2 Chronicles 4-6 - Foreigner

The Furnishings of the House of Yahweh

2Ch 4:1 LSB - [1] Then he made a bronze altar, twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits in width and ten cubits in height.

2Ch 4:7 LSB - [7] Then he made the ten golden lampstands in the way prescribed for them and he put them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.

2Ch 4:19 LSB - [19] Solomon also made all the furniture which [was in] the house of God: even the golden altar and the tables with the bread of the Presence on them,

The Ark Brought into the House of Yahweh

2Ch 5:10 LSB - [10] There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets which Moses put [there] at Horeb, where Yahweh cut a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

Heb 9:3-4 LSB - [3] And behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, [4] having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron's rod which budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

 

The Glory of Yahweh Fills His House

2Ch 5:11-14 LSB - 

[11] Now it happened that when the priests came out of the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without regard to divisions), 

[12] and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, standing east of the altar, and with them 120 priests blowing trumpets 

[13] in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to give thanks to Yahweh, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised Yahweh [saying], "[He] indeed is good for His lovingkindness endures forever," then the house, the house of Yahweh, was filled with a cloud, 

[14] so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of God.

Solomon Blesses the People

2Ch 6:1-2 LSB - [1] Then Solomon said, "Yahweh has said that He would dwell in the [cloud of] dense gloom. [2] "Now I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever."

Solomon’s Prayer for Israel

2Ch 6:32-33 LSB - 

[32] "Also concerning the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, if he comes from a far country for Your great name's sake and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm, so if they come and pray toward this house, 

[33] then listen from heaven, from Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name even to fear You, as [do] Your people Israel, and to know that Your name is called upon this house which I have built.

Isa 56:6-7 LSB - 

[6] "Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh, To minister to Him, and to love the name of Yahweh, To be His slaves, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And takes hold of My covenant, 

[7] Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them glad in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

 

2 Chronicles 1-3 - A House for the name of Yahweh

Solomon Goes Before Yahweh

2Ch 1:1 LSB - [1] Now Solomon the son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom, and Yahweh his God [was] with him and highly exalted him.

2Ch 1:7 LSB - [7] In that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask what I should give to you."

God Gives Wisdom to Solomon

2Ch 1:10 LSB - [10] "Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can do justice for this great people of Yours?"

2Ch 1:11-12 LSB - [11] And God said to Solomon, "Because you had this in your heart, and did not ask for riches, wealth, or glory, or the life of those who hate you, nor have you even asked for long life, but you have asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may do justice for My people over whom I have made you king, [12] wisdom and knowledge have been given to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and glory, such as none of the kings who were before you had nor those who will come after you."

Solomon’s Chariots and Horsemen

Preparing to Build the Temple

2Ch 2:1 LSB - [1] Then Solomon decided to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself.

2Ch 2:16 LSB - [16] "And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem."

Ezr 3:7 LSB - [7] Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

 

Solomon Builds Yahweh’s House

2Ch 3:1 LSB - [1] Then Solomon began to build the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where [Yahweh] had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

SOLOMON'S TEMPLE

Solomon began to build "the house of the Lord" in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah in the spring of 967 or 966 b.c. (1 Kings 6:1; 2 Chron. 3:1-2) and completed it seven years later, in the fall of 960 or 959 (1 Kings 6:38). The temple itself, not including the surrounding chambers on three sides, was 90 feet (27 m) long, 30 feet (9 m) wide, and 45 feet (14 m) high. It stood in the middle of a court with boundary walls.

1 Chronicles 28-29

David’s Charge to Israel

1Ch 28:7 LSB - [7] 'And I will establish his kingdom forever if he will be strong to do My commandments and My judgments, as is done now.' 

David’s Charge to Solomon

1Ch 28:19 LSB - [19] "All [this]," [said David], "has been granted to me as insight in writing by the hand of Yahweh, all the details of this pattern."

Offerings for the Temple

1Ch 29:8-9 LSB - [8] And whoever possessed [precious] stones gave them to the treasury of the house of Yahweh, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. [9] Then the people were glad because they had offered so willingly, for they made their freewill offering to Yahweh with a whole heart, and King David also was exceedingly glad.

