Thematic Bible
1 Chronicles 22:1 (show verse)
Then David said, “This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
1 Chronicles 22:2 (show verse)
So David gave orders to gather the foreigners that were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to cut finished stones for building God’s house.
1 Chronicles 22:3 (show verse)
David supplied a great deal of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with an immeasurable quantity of bronze,
1 Chronicles 22:4 (show verse)
and innumerable cedar logs because the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
1 Chronicles 22:5 (show verse)
David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly great and famous and glorious in all the lands. Therefore, I must make provision for it.” So David made lavish preparations for it before his death.
1 Chronicles 22:6 (show verse)
Then he summoned his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 22:7 (show verse)
“My son,” David said to Solomon, “It was in my heart to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God,
1 Chronicles 22:8 (show verse)
but the word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
1 Chronicles 22:9 (show verse)
But a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies, for his name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.
1 Chronicles 22:10 (show verse)
He is the one who will build a house for My name. He will be My son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
1 Chronicles 22:11 (show verse)
“Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as He said about you.
1 Chronicles 22:12 (show verse)
Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when He puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
Children » Prayer in behalf of
Children » Counsel of parents to
David » King of israel » Delivers his charge to solomon
Keep » The law
Law » Bondage of » Keeping of encouraged
Parents » Prayers on behalf of children » Of david
The bible » The law part of » Keeping of encouraged
Understanding » The lord giving understanding
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Children » Counsel of parents to
David » King of israel » Delivers his charge to solomon
Keep » The law
Law » Bondage of » Keeping of encouraged
Parents » Prayers on behalf of children » Of david
The bible » The law part of » Keeping of encouraged
Understanding » The lord giving understanding
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
1 Chronicles 22:13 (show verse)
Then you will succeed if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or discouraged.
1 Chronicles 22:14 (show verse)
“Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord—3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver, and bronze and iron that can’t be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.
Brass » Abundance of, for the temple
Brass » Collected by david for the temple
David » King of israel » Delivers his charge to solomon
Gold » Offering of, for temple
Gold » For the temple
Iron » Great quantity of, provided for the temple
Silver » Abundance of
The First Temple » David » Made preparations for building
Brass » Collected by david for the temple
David » King of israel » Delivers his charge to solomon
Gold » Offering of, for temple
Gold » For the temple
Iron » Great quantity of, provided for the temple
Silver » Abundance of
The First Temple » David » Made preparations for building
1 Chronicles 22:15 (show verse)
You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work
Art » Primitive » Of the stonecutter
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Workers in metals
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Stonecutters
Arts of the » Stone cutter
David » King of israel » Delivers his charge to solomon
Stones » Hewers (stone-cutters) of
The First Temple » David » Made preparations for building
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Workers in metals
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Stonecutters
Arts of the » Stone cutter
David » King of israel » Delivers his charge to solomon
Stones » Hewers (stone-cutters) of
The First Temple » David » Made preparations for building
1 Chronicles 22:16 (show verse)
in gold, silver, bronze, and iron—beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.”
1 Chronicles 22:17 (show verse)
Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:
1 Chronicles 22:18 (show verse)
“The Lord your God is with you, isn’t He? And hasn’t He given you rest on every side? For He has handed the land’s inhabitants over to me, and the land has been subdued before the Lord and His people.
1 Chronicles 22:19 (show verse)
Now determine in your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Get started building the Lord God’s sanctuary so that you may bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy articles of God to the temple that is to be built for the name of Yahweh.”