The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Chronicles 28
1 David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains
of the companies who served the king by
division, the captains of thousands, the
captains of hundreds, and the rulers over
all the substance and possessions of the
king and of his sons, with the officers and
the mighty men, even all the mighty men
of valor, to Jerusalem.
2 Then David the king stood up on his
feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and
my people! As for me, it was in my heart
to build a house of rest for the ark of
Yahweh’s covenant, and for the footstool
of our God; and I had prepared for the
building.
3 But God said to me, ‘You shall not build
a house for my name, because you are a
man of war and have shed blood.’
4 However Yahweh, the God of Israel,
chose me out of all the house of my father
to be king over Israel forever. For he
has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the
house of Judah, the house of my father;
and among the sons of my father he took
pleasure in me to make me king over all
Israel.
5 Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given
me many sons), he has chosen Solomon
my son to sit on the throne of Yahweh’s
kingdom over Israel.
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.
7 I will establish his kingdom forever if
he continues todomy commandments and
my ordinances, as it is today.’
8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel,
Yahweh’s assembly, and in the audience
of our God, observe and seek out all the
commandments of Yahweh your God, that
you may possess this good land, and leave
it for an inheritance to your children after
you forever.
9 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 hearts, and understands all
the imaginations of the thoughts. If you
seek him, he will be found by you; but
if you forsake him, he will cast you off
forever.
10 Take heed now, for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary.
Be strong, and do it.”
11 Then David gave to Solomon his son
the plans for the porch of the temple, for
its houses, for its treasuries, for its upper
rooms, for its inner rooms, for the place of
the mercy seat;
12 and the plans of all that he had by the
Spirit, for the courts of Yahweh’s house,
for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of God’s house, and for the
treasuries of the dedicated things;
13 also for the divisions ofthe priests and
the Levites, for all the work of the service
of Yahweh’s house, and for all the vessels
of service in Yahweh’s house—
14 of gold by weight for the gold for all
vessels of every kind of service, for all the
vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of
every kind of service;
15 by weight also for the lamp stands of
gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight
for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and
for the lamp stands of silver, by weight
for every lamp stand and for its lamps,
according to the use of every lamp stand;
16 and the gold by weightfor the tables of
show bread, for every table; and silver for
the tables of silver;
17 and the forks, the basins, and the cups,
of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver
bowls by weight for every bowl;
18 and for the altar of incense, refined
gold by weight; and gold for the plans
for the chariot, and the cherubim that
spread out and cover the ark of Yahweh’s
covenant.
19 “All this”, David said, “I have been
made to understand in writing from Yahweh’s hand, even all the works of this pattern.”
20 David said to Solomon his son, “Be
strong and courageous, and do it. Don’t be
afraid, nor be dismayed, for Yahweh God,
even my God, is with you. He will not fail
you nor forsake you, until all the work for
the service of Yahweh’s house is finished.
21 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 any kind of service shall be with
you in all kinds of work. Also the captains
and all the people will be entirely at your
command.”