1 Chronicles 28 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

David Assembles His Commanders

And David^H1732 assembled^H6950 at Jerusalem^H3389 all^H3605 the commanders^H8269 of Israel^H3478, the commanders^H8269 of the tribes^H7626, and the commanders^H8269 of the divisions^H4256 that ministered^H8334 to the king^H4428, and the commanders^H8269 of thousands^H505, and the commanders^H8269 of hundreds^H3967, and the commanders^H8269 over all^H3605 the property^H7399 and livestock^H4735 belonging to the king^H4428 and his sons^H1121, with the officials^H5631 and the mighty^H1368 men^H1368, even all^H3605 the mighty^H1368 men^H1368 of valor^H2428.

1Ch 28:2

1Ch 28:2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people; I had it within my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and for the footstool of the feet of our God. So I had made preparations to build it.

1Ch 28:3

1Ch 28:3“But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’

1Ch 28:4

1Ch 28:4“Yet, Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me from all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a ruler; and in the house of Judah, my father’s house, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.

1Ch 28:5

1Ch 28:5“Now of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.

1Ch 28:6

1Ch 28:6“And He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him.

1Ch 28:7

1Ch 28:7‘And I will establish his kingdom forever if he will be strong to do My commandments and My judgments, as [fn]is done now.’

1Ch 28:8

1Ch 28:8“So now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Yahweh, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek after all the commandments of Yahweh your God so that you may possess the good land and cause your sons after you to inherit it forever.

1Ch 28:9

“As for you, my son^H1121 Solomon^H8010, know^H3045 the God^H430 of your father^H1, and serve^H5647 Him with [fn]a whole^H8003 heart^H3820 and a delighted^H2655 soul^H5315; for Yahweh^H3068 searches^H1875 all^H3605 hearts^H3824, and understands^H995 every^H3605 intent^H3336 of the thoughts^H4284. If^H518 you seek^H1875 Him, He will be found^H4672; but if^H518 you forsake^H5800 Him, He will reject^H2186 you forever^H5703.

1Ch 28:10

1Ch 28:10“See now, for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and act.”

1Ch 28:11

Then David^H1732 gave^H5414 to his son^H1121 Solomon^H8010 the pattern^H8403 of the porch^H197 of the temple, its buildings^H1004, its storehouses^H1597, its upper^H5944 rooms^H5944, its inner^H6442 rooms^H2315, and the room^H1004 for the mercy^H3727 seat^H3727;

1Ch 28:12

1Ch 28:12and the pattern of all that he had in [fn]mind, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the surrounding chambers, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the holy things;

1Ch 28:13

1Ch 28:13also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh and for all the utensils of service in the house of Yahweh;

1Ch 28:14

1Ch 28:14for the golden utensils, the weight of gold for all utensils for every kind of service; for the silver utensils, the weight of silver for all utensils for every kind of service;

1Ch 28:15

1Ch 28:15and the weight of gold for the golden lampstands and their golden lamps, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; and the weight of silver for the silver lampstands, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps according to the service of each lampstand;

1Ch 28:16

1Ch 28:16and the gold by weight for the tables of showbread, for each table; and silver for the silver tables;

1Ch 28:17

1Ch 28:17and the flesh hooks, the bowls, and the jars of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl;

1Ch 28:18

1Ch 28:18and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, even the cherubim that spread out their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.

1Ch 28:19

“All^H3605 this,” said David, “has been granted^H7919 to me as insight^H7919 in writing^H3791 by the hand^H3027 of Yahweh^H3068, all^H3605 the [fn]details^H4399 of this pattern^H8403.”

1Ch 28:20

Then David^H1732 said^H559 to his son^H1121 Solomon^H8010, “Be strong^H2388 and courageous^H553, and act^H6213; do not fear^H3372 nor^H408 be dismayed^H2865, for Yahweh^H3068 God^H430, my God^H430, is with you. He will not fail^H7503 you nor^H3808 forsake^H5800 you until^H5704 all^H3605 the work^H4399 for the service^H5656 of the house^H1004 of Yahweh^H3068 is completed^H3615.

1Ch 28:21

1Ch 28:21“Now behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man with wisdom will be with you in all the work for all the service. The officials also and all the people will be entirely at your command.”