David Blesses Yahweh

1Ch 29:10 LSB - [10] So David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, "Blessed are You, O Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, from everlasting to everlasting.

1Ch 29:20 ESV - [20] Then David said to all the assembly, "Bless the LORD your God." And all the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Sacrifices to Yahweh

1Ch 29:22 LSB - [22] So they ate and drank that day before Yahweh with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and they anointed [him] as ruler for Yahweh and Zadok as priest.

Death of David

1 Chronicles 25-27

David Organizes the Musicians

1Ch 25:1-2 LSB - [1] Moreover, David and the commanders of the army separated for the service [some] of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who [were] to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was: [2] Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph [were] under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

1Ch 25:3 LSB - [3] Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.

1Sa 10:5 LSB - [5] "Afterward you will come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.

1Ch 25:7 LSB - [7] And their number who were trained in singing to Yahweh, with their relatives, all who were skillful, [was] 288.

Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1Ch 26:4-5 LSB - [4] Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, [5] Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh [and] Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.

1Ch 13:14 LSB - [14] Thus the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months; and Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-edom with all that he had.

 

Caring for the Holy Treasure

1Ch 26:20 LSB - [20] As for the Levites, Ahijhah was over the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the holy gifts.

Administrators of Outside Work

Commanders of the Divisions

Leaders of Tribes

1 Chronicles 22-24

Preparation to Build Yahweh’s House

1Ch 22:5 LSB - [5] And David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh shall be highly exalted, for a name and beauty throughout all lands. [Therefore] now I will make preparation for it." So David made ample preparations before his death.

Solomon to Build Yahweh’s House

1Ch 22:14 LSB - [14] "Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of Yahweh 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.

David Organizes the Levites

1Ch 23:5 LSB - [5] and 4,000 [were] gatekeepers, and 4,000 [were] praising Yahweh with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

1Ch 23:30-31 LSB - [30] And they are to stand every morning to thank and to praise Yahweh, and likewise at evening, [31] and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the appointed times in the number [set] by the judgments concerning them, continually before Yahweh.

David Organizes the Priests

1Ch 24:2 LSB - [2] But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.

Num 3:4 LSB - [4] But Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh when they offered strange fire before Yahweh in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron.

 

1 Chronicles 19-21

The Ammonites Dishonor David’s Men

1Ch 19:2 LSB - [2] So David said, "I will show lovingkindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed lovingkindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.

1Ch 19:6 LSB - [6] Then the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David. So Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.

David Defeats Ammon and Aram

1Ch 19:19 LSB - [19] Then the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel. So they made peace with David and served him. And the Arameans were not willing to save the sons of Ammon anymore.

The Capture of Rabbah

1Ch 20:2 LSB - [2] Then David took the crown of their king from his head; and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and in it [was] a precious stone; and it was [placed] on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city [in] a very great amount.

War with Philistine Giants

1Ch 20:6-7 LSB - [6] Then there was war at Gath again, and there was a man of [great] stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six [fingers on each hand] and six [toes on each foot]; and he also had been born to the giants. [7] And he reproached Israel, so Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down.

David Sins by Numbering Israel

1Ch 21:1 LSB - [1] Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to number Israel.

1Ch 21:7 LSB - [7] And this thing was displeasing in the sight of God, so He struck Israel.

1Ch 21:16 LSB - [16] Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.

David Erects an Altar

1Ch 21:18-19 LSB - [18] Then the angel of Yahweh said to Gad to say to David, that David should go up and erect an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. [19] So David went up at the word of Gad, which he spoke in the name of Yahweh.

1Ch 21:30 LSB - [30] But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of the angel of Yahweh.

1 Chronicles 16-18 - David went in and sat before Yahweh and said

 A Tent for the Ark

1Ch 16:1 LSB - [1] And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they brought burnt offerings and peace offerings near before God.

Song of Thanksgiving

1Ch 16:8-12 LSB - 

[8] Oh give thanks to Yahweh, call upon His name; Make known His acts among the peoples. 

[9] Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Muse on all His wondrous deeds. 

[10] Boast in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh be glad. 

[11] Inquire of Yahweh and His strength; Seek His face continually. 

[12] Remember His wondrous deeds which He has done, His miraculous signs and the judgments uttered by His mouth,

1Ch 16:28-29 LSB - 

[28] Ascribe to Yahweh, O families of the peoples, 

Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength. 

