1 Chronicles 22 (NET)

1 Chronicles 22:1¹David then said, “This is the place where the temple of the Lord God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 3:11 Chr 21:18-28Gen 28:172 Chr 6:5-62 Kgs 18:222 Sam 24:182 Chr 32:12Deut 12:11Deut 12:5-7John 4:20-22

1 Chronicles 22:2²David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 5:17-181 Kgs 9:20-212 Chr 2:171 Chr 14:11 Kgs 6:71 Kgs 7:9-122 Chr 8:7-82 Kgs 12:122 Kgs 22:62 Sam 5:11

1 Chronicles 22:3³David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 22:141 Chr 29:21 Kgs 7:471 Chr 29:72 Chr 4:18Jer 52:20

1 Chronicles 22:4⁴and more cedar logs than could be counted. (The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 5:6-102 Chr 2:32 Sam 5:11Ezra 3:7

1 Chronicles 22:5⁵David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 29:11 Kgs 3:7John 13:1John 3:301 Kgs 9:82 Chr 13:72 Chr 2:52 Chr 7:212 Pet 1:13-15Deut 31:2-7

1 Chronicles 22:6⁶He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Tim 5:211 Tim 6:13-172 Tim 4:1Acts 1:2Acts 20:25-31Deut 31:14Deut 31:23Matt 28:18-20Num 27:18-19Num 27:23

1 Chronicles 22:7⁷David said to Solomon: “My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 132:51 Kgs 8:16-202 Chr 6:7-9Deut 12:11Deut 12:51 Chr 17:1-151 Chr 28:2-211 Chr 29:31 Kgs 8:291 Kgs 9:3

1 Chronicles 22:8⁸But this was the Lord’s message to me: ‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 28:31 Kgs 5:31 Chr 17:4-102 Sam 7:5-11Num 31:24Num 31:20

1 Chronicles 22:9⁹Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 4:251 Kgs 4:201 Kgs 5:42 Sam 12:24-25Isa 9:6-71 Chr 17:111 Chr 28:5-72 Sam 7:12-13Hag 2:9Isa 26:12

1 Chronicles 22:10¹⁰He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Heb 1:51 Chr 17:12-142 Sam 7:13-141 Kgs 5:5Isa 9:7Ps 89:26Zech 6:12-131 Chr 28:6-71 Kgs 8:19-20Ps 89:36-37

1 Chronicles 22:11¹¹“Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 22:161 Chr 28:202 Tim 4:22Isa 26:12Matt 1:23Matt 28:20Rom 15:33

1 Chronicles 22:12¹²Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the Lord your God.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jas 1:51 Kgs 3:9-122 Chr 1:10Prov 14:81 John 2:3Deut 4:6Luke 21:15Prov 2:6-7Ps 72:11 Kgs 11:1-10

1 Chronicles 22:13¹³Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel. Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 28:20Josh 1:6-91 Chr 28:7Eph 6:101 Kgs 2:31 Chr 28:102 Tim 2:1Deut 31:6-8Jas 2:8Ps 119:6

1 Chronicles 22:14¹⁴Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord ’s temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 22:31 Chr 29:4-71 Kgs 10:142 Kgs 25:162 Cor 8:2Jer 52:20

1 Chronicles 22:15¹⁵You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable array of workers who are skilledCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 7:14Exod 28:6Exod 31:3-5Exod 35:32Exod 35:35

1 Chronicles 22:16¹⁶in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Get up and begin the work! May the Lord be with you!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 22:11Eph 5:14Phil 4:131 Cor 15:58Josh 1:5Josh 1:9Josh 7:10Phil 2:12-131 Chr 22:141 Chr 22:3

1 Chronicles 22:17¹⁷David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 28:1-61 Chr 28:211 Chr 29:63 John 1:8Phil 4:3Rom 16:2-3

1 Chronicles 22:18¹⁸He told them, “The Lord your God is with you! He has made you secure on every side, for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region and the region is subdued before the Lord and his people.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 22:91 Chr 23:252 Sam 7:12 Sam 5:19-20Acts 9:31Ps 44:1-5Rom 8:311 Sam 25:28Deut 12:10-11Josh 22:4

1 Chronicles 22:19¹⁹Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring the ark of the Lord ’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 28:9Deut 4:291 Chr 16:11Ps 27:41 Chr 22:71 Kgs 8:62 Chr 5:71 Kgs 8:212 Chr 6:11Acts 22:16