1 Chronicles 28:1-8 (cp. 1 Chronicles 22:17-19). David's charge to the chief men of Israel concerning the building of the Temple 1. _the princes of the tribes_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 27:16-22. _the captains of the companies_ See 1 Chronicles 27:1-5. _that ministered to_ R.V. THAT SERVED (as in 1 Chroni... [ Continue Reading ]
_stood up upon his feet_ Kings sometimes made orations sitting; cp. Acts 12:21. Here the king stands to mark the greatness of the occasion. _my brethren_ The king is the _brother_of his subjects; Deuteronomy 17:15; Deuteronomy 17:20; cp. Psalms 45:7. _I_had _in mine heart_ See 1 Chronicles 17:1; 2... [ Continue Reading ]
_thou_hast been _a man of war_ R.V. THOU ART A MAN OF WAR. See note on 1 Chronicles 22:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
_before all the house_ R.V. OUT OF ALL THE HOUSE. See 1 Samuel 16:1-13. _king … for ever_ i.e. the kingdom is to abide with David and his descendants. _ruler_ R.V. PRINCE; Hebrew _nâgîd_. Cp. 1 Chronicles 5:2 (A.V. "chief ruler," R.V. "prince"). _he liked me_ R.V. HE TOOK PLEASURE IN ME.... [ Continue Reading ]
_many sons_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 3:1-9. _he hath chosen Solomon_ The earlier histories (_Samuel, Kings_) do not say that God chose Solomon as David's successor; but compare 2 Samuel 12:24-25; 1 Kings 1:11-14. _the throne of the kingdom of the Lord_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 29:23, _the throne of the Lord_. The... [ Continue Reading ]
_he shall build my house_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 22:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moreover I will establish_ R.V. AND I WILL ESTABLISH. Cp. 1 Chronicles 17:11. _if he be constant_ Lit. _if he be strong_; cp. 1 Chronicles 28:10; 1 Chronicles 28:20, _be strong_(same word in Heb.). Cp. 1 Kings 9:4-5.... [ Continue Reading ]
_and seek for_ R.V. AND SEEK OUT. The same Hebrew word is used 1 Chronicles 13:3, _we sought_ _NOT UNTO IT_ (i.e. the ark) _in the days of Saul_(R.V.). _that ye may possess_this _good land possess = inherit_. The Heb. word connotes _three_different ideas, which may all have been present to the mind... [ Continue Reading ]
David's Charge to Solomon 9. _know thou the God of thy father_ For this use of _know_cp. Exodus 5:2; Isaiah 1:3; Jeremiah 31:34. _with a perfect heart_ i.e. with a _single, undivided_heart. In 2 Chronicles 15:17 the heart of king Asa is described as _perfect_, because he took no part in the idolat... [ Continue Reading ]
_hath chosen thee_ See on 1 Chronicles 28:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the pattern_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 28:12; Exodus 25:9. The Temple like the tabernacle is to be constructed according to a pattern or model communicated by inspiration. Cp. Exodus 28:3; Exodus 31:3. _of the porch_ R.V. OF THE PORCH OF THE TEMPLE. The triple-recurring _thereof_refers to the _Temple_. _t... [ Continue Reading ]
_that he had by the spirit_ i.e. that had come to him by revelation and rested with him waiting for realisation. R.V. marg., _that he had in his spirit_, a less likely translation. _of the courts_ The last verse dealt with the Temple itself; this one with the courts and detached buildings. _chambe... [ Continue Reading ]
_also for the courses_ Render, ALSO IN REGARD TO THE COURSES. 1 Chronicles 28:13-18 hang closely together; cp. the punctuation of the R.V.; and the summarizing phrase _All this_of 1 Chronicles 28:19. _of the priests and the Levites_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 24:1-31.... [ Continue Reading ]
He gave _of gold by weight for_things of _gold_ R.V. OF GOLD BY WEIGHT FOR THE VESSELS OF GOLD, omitting _he gave_, because the completion of the sense is reserved (as in 1 Chronicles 28:13) until 1 Chronicles 28:19. _instruments_ R.V. VESSELS. silver also] R.V. of SILVER.... [ Continue Reading ]
_even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold_ R.V. BY WEIGHT ALSO FOR THE CANDLESTICKS OF GOLD, AND FOR THE LAMPS THEREOF, OF GOLD. _of silver by weight_, both _for the candlestick, and_also for _the lamps thereof_ R.V. OF SILVER, SILVER BY WEIGHT FOR EVERY CANDLESTICK... [ Continue Reading ]
by _weight_he gave _gold_ R.V. THE GOLD BY WEIGHT. Cp. R.V. of 1 Chronicles 28:14. _tables of shewbread_ Elsewhere only one table for the shewbread is mentioned; cp. 2 Chronicles 29:18; Exodus 35:13; Exodus 37:10; Exodus 40:22. _and_likewise _silver_ R.V. AND SILVER. The silver tables are not menti... [ Continue Reading ]
_also pure gold_for _the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups_ R.V. AND THE FLESHHOOKS, AND THE BASONS, AND THE CUPS, OF PURE GOLD. _fleshhooks_ Exodus 27:3; 1 Samuel 2:13. _bowls_ R.V. BASONS; Hebrew _mizrâq_. These were used for dashing the blood of a victim against the altar. Cp. 2 Chronicle... [ Continue Reading ]
_the altar of incense_ 2 Chronicles 26:16; Exodus 30:1-10. _the chariot of the cherubims_ R.V. THE CHARIOT, EVEN THE CHERUBIM. Cp. Ezekiel 1:5-10; Ezekiel 1:15-17.... [ Continue Reading ]
_All_this, said David, _the Lord made me understand in writing by_his _hand upon me_, even _all the works of_this _pattern_ The "writing" here mentioned probably means not a book, but a plan or series of patterns shewn to him in a vision. Cp. Exodus 25:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Be strong_ God's help in the planning is a pledge of God's help in the accomplishment. Cp. 1Ch 28:10, 1 Chronicles 22:13. The work was great, and Solomon young; 1 Chronicles 22:5. _until_thou _hast finished all the work_ R.V. UNTIL ALL THE WORK … BE FINISHED.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the courses of the priests and the Levites_, even they shall be with thee] R.V. THERE ARE THE COURSES OF THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES. _for all_manner of _workmanship every willing skilful_man] R.V. IN ALL MANNER OF WORK EVERY WILLING MAN THAT HATH SKILL. _also the princes_ R.V. ALSO THE CAPTAINS.... [ Continue Reading ]