Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and the LORD be with you.” New Living Translation You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you!” English Standard Version gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The LORD be with you!” Berean Standard Bible in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.” King James Bible Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. New King James Version Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and the LORD be with you.” New American Standard Bible Of the gold, silver, bronze, and iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you.” NASB 1995 “Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you.” NASB 1977 “Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron, there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you.” Legacy Standard Bible Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no number. Arise and work, and may Yahweh be with you.” Amplified Bible As for the gold, the silver, the bronze, and the iron, there is no limit. So arise and begin working, and may the LORD be with you.” Christian Standard Bible in gold, silver, bronze, and iron—beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.” Holman Christian Standard Bible in gold, silver, bronze, and iron—beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.” American Standard Version of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee. Contemporary English Version gold, silver, bronze, and iron. You have plenty of workers to do the job. Now get started, and I pray that the LORD will be with you in your work. English Revised Version of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number; arise and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation The gold, silver, bronze, and iron are more than can be counted. So get to work! May the LORD be with you." Good News Translation with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you." International Standard Version gold, silver, bronze, and iron. So begin the work, and may the LORD be with you." Majority Standard Bible in gold and silver, bronze and iron?craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.? NET Bible in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Get up and begin the work! May the LORD be with you!" New Heart English Bible of the gold, the silver, and the bronze, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may the LORD be with you." Webster's Bible Translation Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. World English Bible of the gold, the silver, the bronze, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may Yahweh be with you.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionOf the gold, of the silver, and of the bronze, and of the iron, there is no number; arise and do, and YHWH is with you.” Young's Literal Translation To the gold, to the silver, and to the brass, and to the iron, there is no number; arise and do, and Jehovah is with thee.' Smith's Literal Translation To gold, to silver, and to brass, and to iron, no number. Arise and do, and Jehovah will be with thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, whereof there is no number. Arise then, and be doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Catholic Public Domain Version with gold and silver, and with brass and iron, of which there is no number. Therefore, rise up and act. And the Lord will be with you.” New American Bible without number, skilled with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Set to work, therefore, and the LORD be with you!” New Revised Standard Version gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Now begin the work, and the LORD be with you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleCunning men for every manner of work; of gold, silver, brass, and iron in abundance. Be strong therefore and be doing, and the LORD will help you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Gold Smiths and Silver Smiths and Brass Workers and Iron Workers without number; and be strong and work, and LORD JEHOVAH will be for your benefit. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.' Brenton Septuagint Translation in gold and silver, brass and iron, of which there is no number. Arise and do, and the Lord be with thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Anointed to Build the Temple…15You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work— 16in gold and silver, bronze and iron— craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.” 17Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:… Cross References 1 Kings 5:16 not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers. 1 Kings 7:13-14 Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. / He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work. 2 Chronicles 2:7 Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. 2 Chronicles 2:13-14 So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity. / He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David. 2 Chronicles 2:17-18 Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all. / Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors. 1 Kings 5:6 Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.” 1 Kings 5:18 So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple. 2 Chronicles 2:3-4 Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in. / Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever. 2 Chronicles 2:8-9 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours / to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful. 2 Chronicles 2:10 I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.” Exodus 31:3-5 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, / to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, / to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft. Exodus 35:30-35 Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. / And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, / to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, ... 1 Kings 6:7 The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 1 Kings 9:11 King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. 2 Chronicles 3:1-2 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. / Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. Treasury of Scripture Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with you. the gold 1 Chronicles 22:3,14 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; … Arise Joshua 1:2,5,9 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel… Joshua 7:10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Judges 4:14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. and the Lord 1 Chronicles 22:11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee. 1 Samuel 17:37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee. 1 Samuel 20:13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. Jump to Previous Arise Begin Brass Bronze Craftsmen Gold Iron Limit Numbered Silver WorkJump to Next Arise Begin Brass Bronze Craftsmen Gold Iron Limit Numbered Silver Work1 Chronicles 22 1. David, foreknowing the place of the temple, prepares abundance for building it.6. He instructs Solomon in God's promises, and his duty in building the temple. 17. He charges the princes to assist his son in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. This phrase highlights the abundance of resources and skilled labor available for the construction of the temple. Gold and silver were precious metals often used in the tabernacle and temple for items of worship, symbolizing purity and divinity. Bronze and iron were used for structural and functional purposes, indicating the temple's strength and durability. The mention of "craftsmen beyond number" suggests a vast workforce, reminiscent of the skilled laborers who constructed the tabernacle in Exodus 31:1-6. This abundance reflects God's provision and the importance of the temple as a central place of worship for Israel. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.” Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidThe King of Israel who is preparing for the construction of the temple. He is speaking to his son Solomon, encouraging him to begin the work. 2. Solomon David's son, who is chosen to build the temple. David is providing him with resources and encouragement to fulfill this task. 3. Temple Construction The event of building the temple in Jerusalem, which is a significant project for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 4. Jerusalem The city where the temple is to be built, serving as the spiritual and political center of Israel. 5. Resources (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron) The materials mentioned are abundant, signifying God's provision and the importance of the temple. Teaching Points God's Abundant ProvisionGod provides abundantly for His purposes. Just as there was no limit to the resources for the temple, God equips us with what we need to fulfill His calling in our lives. The Call to Action David's command to "Arise and begin the work" is a reminder that faith requires action. We are called to step out in obedience, trusting in God's presence and provision. The Importance of God's Presence The phrase "may the LORD be with you" underscores the necessity of God's presence in our endeavors. Success in God's work is not just about resources but about His guidance and blessing. Legacy and Preparation David's preparation for the temple teaches us about leaving a legacy of faith and preparing the next generation to continue God's work.(16) Arise therefore, and be doing.--A phrase which recurs at Ezra 10:4.Verse 16. - Arise... and be doing. The first and last words of Ezra 10:4 are found here, and note may be made of the similarity of the expression. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew in goldלַזָּהָ֥ב (laz·zā·hāḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky and silver, לַכֶּ֛סֶף (lak·ke·sep̄) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money bronze וְלַנְּחֹ֥שֶׁת (wə·lan·nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base and iron— וְלַבַּרְזֶ֖ל (wə·lab·bar·zel) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement [craftsmen] beyond אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle number. מִסְפָּ֑ר (mis·pār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration Now begin ק֣וּם (qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand the work, וַעֲשֵׂ֔ה (wa·‘ă·śêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make and may the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel be וִיהִ֥י (wî·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be with you.” עִמָּֽךְ׃ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with Links 1 Chronicles 22:16 NIV1 Chronicles 22:16 NLT 1 Chronicles 22:16 ESV 1 Chronicles 22:16 NASB 1 Chronicles 22:16 KJV 1 Chronicles 22:16 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 22:16 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 22:16 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 22:16 French Bible 1 Chronicles 22:16 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 22:16 Of the gold the silver and (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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