1 Chronicles 28:10

Young's Literal Translation

See, now, for Jehovah hath fixed on thee to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong, and do.'

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.

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

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."

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 And David assembleth all the heads of Israel, heads of the tribes, and heads of the courses who are serving the king, and heads of the thousands, and heads of the hundreds, and heads of all the substance and possessions of the king, and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty ones, even to every mighty one of valour -- unto Jerusalem. ² And David the king riseth on his feet, and saith, `Hear me, my brethren and my people, I -- with my heart -- to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God, and I prepared to build, <sup>3</sup> and God hath said to me, Thou dost not build a house to My name, for a man of wars thou [art], and blood thou hast shed. <sup>4</sup> `And Jehovah, God of Israel, doth fix on me out of all the house of my father to be for king over Israel to the age, for on Judah He hath fixed for a leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, on me, [me] He hath been pleased to make king over all Israel; ⁵ and out of all my sons -- for many sons hath Jehovah given to me -- He also fixeth on Solomon my son, to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel, ⁶ and saith to me, Solomon thy son, he doth build My house, and My courts, for I have fixed on him to Me for a son, and I -- I am to him for a father, ⁷ and I have established his kingdom to the age, if he is strong to do My commands, and My judgments, as at this day. ⁸ `And now, before the eyes of all Israel, the assembly of Jehovah, and in the ears of our God, keep and seek all the commands of Jehovah your God, so that ye possess this good land, and have caused your sons to inherit after you unto the age. <sup>9</sup> `And thou, Solomon, my son, know the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind, for all hearts is Jehovah seeking, and every imagination of the thoughts He is understanding; if thou dost seek Him, He is found of thee, and if thou dost forsake Him, He casteth thee off for ever. ¹⁰ See, now, for Jehovah hath fixed on thee to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong, and do.'

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
And Terah taketh Abram his son, and Lot, son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, wife of Abram his son, and they go out with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come unto Charan, and dwell there.

Genesis 32:10
I have been unworthy of all the kind acts, and of all the truth which Thou hast done with thy servant -- for, with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.

Hosea 12:12
And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.

Acts 7:2
and he said, `Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

Acts 25:13
And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting 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.