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1 Chronicles 22:19

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye 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 to the name of the LORD.

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KJV King James Version

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye 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 to the name of the LORD.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”

WEB World English Bible

Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Yahweh.”

ASV American Standard Version

Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

‘Now, give your heart and your soul to seek to Jehovah your God, and rise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, to the house that is built to the name of Jehovah.’

Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 22

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, [there is] no number. Arise [therefore], and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.

17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],

18 [Is] not the LORD your God with you? and hath he [not] given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine 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 ye 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 to the name of the LORD.

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עַתָּ֗הH6258 · at.tahnow תְּנ֤וּH5414 · na.tanto give: give לְבַבְכֶם֙H3824 · le.vavheart וְנַפְשְׁכֶ֔םH5315 · ne.pheshsoul לִדְר֖וֹשׁH1875 · da.rashto seek לַיהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑םH430 · e.lo.himGod וְק֗וּמוּH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamai וּבְנוּ֙H1129 · ba.nahto build אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִקְדַּשׁ֙H4720 · miq.dashsanctuary יְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430 · e.lo.himGod לְהָבִ֞יאH935 · boto come (in): come אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲר֣וֹןH727 · a.ronark בְּרִית־H1285 · be.ritcovenant יְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD וּכְלֵי֙H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensil קֹ֣דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholiness הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430 · e.lo.himGod לַבַּ֖יִתH1004 · betplace הַנִּבְנֶ֥הH1129 · ba.nahto build לְשֵׁם־H8034 · shemname יְהוָֽה׃ פH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.Deuteronomy 4:29But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find [him], if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.1 Chronicles 16:11Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.Psalm 27:4One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.1 Chronicles 22:7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:2 Chronicles 5:7And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims:1 Kings 8:6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims.1 Kings 8:21And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein [is] the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.2 Chronicles 6:11And in it have I put the ark, wherein [is] the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.Deuteronomy 32:46-47And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.1 Kings 5:3Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.2 Chronicles 20:3And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.Daniel 9:3And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:1 Chronicles 22:16Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, [there is] no number. Arise [therefore], and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.Haggai 1:5Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

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