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the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Good News Translation

1 Chronicles 28:10

You must realize that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy Temple. Now do it—and do it with determination."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Call;   Children;   Church;   Liberality;   Obedience;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Sanctuary;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - David;   Haggai, Theology of;   Sanctuary;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hadoram;   Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Election;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for December 24;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Realize now that the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”
Hebrew Names Version
Take heed now; for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
King James Version
Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
English Standard Version
Be careful now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it."
New Century Version
Solomon, you must understand this. The Lord has chosen you to build the Temple as his holy place. Be strong and finish the job."
New English Translation
Realize now that the Lord has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!"
Amplified Bible
"Consider this carefully, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be courageous and strong and do it."
New American Standard Bible
"Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act."
World English Bible
Take heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take heede now, for the Lord hath chosen thee to buylde the house of the Sanctuarie: be strong therefore, and doe it.
Legacy Standard Bible
See now, for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and act."
Berean Standard Bible
Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it."
Contemporary English Version
The Lord has chosen you to build a temple for worshiping him. Be confident and do the work you have been assigned.
Complete Jewish Bible
See now that Adonai has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; so be strong, and do it!"
Darby Translation
Consider now, that Jehovah has chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do [it].
Easy-to-Read Version
Solomon, you must understand that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy place—the Temple. Be strong and finish the job."
George Lamsa Translation
Know now and take heed; for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary of the name of the LORD; be strong, be valiant, and do it.
Lexham English Bible
Look now, for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it!"
Literal Translation
Watch, now, for Jehovah has chosen you to build a house for a sanctuary. Be strong and act.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take hede now, for the LORDE hath chosen the, to buylde an house to be the Sactuary: be stronge, and make it.
American Standard Version
Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
Bible in Basic English
Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take heede now, for the Lorde hath chosen thee to builde him an house of a sanctuarie: Be strong therefore & play the man.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.'
King James Version (1611)
Take heed now, for the Lord hath chosen thee to builde an house for the Sanctuarie: be strong, and doe it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
See now, for the Lord has chosen thee to build him a house for a sanctuary, be strong and do it.
English Revised Version
Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Now therfor, for the Lord chees thee, for to bilde the hows of seyntuarie, be thou coumfortid, and parforme.
Update Bible Version
Take heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
Webster's Bible Translation
Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do [it].
New King James Version
Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it."
New Living Translation
So take this seriously. The Lord has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work."
New Life Bible
Listen now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a place of worship. Be strong, and do it."
New Revised Standard
Take heed now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary; be strong, and act."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
See! now, that, Yahweh, hath made choice of thee, to build a house for a sanctuary - be strong and do!
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now therefore seeing the Lord hath chosen thee to build the house of the sanctuary, take courage, and do it.
Revised Standard Version
Take heed now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it."
Young's Literal Translation
See, now, for Jehovah hath fixed on thee to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong, and do.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act."

Contextual Overview

1 King David commanded all the officials of Israel to assemble in Jerusalem. So all the officials of the tribes, the officials who administered the work of the kingdom, the leaders of the clans, the supervisors of the property and livestock that belonged to the king and his sons—indeed all the palace officials, leading soldiers, and important men—gathered in Jerusalem. 2 David stood before them and addressed them: "My friends, listen to me. I wanted to build a permanent home for the Covenant Box, the footstool of the Lord our God. I have made preparations for building a temple to honor him, 3 but he has forbidden me to do it, because I am a soldier and have shed too much blood. 4 The Lord , the God of Israel, chose me and my descendants to rule Israel forever. He chose the tribe of Judah to provide leadership, and out of Judah he chose my father's family. From all that family it was his pleasure to take me and make me king over all Israel. 5 He gave me many sons, and out of them all he chose Solomon to rule over Israel, the Lord 's kingdom. 6 "The Lord said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who will build my Temple. I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 I will make his kingdom last forever if he continues to obey carefully all my laws and commands as he does now.' 8 "So now, my people, in the presence of our God and of this assembly of all Israel, the Lord 's people, I charge you to obey carefully everything that the Lord our God has commanded us, so that you may continue to possess this good land and so that you may hand it on to succeeding generations forever." 9 And to Solomon he said, "My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever. 10 You must realize that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy Temple. Now do it—and do it with determination."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Take heed now: 1 Chronicles 28:6, 1 Chronicles 22:16-19, 1 Timothy 4:16

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:28 - charge Joshua Deuteronomy 4:15 - Take ye Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong Joshua 1:6 - Be strong 2 Samuel 7:13 - He shall 1 Kings 1:20 - that thou 1 Kings 5:5 - as the Lord 1 Kings 8:13 - surely built 1 Chronicles 22:13 - be strong 1 Chronicles 28:7 - constant 1 Chronicles 28:20 - Be strong 1 Chronicles 29:1 - palace 2 Chronicles 19:6 - Take 2 Chronicles 32:7 - strong Ezra 10:4 - we also will Psalms 68:29 - Because Psalms 127:1 - build Mark 8:15 - he charged 1 Corinthians 16:13 - be Ephesians 6:4 - but Ephesians 6:10 - be 1 Timothy 6:14 - keep

Cross-References

Genesis 11:31
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, who was the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, Abram's wife, and with them he left the city of Ur in Babylonia to go to the land of Canaan. They went as far as Haran and settled there.
Genesis 32:10
I am not worth all the kindness and faithfulness that you have shown me, your servant. I crossed the Jordan with nothing but a walking stick, and now I have come back with these two groups.
Hosea 12:12
Our ancestor Jacob had to flee to Mesopotamia, where, in order to get a wife, he worked for another man and took care of his sheep.
Acts 7:2
Stephen answered, "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! Before our ancestor Abraham had gone to live in Haran, the God of glory appeared to him in Mesopotamia
Acts 25:13
Some time later King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay a visit of welcome to Festus.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Take heed now,.... Of offending God by forsaking him; or see, consider, and observe now what he was further about to say to him, concerning the building of the temple, as follows:

for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary; a temple for the ark, called the sanctuary, Numbers 7:9 the Targum is, the Word of the Lord hath chosen thee, &c.

be strong, and do it, be of a good heart and courage, and set about it with vigour and resolution.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 28:10. The Lord hath chosen thee — "The Word of the Lord hath chosen thee." - T.


 
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