1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 22:2 To prepare for building the temple, David recruited RESIDENT ALIENS as forced laborers (see 2 Samuel 20:24; see notes on 2 Chron. 2:2; 8:7–10). Items taken in war provided some of the material (see 1 Chronicles 18:8). These events happened in the last years of... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 22:6 Through private instruction, David prepares Solomon for his demanding duty as king. David refers back to the dynastic promise (1 Chronicles 17:7). Solomon’s reign will be the promised time of PEACE AND QUIET for Israel (see also Deuteronomy 12:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 22:11 David emphasizes Solomon’s need to keep the Law of Moses in ruling his kingdom. BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS. FEAR NOT. See Deuteronomy 31:7 and Joshua 1:9. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 22:14 In addition to gathering other materials for the temple, David gives 3,000 talents of gold and 7,000 talents of silver from his own treasure (1 Chronicles 29:3). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]