David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, “Isn’t Yahweh your God with you? Hasn’t he given you rest on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Yahweh, and before his people. Now set your heart and your soul to follow Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for Yahweh’s name.”
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David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
“Isn’t Yahweh your God with you? Hasn’t he given you rest on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Yahweh, and before his people.
Now set your heart and your soul to follow Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for Yahweh’s name.”
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David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
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David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son:
'Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath He not given you rest on every side? for He hath delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before His people.
Now set your heart and your soul to seek after the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.'
Cross-references (37)
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 (v19) You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all…
- Deuteronomy 4:29 (v19) But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- 1 Chronicles 16:11 (v19) Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 (v18) Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of peace. I will give him rest from all his enemies all around; for his name shall…
- 1 Chronicles 23:25 (v18) For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
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- Psalms 27:4 (v19) One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s…
- 2 Samuel 7:1 (v18) When the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies all around,
- 1 Chronicles 22:7 (v19) David said to Solomon his son, “As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.
- 1 Kings 8:6 (v19) The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under…
- 2 Chronicles 5:7 (v19) The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under…
- 2 Samuel 5:19-20 (v18) David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to David, “Go…
- 1 Kings 8:21 (v19) There I have set a place for the ark, in which is Yahweh’s covenant, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land…
- Psalms 44:1-5 (v18) We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old. You drove out the nations…
- Acts 9:31 (v18) So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the…
- Romans 8:31 (v18) What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 12:10-11 (v18) But when you go over the Jordan and dwell in the land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit, and he gives you rest from all your…
- Joshua 22:4 (v18) Now Yahweh your God has given rest to your brothers, as he spoke to them. Therefore now return and go to your tents, to the land of your…
- Joshua 23:1 (v18) After many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years,
- Judges 6:12-14 (v18) Yahweh’s angel appeared to him, and said to him, “Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Gideon said to him, “Oh, my lord, if Yahweh…
- 1 Samuel 25:28 (v18) Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For Yahweh will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights Yahweh’s battles.…
- 2 Chronicles 6:11 (v19) There I have set the ark, in which is Yahweh’s covenant, which he made with the children of Israel.”
- Acts 22:16 (v19) Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
- Deuteronomy 32:46-47 (v19) He said to them, “Set your heart to all the words which I testify to you today, which you shall command your children to observe to do, all…
- 1 Kings 5:3 (v19) “You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of Yahweh his God because of the wars which were around him on every…
- 1 Chronicles 28:1-6 (v17) David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains of the companies who served the king by division, the…
- 2 Chronicles 20:3 (v19) Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek to Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
- Deuteronomy 20:4 (v18) for Yahweh your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:16 (v19) of the gold, the silver, the bronze, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may Yahweh be with you.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:21 (v17) Behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of God’s house. Every willing man who has skill, for…
- 1 Chronicles 29:6 (v17) Then the princes of the fathers’ households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with…
- Isaiah 60:1 (v19) “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.
- Daniel 9:3 (v19) I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
- Haggai 1:5 (v19) Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Armies says: Consider your ways.
- Acts 11:23 (v19) who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to…
- Romans 16:2-3 (v17) that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she…
- Philippians 4:3 (v17) Yes, I beg you also, true partner, help these women, for they labored with me in the Good News with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow…
- 3 John 1:8 (v17) We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv18–19 The nations round about.
The nations round about.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv17–18 1Ch 22:17 David also commanded all the princes of…
1Ch 22:17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],
Ver. 17. David also commanded all the princes.] This he did out of his holy zeal, which is an extreme heat of all the affections.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v18 1. It is brought under the command of God…
Either,
1. It is brought under the command of God and of you his people, all the enemies of God and of Israel, in it or near it, being now perfectly subdued. Or,
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2. It is really subdued, whereof both God and your own eyes are witnesses.
