1 Chronicles 22:17

17 David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

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 Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work.

16 Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and the Lord be with you."

17 David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

18 "Is not the Lord your God with you? 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.

19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord."