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New Living Translation

1 Chronicles 22:17

Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to assist Solomon in this project.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   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;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:
Hebrew Names Version
David also commanded all the princes of Yisra'el to help Shlomo his son, [saying],
King James Version
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
English Standard Version
David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
New Century Version
Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon.
New English Translation
David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.
Amplified Bible
David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
New American Standard Bible
David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying,
World English Bible
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],
Geneva Bible (1587)
Dauid also commanded all the princes of Israel to helpe Salomon his sonne, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
David also commanded all the officials of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:
Contemporary English Version
David then gave orders for the leaders of Israel to help Solomon.
Complete Jewish Bible
David also ordered all the leaders of Isra'el to help Shlomo his son:
Darby Translation
And David commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying,]
Easy-to-Read Version
Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon.
George Lamsa Translation
David also commanded all the elders of Israel, saying, You must help Solomon my son.
Good News Translation
David commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon.
Lexham English Bible
And David commanded all the commanders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
Literal Translation
And David commanded all the rulers of Israel to give help to his son Solomon:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid commaunded all the rulers of Israel, to helpe Salomon his sonne, and sayde:
American Standard Version
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Then David gave orders to all the chiefs of Israel to give their help to Solomon his son, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid commaunded al the lordes of Israel to helpe Solomon his sonne, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son:
King James Version (1611)
Dauid also commanded all the Princes of Israel to helpe Solomon his sonne, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David charged all the chief men of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
English Revised Version
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also Dauid comaundide to alle the princis of Israel, that thei schulden helpe Salomon,
Update Bible Version
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],
Webster's Bible Translation
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],
New King James Version
David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
New Life Bible
David told all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon. He said to them,
New Revised Standard
David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David charged all the rulers of Israel, to help Solomon his son: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
David also charged all the princes of Israel, to help Solomon his son,
Revised Standard Version
David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
And David giveth charge to all heads of Israel to give help to Solomon his son,
THE MESSAGE
David gave orders to all of Israel's leaders to help his son Solomon, saying, "Isn't it obvious that your God is present with you; that he has given you peaceful relations with everyone around? My part in this was to put down the enemies, subdue the land to God and his people; your part is to give yourselves, heart and soul, to praying to your God . So get moving—build the sacred house of worship to God ! Then bring the Chest of the Covenant of God and all the holy furnishings for the worship of God into the sanctuary built in honor of God ."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying,

Contextual Overview

17 Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to assist Solomon in this project. 18 "The Lord your God is with you," he declared. "He has given you peace with the surrounding nations. He has handed them over to me, and they are now subject to the Lord and his people. 19 Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. Build the sanctuary of the Lord God so that you can bring the Ark of the Lord 's Covenant and the holy vessels of God into the Temple built to honor the Lord 's name."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all the princes: 1 Chronicles 28:21, 1 Chronicles 29:6, Romans 16:2, Romans 16:3, Philippians 4:3, 3 John 1:8

Reciprocal: Numbers 20:28 - put them 1 Chronicles 29:24 - all the princes

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
Genesis 13:16
And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted!
Genesis 15:5
Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, "Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!"
Genesis 17:6
I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!
Genesis 22:1
Some time later, God tested Abraham's faith. "Abraham!" God called. "Yes," he replied. "Here I am."
Genesis 22:2
"Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."
Genesis 22:8
"God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham answered. And they both walked on together.
Genesis 22:9
When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.
Genesis 22:13
Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

David also commanded all the princes of Israel,.... His courtiers and nobles that were about him:

to help Solomon his son; by their advice, and with their purses, should he need them, and by overlooking the workmen, directing and encouraging them:

saying; as follows.


 
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