1 Chronicles 28:10
in 1 Chronicles 28Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”
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ASV
Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
KJV
Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 28
Commentary
5 notes on this verseTake heed now,.... Of offending God by forsaking him; or see, consider, and observe now what he was further about to say to him, concerning the building of the temple, as follows: for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary; a temple for the ark, called the sanctuary, Num 7:9 the Targum is, the Word of the Lord hath chosen thee, &c. be strong, and do it, be of a good heart and courage, and set about it with vigour and resolution.
This site's exposition
a house for the sanctuary
The charge “to build a house for the sanctuary” closes with words David will say in full at verse 20, “Be strong and do it”. This shorter first sounding comes before the fuller statement that closes the chapter.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
): " Thou art to build a house for the sanctuary; therefore seek and serve God, that that work may be done from a good principle, in a right manner, and may be accepted." 3. The means prescribed in order hereunto, and they are prescribed to us all. (1.) Caution: Take heed; beware of every thing that looks like, or leads to, that which is evil.
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We make nothing of religion if we do not mind it, and make heart-work of it. Serve him with a perfect, that is, an upright heart (for sincerity is our gospel perfection), and with a willing mind, from a principle of love, and as a willing people, cheerfully and with pleasure.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The Lord hath chosen thee - “The Word of the Lord hath chosen thee.” - T.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
the pattern of the porch Its length, its width, and its height as is written in I Kings (6:3): “And the porch before the Temple of the House, etc.”
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רְאֵ֣ה׀ | reeh | see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| עַתָּ֗ה | ʾatah | now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בָּ֧חַר | bachar | he has chosen | H977 → | 171 times |
| בְּךָ֛ | bekha | <in> you | ||
| לִבְנֽוֹת־ | livnot- | to build | H1129 → | 376 times |
| בַּ֥יִת | bayit | a house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| לַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ | lamikdash | for the sanctuary | H4720 → | |
| חֲזַ֥ק | chazak | be strong | H2388 → | 291 times |
| וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פ | vaaseh | and act | H6213 → | 2628 times |
רְאֵ֣ה׀see
reehH7200 →1300 times
עַתָּ֗הnow
ʾatahH6258 →433 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בָּ֧חַרhe has chosen
bacharH977 →171 times
בְּךָ֛<in> you
bekha
לִבְנֽוֹת־to build
livnot-H1129 →376 times
בַּ֥יִתa house
bayitH1004 →2046 times
לַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁfor the sanctuary
lamikdashH4720 →
חֲזַ֥קbe strong
chazakH2388 →291 times
וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פand act
vaasehH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Timothy 4:16Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
it leads to
- Titus 1:9
He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
- Titus 2:7
In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
- 2 John 1:8–9
Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
- 1 Corinthians 3:10–11
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
- Ezekiel 33:7–9
As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.
- Titus 1:9
Through
1 Chronicles 28:6And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 7:13–14
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9–10
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and…
- 2 Samuel 7:13–14
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.