1 Chronicles 28:20
in 1 Chronicles 28David 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 nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.
KJV
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 28
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThe same that was Joshua's encouragement ( Josh. i. 5 ), and Solomon's, is given to all believers, Heb. xiii. He will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
This site's exposition
Be strong and of good courage
on 1 Chronicles 28:20-21
David closes with Joshua's own formula, be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be dismayed, the charge Moses gave Joshua at Deuteronomy 31:6 and the LORD repeated to him at Joshua 1:5, promising I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee in both places. Matthew Henry reads the same promise as the ground Hebrews 13:5 later applies to every believer, not to a king alone. The chapter ends with material help named beside the formula: the courses of priests and Levites, every willing skilful man, and the princes and people wholly at Solomon's commandment, so courage is not asked of a man left to work alone.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
My God - Whom I have chosen and served, who has all along been with me and prospered me, I recommend thee to him; he will be with thee, to strengthen, direct and prosper thee. The God that owned our fathers, and carried them thro' the services of their day, will, in like manner, if we are faithful to him, go along with us in our day, and will never fail us.
And David said to Solomon his son, be strong, and of good courage, and do it,....
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 Century1 voice
The Lord God - my God, will be with thee - “The Word of the Lord my God will be thy assistant.” - T.
The words behind it
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| דָּוִ֜יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | lishlomoh | to Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| בְנ֗וֹ | veno | son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֲזַ֤ק | chazak | be strong | H2388 → | 291 times |
| וֶאֱמַץ֙ | veematz | and be brave | H553 → | |
| וַעֲשֵׂ֔ה | vaaseh | and act | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּירָ֖א | tira' | you be afraid | H3372 → | 315 times |
| וְאַל־ | veal- | and may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תֵּחָ֑ת | techat | you be dismayed | H2865 → | |
| כִּי֩ | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְהוָ֨ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֤ים | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֱלֹהַי֙ | ʾelohai | God my | H430 → | 2601 times |
| עִמָּ֔ךְ | ʾimakh | [is] with you | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| לֹ֤א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יַרְפְּךָ֙ | yarpekha | he will abandon you | H7503 → | |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יַֽעַזְבֶ֔ךָּ | yaazveka | he will forsake you | H5800 → | 215 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| לִכְל֕וֹת | likhlot | <to> is complete | H3615 → | 208 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְלֶ֖אכֶת | melekhet | [the] work of | H4399 → | 167 times |
| עֲבוֹדַ֥ת | avodat | [the] service of | H5656 → | 145 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
דָּוִ֜ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הto Solomon
lishlomohH8010 →291 times
בְנ֗וֹson his
venoH1121 →4930 times
חֲזַ֤קbe strong
chazakH2388 →291 times
וֶאֱמַץ֙and be brave
veematzH553 →
וַעֲשֵׂ֔הand act
vaasehH6213 →2628 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּירָ֖אyou be afraid
tira'H3372 →315 times
וְאַל־and may not
veal-H408 →724 times
תֵּחָ֑תyou be dismayed
techatH2865 →
כִּי֩for
kiH3588 →4482 times
יְהוָ֨הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהִ֤יםGod
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
אֱלֹהַי֙God my
ʾelohaiH430 →2601 times
עִמָּ֔ךְ[is] with you
ʾimakhH5973 →1050 times
לֹ֤אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
יַרְפְּךָ֙he will abandon you
yarpekhaH7503 →
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יַֽעַזְבֶ֔ךָּhe will forsake you
yaazvekaH5800 →215 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
לִכְל֕וֹת<to> is complete
likhlotH3615 →208 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
מְלֶ֖אכֶת[the] work of
melekhetH4399 →167 times
עֲבוֹדַ֥ת[the] service of
avodatH5656 →145 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Isaiah 41:10Do 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…
it leads to
- 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.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 43:1–2
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Joshua 1:9
Through
1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
it leads to
- Ephesians 6:13–18
Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
- Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Ephesians 6:13–18
Through
Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
- Deuteronomy 31:8
About 1 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.