1 Chronicles 22:13
in 1 Chronicles 22Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed.
KJV
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 22
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThen shall thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes,.... See 1Ki 2:2 where the same things are said as here: which shows that this was spoken by David a little before his death.
This site's exposition
the Lord be with thee
on 1 Chronicles 22:11-13
David charges Solomon in Joshua's own commissioning vocabulary: be strong, and of good courage, dread not, nor be dismayed, the words the Lord gave Joshua at Josh 1:6-9 for taking a land, now given for building a house in it. The condition is named plainly at verse 13, prosper if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments the Lord charged Moses with. This charge stands beside David's actual deathbed words at 1 Ki 2:2-3, which use the same be thou strong language but then turn to settling Joab and Shimei; Chronicles keeps only the temple charge and leaves that political business out entirely, the same selection the whole book practices.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
He must not think by building the temple to purchase a dispensation to sin; no, on the contrary, his doing that would not be accepted, nor accounted of, if he did not take heed to fulfil the statutes which the Lord charged Moses with,
Though he was to be king of Israel, he must always remember that he was a subject to the God of Israel. He encourages him to go about this great work, and to go on in it (
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): " Be strong, and of good courage, Though it is a vast undertaking, thou needest not fear coming under the reproach of the foolish builder, who began to build and was not able to finish it; it is God's work, and it shall come to perfection.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Be strong ... - David adopts the words of Moses to the Israelites (compare the marginal references) and to Joshua.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
See, I have, in my penury ( be-‘onyi ), laid aside etc. For [David] did not have extraordinary wealth, and he had wartime expenditures.
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. 4 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
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָ֣ז | ʾaz | then | H227 → | 141 times |
| תַּצְלִ֔יחַ | tatzliach | you will be successful | H6743 → | 65 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| תִּשְׁמ֗וֹר | tishmor | you will take care | H8104 → | 468 times |
| לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ | laasot | to observe | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים | hachukim | the statutes | H2706 → | 127 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים | hamishpatim | the judgments | H4941 → | 422 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֧ה | tzivah | he commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| חֲזַ֣ק | chazak | be strong | H2388 → | 291 times |
| וֶאֱמָ֔ץ | veematz | and be courageous | H553 → | |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּירָ֖א | tira' | you be afraid | H3372 → | 315 times |
| וְאַל־ | veal- | and may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תֵּחָֽת׃ | techat | you be dismayed | H2865 → |
אָ֣זthen
ʾazH227 →141 times
תַּצְלִ֔יחַyou will be successful
tatzliachH6743 →65 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
תִּשְׁמ֗וֹרyou will take care
tishmorH8104 →468 times
לַעֲשׂוֹת֙to observe
laasotH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַֽחֻקִּ֣יםthe statutes
hachukimH2706 →127 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםthe judgments
hamishpatimH4941 →422 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֧הhe commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
חֲזַ֣קbe strong
chazakH2388 →291 times
וֶאֱמָ֔ץand be courageous
veematzH553 →
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּירָ֖אyou be afraid
tira'H3372 →315 times
וְאַל־and may not
veal-H408 →724 times
תֵּחָֽת׃you be dismayed
techatH2865 →
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
Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
it leads to
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- 1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- 1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- Philippians 4:13
Through
1 Chronicles 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you…
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Joshua 1:5–9
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
1 Kings 2:3And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as is written in the Law of Moses, so that you…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 29:9
So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.
- Deuteronomy 29:9
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.