1 Chronicles 28:21
in 1 Chronicles 28The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”
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ASV
And, behold, there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee in all manner of work every willing man that hath skill, for any manner of service: also the captains and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
KJV
And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 28
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Be strong and courageous, and do it
on 1 Chronicles 28:20-21
David closes with the charge Moses gave in Deuteronomy 31:6, “Be strong and courageous”, and its promise, “He will neither fail you nor forsake you”. The LORD repeated that promise to Joshua at Joshua 1:5. Matthew Henry notes that Hebrews 13:5 applies the same promise to every believer.
This site's exposition
every willing man of every skill
David lists the help Solomon will have. The divisions of priests and Levites are ready, skilled workers will come of their own will, and the officials and people will follow his command. Matthew Henry's note on verse 18 shows the same care for detail in the plan for the cherubim.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The priests and Levites will advise thee, and thou mayest consult them. Thou hast good workmen, who are both willing and skilful;" and these are two very good properties in a workman, especially in those that work at the temple.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — odd-straight-quotes
And, behold, all the courses of the priests and the Levites,....
But now the time draws night that he must die, and, as a type of the Son of David, the nearer he comes to his end the more busy he is, and does his work with all his might. He is now a little recovered from the indisposition mentioned 1 Kings i. 1 , when they covered him with clothes, and he got no heat: but was cure is there for old age?
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
behold, the courses of the priests and Levites--They were, most probably, represented in this assembly though they are not named. also the princes and all the people--that is, as well the skilful, expert, and zealous artisan, as the workman who needs to be directed in all his labors.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
Behold, the courses of the priests - The priests and the Levites, the cunning artificers, and the princes of the people, will be at thy command. Thus David, having assigned him his work, and described the manner in which it was to be done, shows him who were to be his assistants in it, and encourages him in the great undertaking.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִנֵּ֗ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| מַחְלְקוֹת֙ | machlekot | [the] divisions of | H4256 → | 42 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | for all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עֲבוֹדַ֖ת | avodat | [the] service of | H5656 → | 145 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וְעִמְּךָ֙ | veimekha | and [will be] with you | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| בְכָל־ | vekhol- | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְלָאכָ֜ה | melakhah | [the] work | H4399 → | 167 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | <to> every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נָדִ֤יב | nadiv | willing [person] | H5081 → | |
| בַּֽחָכְמָה֙ | bachakhemah | with <the> skill | H2451 → | |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | for every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עֲבוֹדָ֔ה | avodah | service | H5656 → | 145 times |
| וְהַשָּׂרִ֥ים | vehasarim | and the officials | H8269 → | 421 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעָ֖ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | [are] to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דְּבָרֶֽיךָ׃ פ | devareikha | words your | H1697 → | 1440 times |
וְהִנֵּ֗הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
מַחְלְקוֹת֙[the] divisions of
machlekotH4256 →42 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
לְכָל־for all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
עֲבוֹדַ֖ת[the] service of
avodatH5656 →145 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
וְעִמְּךָ֙and [will be] with you
veimekhaH5973 →1050 times
בְכָל־in all
vekhol-H3605 →5413 times
מְלָאכָ֜ה[the] work
melakhahH4399 →167 times
לְכָל־<to> every
lekholH3605 →5413 times
נָדִ֤יבwilling [person]
nadivH5081 →
בַּֽחָכְמָה֙with <the> skill
bachakhemahH2451 →
לְכָל־for every
lekholH3605 →5413 times
עֲבוֹדָ֔הservice
avodahH5656 →145 times
וְהַשָּׂרִ֥יםand the officials
vehasarimH8269 →421 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הָעָ֖םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
לְכָל־[are] to all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
דְּבָרֶֽיךָ׃ פwords your
devareikhaH1697 →1440 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
Romans 13:1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
it leads to
- Titus 3:1
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- 1 Peter 2:13–17
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
- Daniel 2:21
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- John 19:11
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- Proverbs 8:15–16
By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
- Titus 3:1
Through
Exodus 31:3And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
it leads to
- Exodus 35:31
And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
- Isaiah 28:26
For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
- 1 Kings 7:14
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind…
- Exodus 35:31
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
