    Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel: the officer over the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri; over the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah.
  2. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 27:1
    And the children of Israel, according to their number, the heads of fathers' houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the king in every matter of the military divisions. These divisions came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division having twenty-four thousand.
    1 Chronicles 27:2
    Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
  3. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 27:25
    And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king's treasuries; and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
  4. Cross References
    2 Samuel 23:8 - 39
    These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: JoshebBasshe'beth the Tachmonite, chief among the captains. He was called Adino the Eznite, because he had killed eight hundred men at one time.
    1 Chronicles 11:10 - 47
    Now these were the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
  5. Cross References
    2 Samuel 7:2
    That the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 99:5
    Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His footstool - He is holy.
    Psalms 132:7
    Let us go into His tabernacle; Let us worship at His footstool.
    Isaiah 66:1
    Thus says the LORD: "Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest?
  7. Cross References
    2 Samuel 7:5
    Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: "Would you build a house for Me to dwell in?
    2 Samuel 7:13
    He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
    1 Kings 5:3
    You know how my father David could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars which were fought against him on every side, until the LORD put his foes under the soles of his feet.
  8. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 17:4
    Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: "You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.
    1 Chronicles 22:8
    But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 'You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight.
  9. Cross References
    1 Samuel 16:6 - 13
    So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, "Surely the LORD's anointed is before Him!
  10. Cross References
    Genesis 49:8 - 10
    Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father's children shall bow down before you.
    1 Chronicles 5:2
    Yet Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph's -
    Psalms 60:7
    Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver.
  11. Cross References
    1 Samuel 16:1
    Now the LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.
  12. Cross References
    1 Samuel 13:14
    "But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you."
    1 Samuel 16:12
    So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!
    1 Samuel 16:13
    Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
    Acts 13:22
    "And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.'
  13. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 3:1 - 9
    Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess.
    1 Chronicles 14:3 - 7
    Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters.
    1 Chronicles 23:1
    So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
  14. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:9
    Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.
    1 Chronicles 29:1
    Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: "My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the LORD God.
  15. Cross References
    2 Samuel 7:13
    He shall build a house for My name, and I will ...
    2 Samuel 7:14
    I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. I...
    1 Kings 6:38
    And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, ...
    1 Chronicles 22:9
    Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall b...
    1 Chronicles 22:10
    'He shall build a house for My name, and he sha...
    2 Chronicles 1:9
    Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to David my f...
    2 Chronicles 6:2
    I have surely built You an exalted house, And a...
  16. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:13
    Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.
  17. Cross References
    1 Samuel 12:24
    Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.
    Jeremiah 9:24
    But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the LORD.
    Hosea 4:1
    Hear the word of the LORD, You children of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land.
    John 17:3
    And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
  18. Cross References
    2 Kings 20:3
    Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
  19. Cross References
    1 Samuel 16:7
    But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at hi...
    1 Kings 8:39
    Then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and fo...
    1 Chronicles 29:17
    I know also, my God, that You test the heart an...
    Jeremiah 11:20
    But, O LORD of hosts, You who judge righteously...
    Jeremiah 17:10
    I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind,...
    Jeremiah 20:12
    But, O LORD of hosts, You who test the righteou...
    Revelation 2:23
    I will kill her children with death, and all th...
  20. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 15:2
    And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
    Jeremiah 29:13
    And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
  21. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 31:17
    "Then My anger shall be aroused against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they shall be devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, 'Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?'
  22. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:13
    Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.
    1 Chronicles 28:6
    Now He said to me, 'It is your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father.
  23. Cross References
    1 Kings 6:3
    The vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of the vestibule extended ten cubits from the front of the house.
    1 Chronicles 28:19
    "All this, " said David, "the LORD made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the works of these plans."
  24. Cross References
    Exodus 25:40
    And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.
    Hebrews 8:5
    Who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
  25. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 26:20
    Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things.
    1 Chronicles 26:28
    And all that Samuel the seer, Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated, every dedicated thing, was under the hand of Shelomith and his brethren.
  26. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 23:6
    Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  27. Cross References
    Exodus 25:31 - 39
    You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece.
    1 Kings 7:49
    The lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold.
  28. Cross References
    1 Kings 7:48
    Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold on which was the showbread.
  29. Cross References
    Exodus 30:1 - 10
    You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood.
  30. Cross References
    Exodus 25:18 - 22
    And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
    1 Samuel 4:4
    So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
    1 Kings 6:23
    Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
  31. Cross References
    Exodus 25:40
    And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.
    1 Chronicles 28:11
    Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the place of the mercy seat.
    1 Chronicles 28:12
    And the plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, of all the chambers all around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things.
  32. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 31:6
    "Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you."
    Deuteronomy 31:7
    Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it.
    Joshua 1:6 - 9
    Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
    1 Chronicles 22:13
    Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.
  33. Cross References
    Joshua 1:5
    No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
    Hebrews 13:5
    Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
  34. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 24:1
    Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
    1 Chronicles 26:1
    Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
  35. Cross References
    Exodus 35:25 - 35
    All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
    Exodus 36:1
    "And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whom the LORD has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, shall do according to all that the LORD has commanded."
    Exodus 36:2
    Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work.
    2 Chronicles 2:13
    And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my master craftsman
    2 Chronicles 2:14
    (the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre), skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple and blue, fine linen and crimson, and to make any engraving and to accomplish any plan which may be given to him, with your skillful men and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
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