1 Chronicles 28
- 1And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the brave men, to Jerusalem.
- 2Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers and sisters, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
- 3But God said to me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.
- 4However the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever. For he has chosen Judah to be the ruler, and of the house of Judah, the house of my father. Among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
- 5And of all my sons, For the Lord has given me many sons. He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
- 6And he said to me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts. For I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
- 7Also I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he is constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
- 8Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
- 9And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind. For the Lord searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you. But if you abandon him, he will cast you off for ever.
- 10Be careful now. For the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
- 11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of its houses, and of its treasuries, and of the upstairs rooms of it, and of the inner rooms of it, and of the place of the mercy seat,
- 12And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the rooms around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
- 13Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the items of service in the house of the Lord.
- 14He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of every kind of service, silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
- 15Even the weight for the lampstands of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every lampstand, and for its lamps: and for the lampstands of silver by weight, both for the lampstand, and also for its lamps, according to the use of every lampstand.
- 16And by weight he gave gold for the tables for the holy bread, for every table, and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
- 17Also pure gold for the meat forks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin, and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:
- 18And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight, and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
- 19All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand on me, even all the works of this pattern.
- 20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: do not fear, or be terrified. For the Lord God, even my God, will be with you. He will not fail you, or abandon you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
- 21And the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with you for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with you for every kind of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be completely at your commandment.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Chronicles 28 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
GIGAKJVAnd David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the brave men, to Jerusalem.
KJVThen David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
GIGAKJVThen David the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers and sisters, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
KJVBut God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
GIGAKJVBut God said to me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.
KJVHowbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
GIGAKJVHowever the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever. For he has chosen Judah to be the ruler, and of the house of Judah, the house of my father. Among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
KJVAnd of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd of all my sons, For the Lord has given me many sons. He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
KJVAnd he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
GIGAKJVAnd he said to me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts. For I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
KJVMoreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
GIGAKJVAlso I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he is constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
KJVNow therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
GIGAKJVNow therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind. For the Lord searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you. But if you abandon him, he will cast you off for ever.
KJVTake heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
GIGAKJVBe careful now. For the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
KJVThen David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
GIGAKJVThen David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of its houses, and of its treasuries, and of the upstairs rooms of it, and of the inner rooms of it, and of the place of the mercy seat,
KJVAnd 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:
GIGAKJVAnd the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the rooms around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
KJVAlso for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord.
GIGAKJVAlso for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the items of service in the house of the Lord.
KJVHe gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
GIGAKJVHe gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of every kind of service, silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
KJVEven the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
GIGAKJVEven the weight for the lampstands of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every lampstand, and for its lamps: and for the lampstands of silver by weight, both for the lampstand, and also for its lamps, according to the use of every lampstand.
KJVAnd by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
GIGAKJVAnd by weight he gave gold for the tables for the holy bread, for every table, and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
KJVAlso pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:
GIGAKJVAlso pure gold for the meat forks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin, and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:
KJVAnd for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd for the altar of incense refined gold by weight, and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
KJVAll this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
GIGAKJVAll this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand on me, even all the works of this pattern.
KJVAnd David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: do not fear, or be terrified. For the Lord God, even my God, will be with you. He will not fail you, or abandon you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
KJVAnd, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
GIGAKJVAnd the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with you for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with you for every kind of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be completely at your commandment.
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