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English Standard Version

1 Chronicles 28:12

and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courts of the house of the Lord , all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Holy Spirit;   Prophets;   Revelation;   Temple;   Treasure-Houses;   Thompson Chain Reference - Plan, Divine;   Treasuries;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dedication;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - David;   Holy Spirit;   Mind/reason;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Treasure;   Treasury (of Temple);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Temple of Solomon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The plans contained everything he had in mind for the courts of the Lord’s house, all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of God’s house, and the treasuries for what is dedicated.
Hebrew Names Version
and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of the LORD, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
King James Version
And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord , and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
New Century Version
David gave him plans for everything he had in mind: the courtyards around the Lord 's Temple and all the rooms around it, the Temple treasuries, and the treasuries of the holy items used in the Temple.
New English Translation
He gave him the blueprints of all he envisioned for the courts of the Lord 's temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God's temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.
Amplified Bible
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 storerooms of the house of God and for the storerooms for the dedicated gifts and offerings;
New American Standard Bible
and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courtyards 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;
World English Bible
and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the paterne of all that he had in his minde for the courtes of the house of the Lorde, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the dedicate things,
Legacy Standard Bible
and the pattern of all that he had in mind, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the surrounding chambers, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the holy things;
Berean Standard Bible
The plans contained everything he had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,
Contemporary English Version
He gave Solomon his plans for the courtyards and the open areas around the temple, and for the rooms to store the temple treasures and gifts that had been dedicated to God.
Complete Jewish Bible
also the designs for everything he had been given by the Spirit — for the courtyards of the house of Adonai , for all the rooms surrounding it, for the storehouses in the house of God, for the storehouses for the holy articles,
Darby Translation
and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of Jehovah, and of all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
Easy-to-Read Version
David had made plans for all parts of the Temple. He gave them to Solomon. David gave him all the plans for the courtyard around the Lord 's Temple and for all the rooms around it. He gave him the plans for the Temple storerooms and for the storerooms where they kept the holy things used in the Temple.
George Lamsa Translation
And the pattern of the treasury and of the chambers for the service of the house of the LORD and the chambers of the cooks and the chambers of the butlers and the chamber of those in charge of the lamps:
Good News Translation
He also gave him the plans for all he had in mind for the courtyards and the rooms around them, and for the storerooms for the Temple equipment and the gifts dedicated to the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courtyards of the house of Yahweh and for all the surrounding storage rooms, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for sanctified objects,
Literal Translation
and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of Jehovah, and for all the rooms all around, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the things dedicated;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& of all that he had in his mynde, namely of the courte of the LORDES house, and of all the oratories rounde aboute the treasures in ye house of God, and of the treasures of soch thinges as were halowed,
American Standard Version
and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of Jehovah, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
Bible in Basic English
And the design of all he had in his heart for the outer squares of the house of the Lord, and for the rooms all round it, and for the store-houses of the house of the Lord, and for the store-houses for the holy things;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the example of all that he had in his minde for the courtes of the house of the Lorde, and for all the celles rounde about, for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the dedicate thinges:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, for the courts of the house of the LORD, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the hallowed things;
King James Version (1611)
And the paterne of all that hee had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicate things:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the plan which he had in his mind of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, designed for the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the holy things, and of the chambers for resting:
English Revised Version
and the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, for the courts of the house of the LORD, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
also and of alle thingis whiche he thouyte of the large places, and of chaumbris bi cumpas, in to the tresours of the hows of the Lord, and `in to the tresours of holi thingis,
Update Bible Version
and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
Webster's Bible Translation
And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
New King James Version
and the plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, of all the chambers all around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things;
New Living Translation
David also gave Solomon all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards of the Lord 's Temple, the outside rooms, the treasuries, and the rooms for the gifts dedicated to the Lord .
New Life Bible
He gave him the plan of all he had in mind. It showed the open spaces of the Lord's house, and all the rooms around them. It showed the store-houses of the house of God, and the store-houses of the holy things.
New Revised Standard
and the plan of all that he had in mind: for the courts of the house of the Lord , all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the plan of all which had come by the spirit to be with him, for the courts of the house of Yahweh, and for all the rooms round about, - for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of hallowed things;
Douay-Rheims Bible
As also of all the courts, which he had in his thought, and of the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of the Lord, and for the treasures of the consecrated things,
Revised Standard Version
and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts;
Young's Literal Translation
and the pattern of all that hath been by the Spirit with him, for the courts of the house of Jehovah, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the things sacrificed;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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;

Contextual Overview

11 Then David gave Solomon his son the plan of the vestibule of the temple, and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of 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 , all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts; 13 for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and all the work of the service in the house of the Lord ; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the Lord , 14 the weight of gold for all golden vessels for each service, the weight of silver vessels for each service, 15 the weight of the golden lampstands and their lamps, the weight of gold for each lampstand and its lamps, the weight of silver for a lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand in the service, 16 the weight of gold for each table for the showbread, the silver for the silver tables, 17 and pure gold for the forks, the basins and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each; 18 for the altar of incense made of refined gold, and its weight; also his plan for the golden chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord . 19 "All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the Lord , all the work to be done according to the plan." 20 Then David said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the pattern: Exodus 31:2

all: "By the spirit of prophecy that was with him," say the Targumist.

that he had by: Heb. that was with him by

the spirit: Exodus 25:40, Hebrews 8:5

the treasuries: 1 Chronicles 26:20, 1 Chronicles 26:26-28, 1 Kings 14:26, 1 Kings 15:15, 1 Kings 15:18, 2 Kings 16:8, 2 Kings 18:15

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:3 - thirty years Numbers 8:24 - from twenty Joshua 6:19 - all the silver 2 Kings 16:10 - the pattern 1 Chronicles 28:11 - David 1 Chronicles 28:19 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 4:7 - according to 2 Chronicles 29:25 - according Proverbs 8:12 - knowledge Ezekiel 40:2 - frame Ezekiel 40:29 - the little

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."
Genesis 15:12
As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him.
Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife."
Genesis 28:1
Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, "You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women.
Genesis 28:2
Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
Genesis 28:5
Thus Isaac sent Jacob away. And he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
Genesis 28:6
Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, "You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women,"
Genesis 28:7
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram.
Genesis 28:11
And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep.
Genesis 28:12
And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 12 And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit,.... By the Spirit of God, who gave him the whole form of the temple, and all things relative to it; just as God showed to Moses the pattern of the tabernacle in the mount; the Targum is, by the spirit of prophecy that was with him. The Jews suppose that Samuel the prophet was first made acquainted with it, and he made it known to David:

of the courts of the house of the Lord: the outward court, the court of the priests, c.

and of all the chambers round about: see 1 Kings 6:5

of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things of the difference of which, see 1 Chronicles 26:20.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The pattern ... - literally, “the pattern of all that was with him in the spirit;” perhaps to be paraphrased, “the form of all that floated before his mind.” It seems to be David’s spirit, not God’s Spirit, that is here spoken of.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 28:12. All that he had by the Spirit — "By the Spirit of prophecy that was with him." - T.


 
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