1 Chronicles 22:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

David said, 'My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent to promote His name and glory throughout all lands. Therefore, I will make preparations for it.' So David made extensive preparations before his death.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And David said, Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all nations: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} said,{H559} Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121} is young{H5288} and tender,{H7390} and the house{H1004} that is to be builded{H1129} for Jehovah{H3068} must be exceeding{H4605} magnificent,{H1431} of fame{H8034} and of glory{H8597} throughout all countries:{H776} I will therefore make preparation{H3559} for it. So David{H1732} prepared{H3559} abundantly{H7230} before{H6440} his death.{H4194}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121} is young{H5288} and tender{H7390}, and the house{H1004} that is to be builded{H1129}{(H8800)} for the LORD{H3068} must be exceeding{H4605} magnifical{H1431}{(H8687)}, of fame{H8034} and of glory{H8597} throughout all countries{H776}: I will therefore now make preparation{H3559}{(H8686)} for it. So David{H1732} prepared{H3559}{(H8686)} abundantly{H7230} before{H6440} his death{H4194}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    for Dauid thoughte, Salomo my sonne is but a childe and tender: But the house that shal be buylded vnto the LORDE, shal be greate, that his name & prayse maye be exalted in all londes, therfore wyl I prouyde for him. So Dauid made greate prouysion before his death.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Dauid saide, Salomon my sonne is yong and tender, and we must builde an house for the Lorde, magnificall, excellent and of great fame and dignitie throughout all countreyes. I will therefore nowe prepare for him. So Dauid prepared very much before his death.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Dauid sayde: Solomon my sonne is young and tender, and the house that is to be buylded for the Lorde must be magnificall, excellent, and of great fame and dignitie throughout all countreys: I wil therfore make ordinaunces for it. And so Dauid prepared many thinges before his death.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And David said, Solomon my son [is] young and tender, and the house [that is] to be builded for the LORD [must be] exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And David saith, `Solomon my son `is' a youth and tender, and the house to be built to Jehovah `is' to be made exceedingly great, for name and for beauty to all the lands; let me prepare, I pray Thee, for it;' and David prepareth in abundance before his death.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Jehovah must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Jehovah must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And David said, Solomon my son is young and untested, and the house which is to be put up for the Lord is to be very great, a thing of wonder and glory through all countries; so I will make ready what is needed for it. So David got ready a great store of material before his death.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    David said, "Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. I will therefore make preparation for it." So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    David said,“My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the LORD must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, "My son Solomon, the one chosen by God, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great because this temple is not for man but for the LORD God."
  • 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, but I am only a young and inexperienced servant who does not know how to carry out his duties.
  • 1 Kgs 9:8 : 8 And this temple, now exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will hiss, saying, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land and this temple?'
  • Deut 31:2-7 : 2 He said to them, 'I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. The LORD has said to me, 'You shall not cross the Jordan.'' 3 The LORD your God himself will cross ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall take possession of them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said. 4 And the LORD will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, whom he destroyed. 5 The LORD will deliver them to you, and you must act toward them according to the entire commandment I have instructed you. 6 Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. 7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you shall divide it among them as their inheritance.'
  • 2 Chr 2:5 : 5 But who can build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who am I, then, to build Him a house—except as a place to burn offerings before Him?
  • 2 Chr 7:21 : 21 This temple, which was so exalted, will be appalling to every passerby who sees it. They will say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'
  • 2 Chr 13:7 : 7 Then worthless and reckless men gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not stand against them.
  • Ezra 3:12 : 12 But many of the priests, Levites, and family heads—the elderly who had seen the first temple—were weeping loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
  • Isa 64:11 : 11 For these things, will you restrain yourself, LORD? Will you remain silent and afflict us so severely?
  • Ezek 7:20 : 20 They took pride in the beauty of their jewelry and made it into images of their detestable idols. Therefore, I will make it a thing of uncleanness for them.
  • Hag 2:3 : 3 Who among you remains who saw this house in its former glory? And how does it look to you now? Doesn't it seem as nothing in your eyes?
  • Hag 2:9 : 9 The glory of this latter house will be greater than that of the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will give peace—this is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts.
  • Luke 21:5 : 5 Some people were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, and he said,
  • John 3:30 : 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
  • John 4:37-38 : 37 For in this the saying is true: 'One sows, and another reaps.' 38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.
  • John 9:4 : 4 'As long as it is day, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.'
  • John 13:1 : 1 Now, before the Passover festival, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, loved them to the very end.
  • 2 Pet 1:13-15 : 13 I think it is right, as long as I am in this earthly tent, to stir you up by way of reminder, 14 knowing that the laying aside of my tent is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will also make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will always be able to remember these things.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 22:6-8
    3 verses
    86%

