1 Chronicles 29:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Furthermore, King David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David the king said unto all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Jehovah God.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And kynge Dauid sayde vnto all the congregacion: God hath chosen Salomon one of my sonnes, which yet is yonge and tender. But the worke is greate: for it is not a mans palace, but the LORDE Gods.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Moreouer Dauid the King sayde vnto all the Congregation, God hath chosen Salomon mine onely sonne yong and tender, and the worke is great: for this house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Dauid the king saide vnto all the congregation: God hath specially chosen Solomon my sonne which is yet young & tender, & the worke is great: for the house shall not be for man, but for the Lorde God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, [is yet] young and tender, and the work [is] great: for the palace [is] not for man, but for the LORD God.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    David the king said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And David the king saith to all the assembly, `Solomon my son -- the one on whom God hath fixed -- `is' young and tender, and the work `is' great, for not for man is the palace, but for Jehovah God;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David the king said unto all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Jehovah God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David the king said unto all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Jehovah God.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    David the king said to all the assembly, "Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The People Contribute to the Project King David said to the entire assembly:“My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 22:5 : 5 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.
  • 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.
  • 2 Chr 13:7 : 7 And there gathered to him worthless men, sons of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not resist them.
  • Prov 4:3 : 3 For I was my father's son, tender and dearly loved in the sight of my mother.
  • Jer 1:6-7 : 6 Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. 7 But the LORD said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
  • 1 Kgs 8:19-20 : 19 Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come from your body, he shall build the house for my name. 20 And the LORD has performed his word that he spoke, and I have risen up in place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
  • 1 Chr 28:1 : 1 And David assembled all the leaders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, the captains of the divisions that served the king by turns, the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, and all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
  • 1 Chr 28:5-6 : 5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. 6 And he said to me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
  • 1 Chr 28:8 : 8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you forever.
  • 1 Chr 28:10 : 10 Take heed now; for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
  • 1 Chr 29:19 : 19 And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.
  • 2 Chr 2:4-5 : 4 Behold, I build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn sweet incense before him, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel. 5 And the house which I build is great, for great is our God above all gods.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 22:5-8
    4 verses
    84%

    5And 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.

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

    7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God:

    8But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house unto my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.

  • 1 Chr 28:4-7
    4 verses
    83%

    4However the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever: for he has chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king over all Israel:

    5And of all my sons, (for the LORD has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

    6And he said to me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

    7Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he remains steadfast to obey my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

  • 1 Chr 28:9-11
    3 verses
    82%

    9And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD 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.

    10Take heed now; for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

    11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the buildings thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner rooms thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

  • 1 Chr 29:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.

    20And David said to all the assembly, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the assembly blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshiped the LORD, and the king.

  • 1 Chr 28:20-21
    2 verses
    80%

    20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

    21And, behold, the divisions of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with you for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with you for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the leaders and all the people will be wholly at your command.

  • 1 Chr 22:17
    79%

    17David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    78%

    5And behold, I plan to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build a house for my name.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    78%

    1And Solomon resolved to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

  • 1 Chr 22:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

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

    11Now, my son, the LORD be with you; and prosper you, and build the house of the LORD your God, as he has said of you.

  • 1 Kgs 3:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6And Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great mercy, as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

    7And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.

  • 2 Chr 1:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8And Solomon said to God, You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me to reign in his place.

    9Now, O LORD God, let your promise to David my father be established: for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

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

    8But the LORD said to David my father, Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was in your heart:

    9Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come from your loins, he shall build the house for my name.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
    76%

    2Then King David stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made preparations for the building:

  • 1 Kgs 8:16-19
    4 verses
    76%

    16Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

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

    18And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

    19Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come from your body, he shall build the house for my name.

  • 2 Chr 2:12
    76%

    12Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, that might build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

  • 2 Chr 1:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

    2Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
    75%

    20And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

  • 1 Chr 22:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

    2And David commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    74%

    35Then you shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27
    74%

    27Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not shown it to your servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

  • 2 Chr 7:12
    74%

    12And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night and said to him, I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    74%

    9To prepare me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build shall be exceedingly great.

  • 1 Kgs 5:3
    74%

    3You know how David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars that surrounded him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

  • 1 Chr 29:2
    74%

    2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistening stones, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  • 1 Chr 23:1
    74%

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

  • 2 Chr 3:1
    73%

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

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
    73%

    1Now the days of David grew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

  • 1 Chr 29:23
    73%

    23Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11
    73%

    11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
    73%

    37As the LORD has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.