1 Chronicles 22:16
You have many workers such as stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and all kinds of craftsmen of gold, silver, bronze, and iron—without limit. So get started, and may the Lord be with you!”
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In Context
15I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more.
17David also ordered all the leaders in Israel to help his son Solomon.
Cross References
Joshua 1:2“My servant Moses has died. So go and cross the Jordan, you and all the people, and enter the country I am giving to the Israelites.
Joshua 1:9Don't forget what I told you: Be strong! Be brave! Don't be afraid! Don't get discouraged! For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Judges 4:14Then Deborah told Barak, “Get going! Today the Lord has handed Sisera to you. Didn't the Lord march out ahead of you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, accompanied by ten thousand men.
1 Samuel 17:37David concluded, “The Lord who saved me from the claws of the lion and the bear will save me from this Philistine.” “Go, and may the Lord be with you,” Saul responded.
1 Kings 2:2“I am about to go the way everybody on earth must go. Be brave, and act like a man.
1 Chronicles 22:3David provided plenty of iron to make the nails for the entrance doors and for the supports, as well as more bronze than could be weighed.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 22:7-17
The Charge to Solomon. ( b. c. 1015.) 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. 7 And 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: 8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a… Read the whole commentary →