1 Chronicles 22:17

17 Then David ordered all of Israel's leaders to help his son Solomon.

1 Chronicles 22:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 22:17

David also commanded all the princes of Israel
His courtiers and nobles that were about him:

to help Solomon his son;
by their advice, and with their purses, should he need them, and by overlooking the workmen, directing and encouraging them:

saying;
as follows.

1 Chronicles 22:17 In-Context

15 "You have a lot of workers. You have people who can cut stones and people who can lay the stones. You have people who can work with wood. You also have people who are skilled in every other kind of work.

16 Some of them can work with gold and silver. Others can work with bronze and iron. There are more workers than anyone can count. So begin the work. May the LORD be with you."

17 Then David ordered all of Israel's leaders to help his son Solomon.

18 He said to them, "The LORD your God is with you. He's given you peace and rest on every side. He's handed the people who are living in the land over to me. The land has been brought under the control of the LORD and his people.

19 "So look to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul. Start building the temple of the LORD God. Then bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD into it. Also bring in the sacred articles that belong to God. The temple will be built for the Name of the Lord."