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1 Chronicles 22 GNT
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Chronicles 22 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_chronicles/22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_chronicles/22-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > 1 Chronicles 22</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_chronicles/21.htm" title="1 Chronicles 21">◄</a> 1 Chronicles 22 <a href="../1_chronicles/23.htm" title="1 Chronicles 23">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="par"><span class="v13_22_1"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.1" class="v13_22_1">1</span>So David said, “This is where the Temple of the <span class="nd">Lord</span> God will be. Here is the altar where the people of Israel are to offer burnt offerings.”</span></p><h3 class="s">Preparations for Building the Temple</h3><p class="par"><span class="v13_22_2"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.2" class="v13_22_2">2</span>King David gave orders for all the foreigners living in the land of Israel to assemble, and he put them to work. Some of them prepared stone blocks for building the Temple. </span><span class="v13_22_3"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.3" class="v13_22_3">3</span>He supplied a large amount of iron for making nails and clamps for the wooden gates, and so much bronze that no one could weigh it. </span><span class="v13_22_4"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.4" class="v13_22_4">4</span>He had the people of Tyre and Sidon bring him a large number of cedar logs. </span><span class="v13_22_5"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.5" class="v13_22_5">5</span>David thought, “The Temple that my son Solomon is to build must be splendid and world-famous. But he is young and inexperienced, so I must make preparations for it.” So David got large amounts of the materials ready before he died.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v13_22_6"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.6" class="v13_22_6">6</span>He sent for his son Solomon and commanded him to build a temple for the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, the God of Israel. </span><span class="v13_22_7"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.7" class="v13_22_7">7</span><a href="#fn" id="link_1Chr.22.7!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> David said to him, “Son, I wanted to build a temple to honor the <span class="nd">Lord</span> my God. </span><span class="v13_22_8"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.8" class="v13_22_8">8</span>But the <span class="nd">Lord</span> told me that I had killed too many people and fought too many wars. And so, because of all the bloodshed I have caused, he would not let me build a temple for him. </span><span class="v13_22_9"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.9" class="v13_22_9">9</span>He did, however, make me a promise. He said, ‘You will have a son who will rule in peace, because I will give him peace from all his enemies. His name will be Solomon,<a href="#fn" id="link_1Chr.22.9!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> because during his reign I will give Israel peace and security. </span><span class="v13_22_10"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.10" class="v13_22_10">10</span>He will build a temple for me. He will be my son, and I will be his father. His dynasty will rule Israel forever.’”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v13_22_11"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.11" class="v13_22_11">11</span>David continued, “Now, son, may the <span class="nd">Lord</span> your God be with you, and may he keep his promise to make you successful in building a temple for him. </span><span class="v13_22_12"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.12" class="v13_22_12">12</span>And may the <span class="nd">Lord</span> your God give you insight and wisdom so that you may govern Israel according to his Law. </span><span class="v13_22_13"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.13" class="v13_22_13">13</span><a href="#fn" id="link_1Chr.22.13!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> If you obey all the laws which the <span class="nd">Lord</span> gave to Moses for Israel, you will be successful. Be determined and confident, and don't let anything make you afraid. </span><span class="v13_22_14"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.14" class="v13_22_14">14</span>As for the Temple, by my efforts I have accumulated almost four thousand tons of gold and nearly forty thousand tons of silver to be used in building it. Besides that, there is an unlimited supply of bronze and iron. I also have wood and stone ready, but you must get more. </span><span class="v13_22_15"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.15" class="v13_22_15">15</span>You have many workers. There are stonecutters to work in the quarries, and there are masons and carpenters, as well as a large number of skilled workers of every sort who can work </span><span class="v13_22_16"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.16" class="v13_22_16">16</span>with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Now begin the work, and may the <span class="nd">Lord</span> be with you.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v13_22_17"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.17" class="v13_22_17">17</span>David commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon. </span><span class="v13_22_18"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.18" class="v13_22_18">18</span>He said, “The <span class="nd">Lord</span> your God has been with you and given you peace on all sides. He let me conquer all the people who used to live in this land, and they are now subject to you and to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>. </span><span class="v13_22_19"><span class="reftext" id="1Chr.22.19" class="v13_22_19">19</span>Now serve the <span class="nd">Lord</span> your God with all your heart and soul. Start building the Temple, so that you can place in it the Covenant Box of the <span class="nd">Lord</span> and all the other sacred objects used in worshiping him.”</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.9: </char><char style="fk" closed="false">Solomon: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">This name is formed from the Hebrew word “shalom,” which means “peace and security.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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