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Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v17 David here engages the princes of Israel to assist…
David here engages the princes of Israel to assist Solomon in the great work he had to do, and every one to lend him a hand towards the carrying of it on. Those that are in the throne cannot do the good they would, unless those about the throne set in with them. David would therefore have the princes to advise Solomon and quicken him, and make the work as easy to him as they could, by promoting it every one in his place. 1. He shows them what obligations they lay under to be zealous in this matter, in gratitude to God for the great things he had done for them. He had given them victory, and rest, and a good land for an inheritance, Ch1 22:18. The more God has done for us the more we should study to do for him. 2. He presses that upon them which should make them zealous in it (Ch1 22:19): "Set your heart and soul to seek God, place your happiness in his favour, and keep your eye upon his glory. Seek him as your chief good and highest end, and this with your heart and soul. Make religion your choice and business; and then you will grudge no pains nor cost to promote the building of his sanctuary." Let but the heart be sincerely engaged for God, and the head and hand, the estate and interest, and all will be cheerfully employed for him.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv17–18 Is not the Lord your God with you?.... Blessing…
Is not the Lord your God with you?.... Blessing them with wealth and riches:
and hath he not given you rest on every side? from all enemies within and without; so that they had peace and quietness, and leisure to attend the service he recommended to them:
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for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into my hand; meaning the rest of the Canaanites, who before were unsubdued, as even the Jebusites in Jerusalem:
and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people; and the extent of it carried to its utmost bounds, as God had promised.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v18 Verse 18. Is not the Lord your God with…
Verse 18. Is not the Lord your God with you?] "Is not the WORD of the Lord your God your assistant?" - T.
Hath he not given you rest on every side?] David at this time was not only king of Judea, but had also subdued most of the surrounding nations.
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Thus Solomon came to the Jewish throne with every possible advantage. Had he made a proper use of his state and of his talents, he would have been the greatest as well as the wisest of sovereigns. But alas! how soon did this pure gold become dim! He began with an unlawful matrimonial connection; this led him to a commerce that was positively forbidden by the law of God: he then multiplied his matrimonial connections with heathen women; they turned his heart away from God, and the once wise and holy Solomon died a fool and an idolater.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v18 1Ch 22:18. The land is subdued before the Lord,…
1Ch 22:18. The land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people — It is brought under the command of God, and of you his people, all the enemies of God and of Israel, in it or near it, being now perfectly subdued.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv18–19 Saying is not expressed in Hebrew, "Is not the…
Saying is not expressed in Hebrew, "Is not the Lord," &c. --- And hath. Hebrew, "for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into my hand," or power. (Haydock) --- Almost all the neighbouring nations were subjected to David. (Calmet)--- The Lord, who assisted his people, and filled the enemy with terror. (Menochius)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv18–19 17–19. David’s Charge to the Princes
17–19. David’s Charge to the Princes
18. the inhabitants of the land] Cp. 1Ch_11:4, the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. The remnant of the earlier inhabitants of Canaan is meant.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv17–19 (17) Saying.—The absence of this word from the Hebrew…
(17) Saying.—The absence of this word from the Hebrew text may be compared with the like omission in 1Ch_16:7; 1Ch_23:4-5; 1Ch_28:19.
(17-19) David invites the cooperation of the chieftains of Israel.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv17–19 Vers. 17-19. These verses contain David"s command, accompanied by…
Vers. 17-19. These verses contain David"s command, accompanied by urgent argument, to the princes of Israel, to render their hearty assistance.
All the princes; i.e. those who held positions of authority as commanders, leaders, elders, heads of tribes, and chiefs of the fathers. (1Ch_27:22 1Ch_23:2 1Ch_28:1)
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Vers. 17-19.
The wisdom of the strong.
We may take the "princes of Israel" as types and representatives of the strong men, the leaders in the kingdom, or Church, or society of which they are members, those who are responsible for the measures which are adopted, for the course which is chosen, for the principles which are professed. Thus regarding them, we may gather from the text
I THAT IT IS THE WISDOM OF THE STRONG TO GAIN THE FAVOUR OF GOD for themselves and for the community. "Set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God" (ver. 19); i.e. strenuously and perseveringly endeavour to gain God"s approval, to do his will and win his smile. That is the "beginning of wisdom" and the end of it, in all cases now, with all leaders everywhere. They are to do this by
(1) taking earnest heed to his revelation of himself;
(2) accepting him who is the Manifestation of his mind and will;
(3) fashioning their own lives and directing those of others according to his holy Word.
II THAT THE WISDOM OF THE STRONG IS IN MAKING THE MOST OF FAVOURABLE OPPORTUNITY. David urged the princes to activity on the ground that the time had come for action. "Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side?" etc. (ver. 18). Now that the energy of the people needed not to be devoted to the art of war, it was most fitting that it should be given to the building of a house for the Lord. The time of peace is the hour of national industry and progress, when the useful arts and religious institutions should receive particular attention. It is the part of wise and conscientious leaders, in the Church as well as in the state, to watch for the time of opportunity, to make the utmost of the "golden hour," to strike when the blows will tell. Carefulness or negligence in this matter may make all the difference between success and failure. These are favourable times for
(1) reorganization,
(2) reconciliation,
(3) evangelization.
