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the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
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Christian Standard Bible ®

1 Chronicles 22:12

Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   David;   Parents;   Wisdom;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible, the;   Keep;   Law;   Understanding;   Wisdom-Folly;   The Topic Concordance - Giving and Gifts;   Understanding;   Wisdom;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Copper;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Only the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge concerning Yisra'el; that so you may keep the law of the LORD your God.
King James Version
Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.
English Standard Version
Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
New Century Version
He will make you the king of Israel. May the Lord give you wisdom and understanding so you will be able to obey the teachings of the Lord your God.
New English Translation
Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the Lord your God.
Amplified Bible
"Only may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.
New American Standard Bible
"Only the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.
World English Bible
Only Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Onely the Lorde giue thee wisedome and vnderstanding, and giue thee charge ouer Israel, euen to keepe the Lawe of the Lord thy God.
Legacy Standard Bible
Only Yahweh give you insight and understanding, and give you command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.
Berean Standard Bible
Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.
Contemporary English Version
May he give you wisdom and knowledge, so that you can rule Israel according to his Law.
Complete Jewish Bible
May Adonai give you common sense and understanding, and may he give you his orders concerning Isra'el, so that you will observe the Torah of Adonai your God.
Darby Translation
Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.
Easy-to-Read Version
He will make you the king of Israel. May the Lord give you wisdom and understanding so that you can lead the people and obey the law of the Lord your God.
George Lamsa Translation
Only may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the LORD your God, just as he has commanded you.
Good News Translation
And may the Lord your God give you insight and wisdom so that you may govern Israel according to his Law.
Lexham English Bible
Only may Yahweh give to you understanding and insight that he might give you charge over Israel and the keeping of the law of Yahweh your God.
Literal Translation
Only, may Jehovah give wisdom and understanding to you and command you as to Israel, even to keep the Law of Jehovah your God;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE also shal geue the wy?dome & vnderstondynge, and shal commytte Israel vnto the, that thou mayest kepe the lawe of the LORDE thy God.
American Standard Version
Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of Jehovah thy God.
Bible in Basic English
Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lord shall geue thee wysdom and vnderstanding, and shall geue thee commaundementes for Israel, that thou mayst kepe the lawe of the Lorde thy God.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Only the LORD give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
King James Version (1611)
Onely the Lord giue thee wisedome and vnderstanding, and giue thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keepe the Law of the Lord thy God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Only may the Lord give thee wisdom and prudence, and strengthen thee over Israel, both to keep and to do the law of the Lord thy God.
English Revised Version
Only the LORD give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord yyue to thee prudence and wit, that thou mow gouerne Israel, and kepe the lawe of `thi Lord God.
Update Bible Version
Only may Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.
Webster's Bible Translation
Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
New King James Version
Only may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.
New Living Translation
And may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the Lord your God as you rule over Israel.
New Life Bible
Only, may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding. When He has you rule over Israel, may you keep the Law of the Lord your God.
New Revised Standard
Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, so that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Only Yahweh give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge over Israel, - so that thou take heed unto the law of Yahweh thy God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord also give thee wisdom and understanding, that thou mayest be able to rule Israel, and to keep the law of the Lord thy God.
Revised Standard Version
Only, may the LORD grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the LORD your God.
Young's Literal Translation
Only, Jehovah give to thee wisdom and understanding, and charge thee concerning Israel, even to keep the law of Jehovah thy God;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Only the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

Contextual Overview

6Then he summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. 7“My son,” David said to Solomon, “It was in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, 8but the word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for my name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before me. 9But a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies, for his name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign. 10He is the one who will build a house for my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 11“Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as he said about you. 12Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. 13Then you will succeed if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or discouraged. 14“Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord—3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver, and bronze and iron that can’t be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them. 15You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Only the: 1 Kings 3:9-12, 2 Chronicles 1:10, Psalms 72:1, Proverbs 2:6, Proverbs 2:7, Luke 21:15, James 1:5

that thou mayest: Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Kings 11:1-10, Proverbs 14:8, 1 John 2:3

Reciprocal: Numbers 20:28 - put them 1 Samuel 15:1 - hearken 1 Kings 2:3 - And keep 1 Kings 3:14 - if thou Ezra 7:25 - the wisdom Psalms 119:73 - give me Psalms 119:169 - give me Proverbs 2:3 - if Daniel 2:21 - he giveth 2 Timothy 2:7 - and James 1:17 - good James 3:17 - the wisdom

Cross-References

Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
Genesis 22:2
“Take your son,” he said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”
Genesis 22:6
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac. In his hand he took the fire and the knife, and the two of them walked on together.
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Then the two of them walked on together.
Genesis 22:9
When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Genesis 22:12
Then he said, “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
Genesis 22:21
Uz his firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel the father of Aram,
Genesis 22:22
Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding,.... To manage and conduct an affair of such importance, as well as to govern the people, as follows:

and give thee charge concerning Israel; or, when he gives, commits the charge of them to thee, sets thee king over them:

that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God; have wisdom and understanding to do that, and make that the rule of all thine actions, private and public, in thine own house, in the house of God, and in all things relative to that, and in the government of the nation.


 
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