    6 Then he called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

    7 David said to Solomon, 'My son, it was in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God.'

    8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 'You have shed much blood and have fought great wars. You shall not build a house for my name, because you have shed abundant blood on the earth in my sight.'

  • 1 Chr 29:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, "My son Solomon, the one chosen by God, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great because this temple is not for man but for the LORD God."

    2 So, to the best of my ability, I have made preparations for the house of my God: gold for the gold work, silver for the silver work, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx stones, inlaid stones, colored stones, all kinds of precious stones, and marble in abundance.

  • 5 Judah and Israel lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

  • 9 I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand gallons of wine, and twenty thousand gallons of oil.

  • 78%

    10 Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.

    11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, its storerooms, its upper rooms, its inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.

  • 1 Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to carry burdens, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred supervisors to oversee them.

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    17 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

    18 But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well to have this desire in your heart.'

    19 Nevertheless, you will not build the house yourself; rather, your son, your own descendant, will build the house for My name.

  • 78%

    10 He will build a house for my name, and he will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.

    11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as He has spoken concerning you.

  • 20 Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-10
    4 verses
    78%

    7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

    8 But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well to have this desire in your heart.

    9 However, you shall not build the house; instead, your son, who will come from your body, he shall build the house for My name.'

    10 The LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke, and I have taken the place of my father David and now sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Then King David stood to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a resting place for the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD and a footstool for our God, and I made preparations to build it.

  • 1 As David's final days approached, he commanded his son Solomon, saying:

  • 1 Chr 22:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 Then David said, 'This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offerings for Israel.'

    2 David commanded the gathering of the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stones to build the house of God.

  • 19 And give my son Solomon an undivided heart to keep your commandments, your statutes, and your decrees, and to carry out all these plans, building the temple for which I have made preparations.

  • 11 Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

  • 1 Chr 28:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5 Of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the LORD’s kingdom over Israel.

    6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father.

  • 17 Then David commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon.

  • 3 This included ten fattened head of cattle, twenty pasture-fed cattle, and a hundred sheep—besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

  • 12 Now I have sent you a skilled and insightful craftsman, Huram-Abi.

  • 1 Then Solomon began building the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  • 16 So all of Solomon’s work was carried out until the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid and until it was completed. The house of the Lord was finished perfectly.

  • 4 He also supplied cedar logs without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought great quantities of cedar logs to David.

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    11 When your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

    12 He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.

  • 5 "Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: Is it you who would build me a house to dwell in?

  • 1 When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

  • 1 So all the work that Solomon did for the temple of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the holy items dedicated by his father David— the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.

  • 1 King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar wood, stonemasons, and carpenters to build him a palace.

  • 5 But who can build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who am I, then, to build Him a house—except as a place to burn offerings before Him?

  • 1 Solomon son of David established himself firmly over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.

  • 1 After twenty years during which Solomon built the house of the Lord and his own house,

  • 28 David died at a good old age, having enjoyed a full life of days, riches, and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.

  • 2 The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

  • 2 And I have built a lofty house for You, a place for You to dwell forever.

  • 25 You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. That is why your servant has found the courage to pray before you.

  • 12 Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and carry out my ordinances, and keep all my commandments by walking in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

  • 18 But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

  • 47 But it was Solomon who built Him a house.