1 Chronicles 28
1 and to gather David [obj] all ruler Israel ruler [the] tribe and ruler [the] division [the] to minister [obj] [the] king and ruler [the] thousand and ruler [the] hundred and ruler all property and livestock to/for king and to/for son: child his with [the] eunuch and [the] mighty man and to/for all mighty man strength: soldiers to(wards) Jerusalem
David summoned all the leaders of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He summoned the leaders of the tribes, the leaders/commanders of the groups that worked for the king, the commanders of 100 soldiers, the commanders of 1,000 soldiers, those who were in charge of the property and livestock that belonged to the king and his sons, all the palace officials, and his mighty soldiers and bravest warriors.
2 and to arise: rise David [the] king upon foot his and to say to hear: hear me brother: compatriot my and people my I with heart my to/for to build house: home resting to/for ark covenant LORD and to/for footstool foot God our and to establish: prepare to/for to build
David stood up and said, “My fellow Israelis, listen to me. I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to be a place where we would put the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, where it would stay permanently. And I made plans to build it.
3 and [the] God to say to/for me not to build house: home to/for name my for man battle you(m. s.) and blood to pour: kill
But God said to me, ‘You are not the one who will [arrange to] build a temple for me [MTY], because you are a warrior and you have killed many people [MTY] [in battles].’
4 and to choose LORD God Israel in/on/with me from all house: household father my to/for to be to/for king upon Israel to/for forever: enduring for in/on/with Judah to choose to/for leader and in/on/with house: household Judah house: household father my and in/on/with son: child father my in/on/with me to accept to/for to reign upon all Israel
“But Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong, had chosen me and my descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. [First] he chose the tribe of Judah, and from the people [MTY] of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he chose me to be the king over all of Israel.
5 and from all son: child my for many son: child to give: give to/for me LORD and to choose in/on/with Solomon son: child my to/for to dwell upon throne royalty LORD upon Israel
Yahweh has given me many sons, but from them he chose my son Solomon to be the next king to rule [MTY] the kingdom of Israel.
6 and to say to/for me Solomon son: child your he/she/it to build house: home my and court my for to choose in/on/with him to/for me to/for son: child and I to be to/for him to/for father
He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will [arrange to] build my temple and the courtyards around it, because I have chosen him to be [like] my son and I will be [like] [MET] his father.
7 and to establish: establish [obj] royalty his till to/for forever: enduring if to strengthen: strengthen to/for to make: do commandment my and justice: judgement my like/as day: today [the] this
I will enable his kingdom to endure forever if he continues to obey my laws and commands, like you are doing now.’
8 and now to/for eye: seeing all Israel assembly LORD and in/on/with ear: hearing God our to keep: obey and to seek all commandment LORD God your because to possess: possess [obj] [the] land: country/planet [the] pleasant and to inherit to/for son: descendant/people your after you till forever: enduring
“So now, while all [you people of] Israel, all of you who belong to Yahweh, are watching, and while God is listening, I command you [leaders] to carefully obey all the commands of Yahweh our God, in order that you may continue to possess this good land and enable your descendants to inherit it forever.
9 and you(m. s.) Solomon son: child my to know [obj] God father your and to serve: minister him in/on/with heart complete and in/on/with soul delighting for all heart to seek LORD and all intention plot to understand if to seek him to find to/for you and if to leave: forsake him to reject you to/for perpetuity
“And you, my son Solomon, must know God like I know him, and you must serve him faithfully and because you want to. You must do that because he knows what everyone is thinking and he understands the reasons that people do what they do. If you seek [to know] him, he will heed your prayers. But if you abandon/reject him, he will abandon/reject you forever.
10 to see: examine now for LORD to choose in/on/with you to/for to build house: home to/for sanctuary to strengthen: strengthen and to make: do
Yahweh has chosen you to [arrange to] build a temple for him. So think about [what I have said], and be strong and do what [he is wanting you to do].”
11 and to give: give David to/for Solomon son: child his [obj] pattern [the] Portico and [obj] house: home his and treasury his and upper room his and chamber his [the] inner and house: home [the] mercy seat
Then David gave to his son Solomon [the scroll on which were written] the plans for the main rooms of the temple, its porch, its storerooms, all the other upper and lower rooms, and the Very Holy Place where God would forgive the sins that people had committed.
12 and pattern all which to be in/on/with spirit with him to/for court house: temple LORD and to/for all [the] chamber around to/for treasure house: temple [the] God and to/for treasure [the] holiness
David wrote for him the plans that God’s Spirit had put into his mind for building the courtyards and all the rooms that surrounded the temple, including the room where the money and other valuable things that were dedicated to God would be kept.
13 and to/for division [the] priest and [the] Levi and to/for all work service: ministry house: temple LORD and to/for all article/utensil service: ministry house: temple LORD
He gave Solomon instructions for the groups of priests and other descendants of Levi, about all the work that they must do to serve in Yahweh’s temple, and about taking care of all the things that would be used in the work at the temple.
14 to/for gold in/on/with weight to/for gold to/for all article/utensil service: ministry and service: ministry to/for all article/utensil [the] silver: money in/on/with weight to/for all article/utensil service: ministry and service: ministry
He wrote down how much gold and how much silver should be used to make all the items in the temple:
15 and weight to/for lampstand [the] gold and lamp their gold in/on/with weight lampstand and lampstand and lamp her and to/for lampstand [the] silver: money in/on/with weight to/for lampstand and lamp her like/as service: ministry lampstand and lampstand
how much gold for making the gold lampstands and the lamps, how much silver to make the silver lamps and lampstands,
16 and [obj] [the] gold weight to/for table [the] row to/for table and table and silver: money to/for table [the] silver: money
how much gold for making the table on which [the priests would put] the sacred bread, how much silver to use to make the other tables,
17 and [the] fork and [the] bowl and [the] jug gold pure and to/for bowl [the] gold in/on/with weight to/for bowl and bowl and to/for bowl [the] silver: money in/on/with weight to/for bowl and bowl
how much pure gold for the meat forks and the bowls and the cups, how much gold for each gold dish, how much silver for each silver dish,
18 and to/for altar [the] incense gold to refine in/on/with weight and to/for pattern [the] chariot [the] cherub gold to/for to spread and to cover upon ark covenant LORD
and how much pure gold to make the altar for [burning] incense. He also gave to Solomon his plans for making the golden statues of winged creatures that would be above the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, [like] a chariot for him.
19 [the] all in/on/with writing from hand: power LORD upon me be prudent all work [the] pattern
Then David said, “I have written [all these plans] while Yahweh was directing [MTY] me. He has enabled me to understand all the details of his plan [for the temple that is to be built].”
20 and to say David to/for Solomon son: child his to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen and to make: do not to fear and not to to be dismayed for LORD God God my with you not to slacken you and not to leave: forsake you till to/for to end: finish all work service: ministry house: temple LORD
David also said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do this work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, because Yahweh our God will be with/helping you. He will not fail [to help] you or abandon you until you finish all the work of making his temple.
21 and behold division [the] priest and [the] Levi to/for all service: ministry house: temple [the] God and with you in/on/with all work to/for all noble: willing in/on/with wisdom to/for all service: ministry and [the] ruler and all [the] people to/for all word your
The groups of priests and [other] descendants of Levi are ready to begin their work at the temple, and every man who has a special skill will help you in all the work. And my officials and the other people will obey you, whatever you command them to do.”