III THAT IT IS THE WISDOM OF THE STRONG TO BUILD UP THAT WHICH HOLDS THE MOST SACRED THINGS. "Build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house" (ver. 19). The princes could do nothing better for Israel than build the house in which the ark would abide; for the Lord himself would dwell above the mercy-seat, and so long as Israel worshipped purely in the house they were building they might count on his presence and his favour. Our leaders do well to incite us to build
(1) houses of the Lord in which he himself will dwell, and receive the homage of his people and teach them his truth;
(2) institutions Churches, societies, families in which the holy principles Christ has taught us shall be incorporated;
(3) national character, which shall contain and embody those pure and righteous habits which are found in the lifo of the great Exemplar. These are of more value than all the "holy vessels" which David"s zeal could collect. C.
Vers. 17-19.
David"s charge to the princes of Israel.
After charging so solemnly his son, David turned to the princes of Israel, giving them an equally solemn charge to help his son Solomon in his great work. Every line of this charge to the princes is replete with spiritual instruction. The first line is a precious one: "Is not the Lord your God with you?" The presence of God is the Christian"s great power for all work. "Lo, I am with you alway, even to the end of the world." Moses knew its importance when he said, "If thy presence go not with us, lead us not up thence." The second line is equally precious: "Hath he not given you rest on every side?" The true Christian has indeed found "rest" in Christ the true David, and for the reason assigned here in David"s third line he hath given the inhabitants of the land the Canaanites into mine hand." Every enemy the child of God has is in the hand of Christ. Every sin he has committed, as well as the broken Law, and everything else that shut him out from God, have all been laid on Jesus. Everything that could injure or stand in the Christian"s way, in the present or in the future, is all in the hand of Jesus. "Subdued" is the word written by Christ"s cross on all his sins, on all his foes, on everything against him. Nay more: in all these things "he is more than conqueror through him that loved him." This being so, to what end is it all? David tells us: "Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God." Every affection, every desire, every energy, every aim, everything within us, is to be "set." And where? Christ-ward. On him who has done such great things for us. And does such grace tend to sloth or indifference? Far otherwise. "Arise therefore." Get up out of sloth, out of sin, out of earthliness of every kind. Get higher. "Nearer my God to thee, nearer to thee." And how is this rising to show itself? "Build ye the sanctuary." Let every thought and energy, every heart and every hand, be put to build up the kingdom of God the true sanctuary of God in this world. And the last word in this charge is the climax the great end to which everything points: "Build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built to the Name of the Lord." Observe the sanctuary was fur this end bring in the ark of the covenant and the holy vessels." So is it now. That ark is Christ. The "holy vessels" are everything that pertains to that ark. This is the great end of every building to bring in Christ and everything that is of Christ. Is the sanctuary the believer"s soul? Then let Christ and everything Christlike be brought in there. Is the "sanctuary" a Church any of the Churches of Christ or the entire Church the body of Christ? Then see that the ark is brought in and its vessels-Christ and everything that will glorify him. The house was "to be built to the Name of the Lord." This Name is on the Christian, on every Christian Church, on every Christian duty, on every Christian nation, on every Christian work. See that the ark and its vessels are where the name is. See that we have not the name without the ark and its vessels. We may have the name in baptism, in the Holy Communion, in the Church and its ordinances, but the grand question is, "Are the ark and its vessels there? W.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek…
1Ch_22:19
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God.
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Seeking after God
I. The occasion on which this injunction was given.
II. The injunction itself.
1. The great object of our life.
2. In what way we are to prosecute it.
(1) Avail yourselves of the opportunities afforded for public usefulness.
(2) Begin with the surrender of your whole souls to God. (C. Simeon, M. A.)
The important search
I. The object searched.
II. The method of search.
1. Earnestly.
2. Resolutely. (J. Wolfendale.)
Building the temple
The great aim of missionary work, at home and abroad, is the same. This great work may be illustrated by the text. We have--
I. The heart set upon God.
1. All work for God must begin with ourselves (Act_22:28; 1Ti_4:16).
2. It must be heart-work, not merely duty, custom, or sympathy.
3. There must be a deliberate setting of the heart and soul upon God as our God, reconciled in Christ, fixedly His (Psa_57:7; Deu_10:12).
4. There must be continued seeking God, in prayer, meditation, holy living.
II. The building-work going on. The living Church is Gods sanctuary. He dwells in the hearts of His people (Joh_14:23; 2Co_6:16; 1Co_3:16). The work of Christs followers is to build the sanctuary.
