1 Chronicles 22:16-18
New English Translation
16 in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron.[a] Get up and begin the work! May the Lord be with you!”
17 David ordered all the officials of Israel to support[b] his son Solomon. 18 He told them,[c] “The Lord your God is with you![d] He has made you secure on every side,[e] for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region[f] and the region[g] is subdued before the Lord and his people.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:16 tn Heb “and every kind of skilled one in all work, concerning gold, concerning silver, and concerning bronze, and concerning iron, there is no numbering.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:17 tn Or “help.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the Lord your God with you?” The question anticipates the response, “Of course he is!” Thus in the translation the positive statement “The Lord your God is with you!” has been used.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Or “earth.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Or “earth.”
1 Chronicles 22:16-18
King James Version
16 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.
17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
18 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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1 Chronicles 22:16-18
New King James Version
16 Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and (A)the Lord be with you.”
17 David also commanded all the (B)leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 18 “Is not the Lord your God with you? (C)And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people.
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1 Chronicles 22:16-18
English Standard Version
16 gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! (A)The Lord be with you!”
17 David also commanded (B)all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 18 “Is not the Lord your God with you? And (C)has he not given you peace[a] on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:18 Or rest (see 22:9)
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