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1 Chronicles 29:1

Then 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.

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ASV

And David the king said unto all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Jehovah God.

KJV

Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
דָּוִ֤ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
לְכָל־le.kholto allH3605 →
הַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010 →
בְנִ֥יve.Nison myH1121 →
אֶחָ֛ד'e.Chad[whom] oneH259 →
בָּֽחַר־ba.char-he has chosenH977 →
בּ֥וֹbo<in> him
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
נַ֣עַרNa.'ar[is] a youthH5288 →
וָרָ֑ךְva.Rakhand weakH7390 →
וְהַמְּלָאכָ֣הve.ha.me.la.Khahand the workH4399 →
גְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.Lah[is] greatH1419 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
לְאָדָם֙le.'a.Dam[is] for a human personH120 →
הַבִּירָ֔הha.bi.Rahthe templeH1002 →
כִּ֖יkiforH3588 →
לַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehfor YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimGodH430 →

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Jeremiah 30:18This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.Psalms 57:5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.1 Chronicles 22:5And 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.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.2 Chronicles 13:7Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.1 Chronicles 29:19And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”1 Kings 8:19–20Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’2 Chronicles 2:4–5Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.1 Chronicles 28:1Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.1 Chronicles 28:8So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.Proverbs 4:3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,Jeremiah 1:6–7“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”1 Chronicles 28:10Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”2 Chronicles 1:2Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel—the heads of the families.2 Chronicles 11:22Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.2 Chronicles 2:5The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.2 Chronicles 34:3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.2 Samuel 12:24Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child

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