1 Chronicles 28:11

11 Then David gave to his son Solomon ¹the plan of ²the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms and ³the room for the mercy seat;

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, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

10 "Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act."

11 Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan of the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms and the room for the mercy seat;

12 and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courts of the house of the LORD , and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storehouses of the house of God and for the storehouses of the dedicated things;

13 also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD and for all the utensils of service in the house of the LORD ;

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 25:40; 1 Chronicles 28:12, 19
• 2. 1 Kings 6:3
• 3. Exodus 25:17-22