1. By gathering souls out of the world around to Christ.
2. By gathering souls into the Church, uniting in one body in Christ.
III. The sanctuary used for God. Union in the Church must be--
1. For consecration. The temple is not for ornament, nor for the admiration of the world, but for God.
2. For worship: Bring the ark, etc. The ark shadows forth the great propitiation (Rom_3:25). This must hold the first position in the Church, heart, ministry (1Co_2:2).
3. For service: Bring the holy vessels, etc. Each vessel has its use. (J. E. Sampson.)
Set your heart
Let us take this exhortation--
I. In its reference to Gods own people.
1. What are they to seek? The Lord your God.
(1) By endeavouring to obey Him in everything.
(2) In building up His temple. It should be the main object of our life to seek the Lord by building up His Church.
(3) By doing everything to Gods glory.
2. How are they to seek? Set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God.
(1) With fixity of purpose: Set.
(2) Have an intense affection towards Gods service and glory.
(3) With an energetic use of the intellect. We ought as much to speculate and scheme to glorify God as we meditate how to advance our business.
(4) By the union and concentration of all our faculties.
3. When are we to seek the Lord? Now. Now is the only time worth having, because it is indeed the only time we have. When did David mean by his now?
(1) Now that they had an efficient leader--Solomon.
(2) When God is with you.
(3) When God gives rest. Hath He not given you rest on every side?
II. In its reference to those who are converted.
1. Set your heart on true religion, and be not content with the outward form of it.
2. Seek the Lord Himself.
3. Seek Him at once with all your heart. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
Seeking God
In the struggle of life many men and women are hampered and depressed by the memory of past weaknesses, errors, and sins. The hours of their real spiritual prosperity are overshadowed and embittered by the recollection of their spiritual adversities. It is one of the wise and helpful laws of our nature that in freeing ourselves from weakness and sin we do not free ourselves from the memory of them. The value of the experience lies in the lesson we learn from it, and the truest repentance is often witnessed by the poignancy of the sorrow, and both the lesson and the sorrow have their roots in memory. But, while we are not to forget that we have sometimes fallen, we are not always to carry the mud with us; the slough is behind, but the clean, clearly-defined road stretches ahead of us, skies are clear, and God is beyond. We were made for purity, truth, and fidelity, and the very abhorrence of the opposites of these qualities, which grows and deepens within us, bears testimony that our aspirations are becoming our attainments. The really noble thing about any man or woman is not freedom from all stains of the lower life, but the deathless aspiration which for ever drives us forward and will not let us rest in any past, whether good or bad. That which makes us respect ourselves is not what men call a blameless career, but the hunger and thirst after God which makes all our doing unsatisfying and inadequate to us. Better a thousand times the eager and passionate fleeing to God from a past of faults and weaknesses, with an irresistible longing for rest in the everlasting verities, than the most respectable career which misses this profound impulse. The past, remains with us to remind us of our perils and our constant need of help, but it ought not to haunt and oppress us. The real life of an aspiring soul is always ahead, We are not fleeing from the devil, but seeking God. (Lyman Abbott.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v17 Yahweh your God is with you
Yahweh your God is with you
This is an idiom that implies that Yahweh will help Israel to prosper. (See: Idiom)
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your ... you
These pronouns are plural in 1 Chronicles 22:18-19. (See: Forms of You)
has given you peace on every side
"has caused all the nations who live around Israel to live peacefully with you"
He has given the region's inhabitants into my hand
Here "hand" refers to power to defeat his enemies. AT: "He has given me power over everyone who lives around us" (See: Metonymy)
The region is subdued before Yahweh and his people
This can be stated in active form. "The other nations no longer attack Yahweh and his people" (See: Active or Passive)
Now
This word introduces something important that David is about to say.
seek Yahweh your God
Seeking Yahweh represents either 1) asking God for help or 2) thinking about God and obeying him. (See: Metaphor)
with all your heart and your soul
Here "heart" and "soul" refer to the whole person. AT: "with your whole being" (See: Synecdoche)
Get up and build the holy place
It is understood that Solomon will not do the work personally, but he will direct others to do it. AT: "Get up and direct the workers as they build the holy place" (See: Metonymy)
the house built for Yahweh's name
Here "name" refers to honor. This can be stated in active form. AT: "the temple you will build to honor Yahweh" (See: Metonymy and Active or Passive)
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David
Israel
Solomon
peace
hand
holy place
ark of the covenant
house of God
name
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