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English Standard Version

1 Chronicles 28:19

"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."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Prophets;   Revelation;   Temple;   Thompson Chain Reference - Plan, Divine;   Writing;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - David;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Elijah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Book(s);   Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David concluded, “By the Lord’s hand on me, he enabled me to understand everything in writing, all the details of the plan.”
Hebrew Names Version
All this, [said David], have I been made to understand in writing from the hand of the LORD, even all the works of this pattern.
King James Version
All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
New Century Version
David said, "All these plans were written with the Lord guiding me. He helped me understand everything in the plans."
New English Translation
David said, "All of this I put in writing as the Lord directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints."
Amplified Bible
"All this," said David, "the LORD made me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the work and details [to be done] according to this plan."
New American Standard Bible
"All this," said David, "the LORD made me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the details of this pattern."
World English Bible
All this, [said David], have I been made to understand in writing from the hand of Yahweh, even all the works of this pattern.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All, said he, by writing sent to me by the hand of the Lord, which made me vnderstand all the workemanship of the paterne.
Legacy Standard Bible
"All this," said David, "has been granted to me as insight in writing by the hand of Yahweh, all the details of this pattern."
Berean Standard Bible
"All this," said David, "all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me."
Contemporary English Version
David then said to Solomon: The Lord showed me how his temple is to be built.
Complete Jewish Bible
"All this is in writing, as Adonai , with his hand on me, has given me good sense in working out these detailed plans."
Darby Translation
All this [said David,] in writing, by Jehovah's hand upon me, instructing as to all the works of the pattern.
Easy-to-Read Version
David said, "All these plans were written with the Lord guiding me. He helped me understand everything in the plans."
George Lamsa Translation
All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
Good News Translation
King David said, "All this is contained in the plan written according to the instructions which the Lord himself gave me to carry out."
Lexham English Bible
"All this I give you in writing; from the hand of Yahweh he instructed me about all the workings of this plan."
Literal Translation
All was in writing from the hand of Jehovah. He caused me to understand all the work of the pattern.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All this is geuen me in wrytinge of the hande of the LORDE, to make me vnderstonde all the workes of the patrone.
American Standard Version
All this, said David, have I been made to understand in writing from the hand of Jehovah, even all the works of this pattern.
Bible in Basic English
All this, said David, the design for all these things, has been made dear to me in writing by the hand of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All [he sayde] was geuen me by wryting of the hande of the Lorde, which made me vnderstand al the workemanship of the patterne.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'All this [do I give thee] in writing, as the LORD hath made me wise by His hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.'
King James Version (1611)
All this, sayd Dauid, the Lord made mee understand in writing by his hand vpon mee, euen all the workes of this paterne.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
David gave all to Solomon in the Lord’s handwriting, according to the knowledge given him of the work of the pattern.
English Revised Version
All this, [said David], have I been made to understand in writing from the hand of the LORD, even all the works of this pattern.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Dauid seide, Alle thingis camen writun bi the hond of the Lord to me, that Y schulde vndirstonde alle the werkis of the saumpler.
Update Bible Version
All this, [said David], I have been made to understand in writing from the hand of Yahweh, even all the works of this pattern.
Webster's Bible Translation
All [this], [said David], the LORD made me understand in writing by [his] hand upon me, [even] all the works of this pattern.
New King James Version
"All this," said David, "the LORD made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the works of these plans."
New Living Translation
"Every part of this plan," David told Solomon, "was given to me in writing from the hand of the Lord ."
New Life Bible
David said, "This is in writing because His hand was upon me. He helped me to know all the plan."
New Revised Standard
"All this, in writing at the Lord 's direction, he made clear to me—the plan of all the works."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the whole in writing, From the hand of Yahweh upon me, to give understanding, - all the works of the pattern.
Douay-Rheims Bible
All these things, said he, came to me written by the hand of the Lord that I might understand all the works of the pattern.
Revised Standard Version
All this he made clear by the writing from the hand of the LORD concerning it, all the work to be done according to the plan.
Young's Literal Translation
The whole [is] in writing from the hand of Jehovah, `He caused me to understand all the work of the pattern,' [said David.]
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"All this," said David, "the LORD made me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the details of this pattern."

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 Lord: 1 Chronicles 28:11, 1 Chronicles 28:12, Exodus 25:40, Exodus 26:30

by his hand upon me: Ezekiel 1:3, Ezekiel 3:14, Ezekiel 3:22

Reciprocal: Exodus 27:8 - as it was showed Exodus 39:32 - according 2 Kings 16:10 - the pattern 2 Chronicles 4:7 - according to 2 Chronicles 8:14 - so had David the man of God commanded 2 Chronicles 29:25 - according Proverbs 8:12 - knowledge Ezekiel 40:2 - frame Ezekiel 43:10 - show Acts 7:44 - that he Hebrews 8:5 - See

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord .
Genesis 28:4
May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!"
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 28:22
and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you."
Genesis 35:1
God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."
Genesis 48:3
And Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,
1 Kings 12:29
And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.
Hosea 4:15
Though you play the whore, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. Enter not into Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven, and swear not, "As the Lord lives."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me,.... Either by an impulse of his Spirit on him, whereby it was as it were written on his mind, and as clearly represented to him, as if he had it in writing before him; though the Jews think that all was first made known to Samuel, or some other prophet, who delivered it to David in writing, as from the Lord: but I see not why it may not be understood that David had the pattern of the temple, and all things relative to it, by an handwriting from the Lord himself, through the ministry of angels, as Moses received the two tables, the handwriting of the Lord, from himself; for the words, as they lie in order in the Hebrew text, are, the whole of this "in writing from the hand of the Lord, unto me, he made me to understand: even all the works of this pattern"; the particulars of which are given before.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 28:19. Understand in writing — In some vision of ecstasy he had seen a regularly sketched out plan, which had made so deep an impression on his mind that he could readily describe it to his son.

"That the architecture of the temple," says Dr. Delaney, "was of Divine origin, I, for my part, am fully satisfied from this passage, and am confirmed in this opinion by finding from Vilalpandas that the Roman, at least the Greek, architecture is derived from this, as from its fountain; and in my humble opinion even an infidel may easily believe these to be of Divine original, inasmuch as they are, at least the latter is, found perfect in the earliest models; nor hath the utmost reach of human wisdom, invention, and industry, been ever able to improve it, or alter it but to disadvantage, through the course of so many ages."


 
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