Text -- 1 Chronicles 28:5-21 (NET)

28:5 From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel. 28:6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father. 28:7 I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’ 28:8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the Lord’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: Carefully observe all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you. 28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently. 28:10 Realize now that the Lord has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!” 28:11 David gave to his son Solomon the blueprints for the temple porch, its buildings, its treasuries, its upper areas, its inner rooms, and the room for atonement. 28:12 He gave him the blueprints of all he envisioned for the courts of the Lord’s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God’s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items. 28:13 He gave him the regulations for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the Lord’s temple, and for all the items used in the service of the Lord’s temple. 28:14 He gave him the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the Lord’s temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service, 28:15 for the gold lampstands and their gold lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, for the silver lampstands, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, according to the prescribed use of each lampstand, 28:16 for the gold used in the display tables, including the amount to be used in each table, for the silver to be used in the silver tables, 28:17 for the pure gold used for the meat forks, bowls, and jars, for the small gold bowls, including the weight for each bowl, for the small silver bowls, including the weight for each bowl, 28:18 and for the refined gold of the incense altar. He gave him the blueprint for the seat of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord’s covenant. 28:19 David said, “All of this I put in writing as the Lord directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints.” 28:20 David said to his son Solomon: “Be strong and brave! Do it! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! For the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you or abandon you before all the work for the service of the Lord’s temple is finished. 28:21 Here are the divisions of the priests and Levites who will perform all the service of God’s temple. All the willing and skilled men are ready to assist you in all the work and perform their service. The officials and all the people are ready to follow your instructions.”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:5

¹ tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the Lord has given to me, he chose Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:7

¹ tn Heb “if he is strong to do my commands and my regulations like this day.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:8

¹ tn The words “I say this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:9

¹ tn Heb “know.”

² tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

³ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:10

¹ tn Heb “see.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:11

¹ tn Heb “for the porch.” The word “temple” was supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Or “storerooms.”

³ tn Heb “house.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:12

¹ tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “the pattern of all which was in the spirit with him.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:13

¹ tn The words “he gave him the regulations” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:14

¹ tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “for the gold, by the weight, for the gold, for all the items of service and service, for all the items of silver by weight for all the items of service and service.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:18

¹ tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

² tc The Hebrew text reads מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavah, “chariot”), but the final he (ה) is probably dittographic – note the prefixed he (ה) on the immediately following word. It is preferable to read מֶרְכָּב (merkav, “seat”).

³ tc The Hebrew text does not have “their wings,” but the word כְּנָפַיִם (kÿnafayim, “wings”) has probably been accidentally omitted by homoioteleuton. Note that the immediately preceding לְפֹרְשִׂים (lÿforsim) also ends in mem (ם).

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:19

¹ tn The words “David said” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “the whole in writing from the hand of the Lord upon me, he gave insight [for] all the workings of the plan.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:20

¹ tn Or perhaps, “don’t be discouraged.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 28:21

¹ tn Heb “and with you in all work, for every willing [one] in skill for all service.”

² tn Heb “and the officials and all the people to all your words.”