1 Chronicles 22:19

22:19 Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! 1  Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring 2  the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service 3  into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.” 4 

1 Chronicles 28:8

28:8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the Lord’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: 5  Carefully observe 6  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.

1 tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the Lord your God.”

2 tn Heb “to bring.”

3 tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”

4 tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.”

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

6 tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”