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1 Chronicles 22:5

And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.

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ASV

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Jehovah must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

KJV

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
דָּוִ֗ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010 →
בְנִי֮ve.Nison myH1121 →
נַ֣עַרNa.'ar[is] a youthH5288 →
וָרָךְ֒va.roKhand weakH7390 →
וְהַבַּ֜יִתve.ha.Ba.yitand the houseH1004 →
לִבְנ֣וֹתliv.Notto buildH1129 →
לַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehfor YahwehH3068 →
לְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀le.hag.Dil[is] to make greatH1431 →
לְמַ֜עְלָהle.Ma'.lah<to> upwards <towards>H4605 →
לְשֵׁ֤םle.Shemfor a nameH8034 →
וּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙u.le.tif.'E.retand for honorH8597 →
לְכָל־le.kholto allH3605 →
הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776 →
אָכִ֥ינָה'a.Khi.nahI will prepareH3559 →
נָּ֖אna'pleaseH4994 →
ל֑וֹlofor it
וַיָּ֧כֶןvai.Ya.khenand he preparedH3559 →
דָּוִ֛ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
לָרֹ֖בla.Roto abundanceH7230 →
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
מוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.Todeath hisH4194 →

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Proverbs 4:3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.1 Kings 3:7And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.John 3:30He must increase; I must decrease.John 13:1It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.Ezra 3:12But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.2 Chronicles 7:21And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’Luke 21:5As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,John 4:37–38For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.John 9:4While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.Haggai 2:9The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”2 Peter 1:13–15I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,2 Chronicles 2:5The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.Deuteronomy 31:2–7he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’1 Kings 9:8And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’Ezekiel 7:20His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.

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Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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