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Good News Translation

1 Chronicles 22:16

with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Gold;   Thompson Chain Reference - Arts and Crafts;   Workers in Metals;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Brass, or Copper;   Iron;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

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

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gold;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for March 28;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
in gold, silver, bronze, and iron—beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.”
Hebrew Names Version
of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and the LORD be with you.
King James Version
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.
English Standard Version
gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The Lord be with you!"
New Century Version
They are skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. You have more craftsmen than can be counted. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you."
New English Translation
in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Get up and begin the work! May the Lord be with you!"
Amplified Bible
"As for the gold, the silver, the bronze, and the iron, there is no limit. So arise and begin working, and may the LORD be with you."
New American Standard Bible
"Of the gold, silver, bronze, and iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you."
World English Bible
of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Yahweh be with you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of golde, of siluer, and of brasse, and of yron there is no nomber: Vp therefore, and be doing, and the Lord wilbe with thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no number. Arise and work, and may Yahweh be with you."
Berean Standard Bible
in gold and silver, bronze and iron-craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you."
Contemporary English Version
gold, silver, bronze, and iron. You have plenty of workers to do the job. Now get started, and I pray that the Lord will be with you in your work.
Complete Jewish Bible
the gold, silver, bronze and iron — they're beyond number. So get up, and get to work! And may Adonai be with you."
Darby Translation
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing and Jehovah be with thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
They are skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. You have more skilled workers than can be counted. Now begin the work. And may the Lord be with you."
George Lamsa Translation
Cunning men for every manner of work; of gold, silver, brass, and iron in abundance. Be strong therefore and be doing, and the LORD will help you.
Lexham English Bible
with gold, silver, bronze, and iron without number. Arise and work! Yahweh will be with you!"
Literal Translation
No number is to the gold, and to the silver, and to the bronze, and to the iron; rise up and act, for Jehovah is with you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
off golde, syluer, brasse, and yron without nombre. Yet get the vp, and be doynge, and the LORDE shal be with the.
American Standard Version
of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee.
Bible in Basic English
In gold and silver and brass and iron more than may be numbered. Up! then, and to work; and may the Lord be with you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And of golde, siluer, brasse, & iron, there is no number: Up therefore, and be doing, and the Lorde shalbe with thee.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.'
King James Version (1611)
Of the gold, the siluer, and the brasse, and the yron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
in gold and silver, brass and iron, of which there is no number. Arise and do, and the Lord be with thee.
English Revised Version
of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number; arise and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
most prudent to make werk, in gold, and siluer, and bras, and in yrun, of which is no noumbre; therfor rise thou, and make, and the Lord schal be with thee.
Update Bible Version
of the gold, the silver, and the bronze, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and do it, and Yahweh be with you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, [there is] no number. Arise [therefore], and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
New King James Version
Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and the LORD be with you."
New Living Translation
You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you!"
New Life Bible
Of the gold and silver and brass and iron, there is more than enough. So get ready and work, and may the Lord be with you."
New Revised Standard
gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
for gold and for silver and for bronze and for iron, without number. Arise and do, and Yahweh be with thee!
Douay-Rheims Bible
In gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, whereof there is no number. Arise then, and be doing, and the Lord will be with thee.
Revised Standard Version
gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and be doing! The LORD be with you!"
Young's Literal Translation
To the gold, to the silver, and to the brass, and to the iron, there is no number; arise and do, and Jehovah is with thee.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you."

Contextual Overview

6 He sent for his son Solomon and commanded him to build a temple for the Lord , the God of Israel. 7 David said to him, "Son, I wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God. 8 But the Lord told me that I had killed too many people and fought too many wars. And so, because of all the bloodshed I have caused, he would not let me build a temple for him. 9 He did, however, make me a promise. He said, ‘You will have a son who will rule in peace, because I will give him peace from all his enemies. His name will be Solomon, because during his reign I will give Israel peace and security. 10 He will build a temple for me. He will be my son, and I will be his father. His dynasty will rule Israel forever.'" 11 David continued, "Now, son, may the Lord your God be with you, and may he keep his promise to make you successful in building a temple for him. 12 And may the Lord your God give you insight and wisdom so that you may govern Israel according to his Law. 13 If you obey all the laws which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel, you will be successful. Be determined and confident, and don't let anything make you afraid. 14 As for the Temple, by my efforts I have accumulated almost four thousand tons of gold and nearly forty thousand tons of silver to be used in building it. Besides that, there is an unlimited supply of bronze and iron. I also have wood and stone ready, but you must get more. 15 You have many workers. There are stonecutters to work in the quarries, and there are masons and carpenters, as well as a large number of skilled workers of every sort who can work

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the gold: 1 Chronicles 22:3, 1 Chronicles 22:14

Arise: Joshua 1:2, Joshua 1:5, Joshua 1:9, Joshua 7:10, Judges 4:14, Judges 18:9, Judges 18:10, 2 Chronicles 20:17, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Ephesians 5:14, Philippians 2:12, Philippians 2:13, Philippians 4:13

and the Lord: 1 Chronicles 22:11, 1 Samuel 17:37, 1 Samuel 20:13

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 8:8 - exceeding 1 Kings 7:47 - found out 1 Chronicles 22:19 - arise 1 Chronicles 28:10 - Take heed now 2 Chronicles 2:7 - whom David 2 Chronicles 19:11 - Deal courageously 2 Chronicles 36:23 - Who is there Ezra 10:4 - Arise Acts 8:26 - Arise

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked around and saw a ram caught in a bush by its horns. He went and got it and offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Genesis 22:14
Abraham named that place "The Lord Provides." And even today people say, "On the Lord 's mountain he provides."
Psalms 105:9
He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and his promise to Isaac.
Isaiah 45:23
My promise is true, and it will not be changed. I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me and vow to be loyal to me.
Jeremiah 49:13
I myself have sworn that the city of Bozrah will become a horrifying sight and a desert; people will make fun of it and use its name as a curse. All the nearby villages will be in ruins forever. I, the Lord , have spoken."
Jeremiah 51:14
The Lord Almighty has sworn by his own life that he will bring many men to attack Babylonia like a swarm of locusts, and they will shout with victory.
Amos 6:8
The Sovereign Lord Almighty has given this solemn warning: "I hate the pride of the people of Israel; I despise their luxurious mansions. I will give their capital city and everything in it to the enemy."
Luke 1:73
With a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham he promised to rescue us from our enemies and allow us to serve him without fear, <

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron,.... That is, the cunning artificers were skilful to work in each of these, some in gold and silver, others in brass and iron:

there is no number; either of the workmen, or of these materials; which yet must be restrained to the brass and iron, for the gold and silver are numbered, but not the brass and iron, 1 Chronicles 22:14,

arise therefore, and be doing: not that he should set about and begin the building the temple directly; but as soon as he could after he came to the throne, and not neglect and delay it:

and the Lord be with thee; as in 1 Chronicles 22:11 and here, as there, the Targum is,

"may the Word of the Lord be thy help.''


 
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