Take heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”
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Take heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”
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Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
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Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.'
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 28:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 28:6 He said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
- 1 Timothy 4:16 Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
- 1 Chronicles 22:16-19 of the gold, the silver, the bronze, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may Yahweh be with you.” 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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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Put it in execution.
Put it in execution.
Meaning, for his Ark.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 28:10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath…
1Ch 28:10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do [it].
Ver. 10. To build a house for the sanctuary.] Or, For sanctification: i.e., where God may sanctify his people in holy ordinances; and be sanctified by them in holy duties. {Lev 10:3}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain For the sanctuary; or, for a sanctuary, i. e.…
For the sanctuary; or, for a sanctuary, i. e. which is to be a sanctuary for him, to wit, for the ark to dwell in.
Be strong; take courage and resolution to break through all difficulties, troubles, discouragements, or oppositions which thou mayst possibly meet with.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Take heed now,.... Of offending God by forsaking him;…
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, Num 7:9 the Targum is, the Word of the Lord hath chosen thee, &c.
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be strong, and do it, be of a good heart and courage, and set about it with vigour and resolution.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The sanctuary - For the ark to dwell in.…
The sanctuary - For the ark to dwell in. Be strong - Take courage to break through all difficulties. Without this, we can do no work of God as we ought.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. The Lord hath chosen thee] "The Word…
Verse 10. The Lord hath chosen thee] "The Word of the Lord hath chosen thee." - T.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ch 28:10. A house for a sanctuary — That…
1Ch 28:10. A house for a sanctuary — That is, a sanctuary, or holy place, for the ark to dwell in. Be strong, and do it — Take courage and resolution to break through all difficulties, troubles, discouragements, and oppositions, which thou mayest possibly meet with.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. hath chosen thee] See on 1Ch_28:5.
10. hath chosen thee] See on 1Ch_28:5.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) Take heed now; for the Lord.—Or, See now…
(10) Take heed now; for the Lord.—Or, See now that Jehovah hath chosen thee; consider this high commission, weigh it well and realise it thoroughly, then be strong, and act. (See 1Ch_22:13; 1Ch_22:16.)
David now, in presence of the Assembly, hands over to his son the plans of the Sanctuary and its vessels, remarking, as he does so, that the whole is of Divine origin (1Ch_28:19).
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