1 Chronicles 28:10
What does 1 Chronicles 28:10 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 28:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862See, now, for Jehovah hath fixed on thee to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong, and do.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now therefore seeing the Lord hath chosen thee to build the house of the sanctuary, take courage, and do it.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Consider now, that Jehovah has chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do [it].
Context
v.9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
v.10This passage
v.11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porchof the temple, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner chambers thereof, and of the place of the mercy-seat;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 22:16
of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee.
- 1 Timothy 4:16
Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.
- 1 Chronicles 28:6
And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
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