1 Chronicles 29:1

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29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, ¹  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

1 Chronicles 29:19

29:19 Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.” ² 

1 Chronicles 29:2

29:2 So I have made every effort ³  to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, ⁴  as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.

1 Chronicles 2:9

2:9 The sons born to Hezron:

Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. ⁵ 

[29:1]  ¹ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

[29:19]  ² tn Heb “and to Solomon my son give a complete heart to keep your commands, your rules and your regulations, and to do everything, and to build the palace [for] which I have prepared.”

[29:2]  ³ tn Heb “and according to all my strength.”

[29:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “the gold for the gold, and the silver for the silver, and the bronze for the bronze, and the iron for the iron, and the wood for the wood.”

[2:9]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text has “Celubai,” but see v. 18, where Caleb is described as the son of Hezron.