1 Chronicles 22:16
Ver. 16. Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron,.... That is, the cunning artificers were skilful to work in each of these, some in gold and silver, others in brass and iron:
there is no number; either of the workmen, or of these materials; which yet must be restrained to the brass and iron, for the gold and silver are numbered, but not the brass and iron, 1Ch 22:14,arise therefore, and be doing: not that he should set about and begin the building the temple directly; but as soon as he could after he came to the throne, and not neglect and delay it:and the Lord be with thee; as in 1Ch 22:11 and here, as there, the Targum is,"may the Word of the Lord be thy help.'' 1 Chronicles 22:17Ver. 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 22:18Ver. 18. Is not the Lord your God with you?.... Blessing them with wealth and riches:and hath he not given you rest on every side? from all enemies within and without; so that they had peace and quietness, and leisure to attend the service he recommended to them:for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into my hand; meaning the rest of the Canaanites, who before were unsubdued, as even the Jebusites in Jerusalem:and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people; and the extent of it carried to its utmost bounds, as God had promised. 1 Chronicles 22:19Ver. 19. Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God,.... His honour and glory, most sincerely and cordially, and to the utmost of their power:arise ye, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God; assist therein, and encourage the work as much as they were able, without delay:to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord; which was now in a tent of David's erecting and pitching:and the holy vessels of God: which were in the tabernacle at Gibeon: into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord: that so they might be together, and made use of; which in times past had been separated, and much neglected.
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