King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 22:17 Mean?
“David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,”
Context
15
Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. workers: that is, masons and carpenters
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Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
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David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
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Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
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Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(17-19) David invites the cooperation of the chieftains of Israel.
(17) **Saying.**—The absence of this word from the Hebrew text may be compared with the like omission in 1Chronicles 16:7; 1Chronicles 23:4-5; 1Chronicles 28:19.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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