1 Chronicles 28:11

11 Then David gave Shlomo his son the designs for the hall [of the temple], its buildings, its supply areas, its upper rooms, its inside rooms, and the place for the ark-cover;

1 Chronicles 28:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 28:11

Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch,
&c.] The breadth, and length, and height of it, which was to be placed at the east end of the temple, and was the entrance into it:

and, of the houses thereof;
the holy place, and the most holy, which latter is called the greater house, ( 2 Chronicles 3:5 ) ,

and of the treasures;
where things belonging to the temple were laid up, the priests' vestments, and other things:

and of the upper chambers;
where the priests lay or met for conversation, ( Jeremiah 35:2 ) ( Acts 1:13 ) .

and of the inner parlours thereof;
where the priests ate of the holy things; all these seem to he buildings against the wall of the temple round about, ( 1 Kings 6:5 )

and of the place of the mercy seat:
the holy of holies, where that, with the cherubim over it, and the ark under it, were placed.

1 Chronicles 28:11 In-Context

9 "As for you, Shlomo my son, know the God of your father. Serve him wholeheartedly and with desire in your being; for ADONAI searches all hearts and understands all the inclinations of people's thoughts. If you seek him, he will let himself be found by you; but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.

10 See now that ADONAI has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; so be strong, and do it!"

11 Then David gave Shlomo his son the designs for the hall [of the temple], its buildings, its supply areas, its upper rooms, its inside rooms, and the place for the ark-cover;

12 also the designs for everything he had been given by the Spirit - for the courtyards of the house of ADONAI, for all the rooms surrounding it, for the storehouses in the house of God, for the storehouses for the holy articles,

13 and for the areas set aside for the cohanim and the L'vi'im; [arrangements] for the work involved in the service of the house of ADONAI and for all the articles needed for the service of the house of ADONAI;