1 Chronicles 22:17

17 David, likewise, commanded all the princes 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 thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber and all manner of expert men for every manner of work.

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and go to work, and the LORD be with thee.

17 David, likewise, commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon, his son, saying,

18 Is not the LORD your God with you who has 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; arise therefore and build 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 unto the name of the LORD.