1 Chronicles 2:16

2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.

1 Chronicles 22:16

22:16 in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Get up and begin the work! May the Lord be with you!”

1 Chronicles 28:10

28:10 Realize now that the Lord has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!”

1 Chronicles 17:23

17:23 So now, O Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,

1 Chronicles 28:20

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.


tn In 2 Sam 2:18 this name appears as “Abishai,” a spelling followed by many English versions here.

tn Heb “and every kind of skilled one in all work, concerning gold, concerning silver, and concerning bronze, and concerning iron, there is no numbering.”

tn Heb “see.”

tn Heb “and now, O Lord, the word which you spoke concerning your servant and concerning his house, may it be established permanently.”

tn Heb “as you have spoken.”

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