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1 Chronicles 22:18-19
New English Translation
1 Chronicles 22:18-19
New English Translation
18 He told them,[a] “The Lord your God is with you![b] He has made you secure on every side,[c] for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region[d] and the region[e] is subdued before the Lord and his people. 19 Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being![f] Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring[g] the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service[h] into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.”[i]
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- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the Lord your God with you?” The question anticipates the response, “Of course he is!” Thus in the translation the positive statement “The Lord your God is with you!” has been used.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Or “earth.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:18 tn Or “earth.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the Lord your God.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “to bring.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.”
1 Chronicles 22:18-19
New International Version
1 Chronicles 22:18-19
New International Version
18 He said to them, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest(A) on every side?(B) For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people. 19 Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God.(C) Begin to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the Lord.”
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