[29] Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name; 

Lift up an offering, and come before Him; 

Worship Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.

Ministering Before the Ark

1Ch 16:37 LSB - [37] So he left behind Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required;

The Ark of Yahweh Inhabits a Tent

1Ch 17:4-5 LSB - [4] "Go and say to David My servant, 'Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not build Me a house to inhabit; [5] for I have not inhabited a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but I have been from tent to tent and from [one] dwelling place [to another].

David’s House Will Be Established Forever

1Ch 17:11-14 LSB - 

[11] "And it will be that when your days are fulfilled to go [to be] with your fathers, I will raise up [one of] your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 

[12] "He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. 

[13] "I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; and I will not remove My lovingkindness from him, as I removed [it] from him who was before you. 

[14] "But I will cause him to stand in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever."'"

David Magnifies Yahweh’s Name

1Ch 17:16 LSB - [16] Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh and said, "Who am I, O Yahweh God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?

David Strikes Down Nations

1Ch 18:1 LSB - [1] Now it happened afterwards, that David struck the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.

1Ch 18:14 LSB - [14] So David reigned over all Israel; and he was doing justice and righteousness for all his people.

1 Chronicles 13-15 - How can I

Uzza Dies from Touching the Ark

1Ch 13:9-10 LSB - [9] Then they came to the threshing floor of Chidon. And Uzza reached out with his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen nearly upset [it]. [10] And the anger of Yahweh burned against Uzza, and He struck him down because he reached out with his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

1Ch 13:12 LSB - [12] So David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God [back] to me?"

1Ch 13:14 LSB - [14] Thus the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months; and Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-edom with all that he had.

David’s Wives and Children

David Strikes Down the Philistines

1Ch 14:10 LSB - [10] Then David asked of God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You give them into my hand?" And Yahweh said to him, "Go up, for I will give them into your hand."

1Ch 14:14-15 LSB - [14] So David again asked of God, and God said to him, "You shall not go [directly] up after them; circle around from behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees. [15] "And it will be that when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God will have gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines."

The Ark Is Brought to Jerusalem

1Ch 15:2 LSB - [2] And David said, "No one is to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for Yahweh chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever."

1Ch 15:14 LSB - [14] So the priests and the Levites set themselves apart as holy to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

1Ch 15:16 LSB - [16] Then David said to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise a sound of gladness.

1Ch 15:16 LSB - [16] Then David said to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise a sound of gladness.

1 Chronicles 10-12

The Death of Saul and His Sons

1Ch 10:6 LSB - [6] Thus Saul died with his three sons, and all [those] of his house died together.

Jabesh-gilead Buries Saul

1Ch 10:13-14 LSB - [13] Thus Saul died for his unfaithfulness, which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry [of it], [14] and did not inquire of Yahweh. Therefore He put him to death and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

David Anointed King over All Israel

1Ch 11:1 LSB - [1] Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

David Captures Jerusalem

1Ch 11:4, 7 LSB - [4] Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, [were] there. ... [7] Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.

David’s Mighty Men

1Ch 11:10 LSB - [10] Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

The Mighty Men Join David

1Ch 12:1-2 LSB - [1] Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restricted because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped [him] in war. [2] They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left [to sling] stones and [to shoot] arrows from the bow; [they were] Saul's relatives from Benjamin.

David’s Military Companies in Hebron

1Ch 12:23 LSB - [23] Now these are the numbers of the companies equipped for [military] duty, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the command of Yahweh.

1 Chronicles 7-9

Sons of Issachar

1Ch 7:1 LSB - [1] Now the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

Sons of Benjamin

1Ch 7:6 LSB - [6] [The sons of] Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Jediael, three.

Sons of Naphtali

1Ch 7:13 LSB - [13] The sons of Naphtali [were] Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

Sons of Manasseh

1Ch 7:14 LSB - [14] The sons of Manasseh [were] Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.

Sons of Ephraim

1Ch 7:20-23 LSB - [20] The sons of Ephraim [were] Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, [21] Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take their livestock. [22] And their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. [23] Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because calamity had come upon his house.

Sons of Asher

1Ch 7:30 LSB - [30] The sons of Asher [were] Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

Generations of Saul

1Ch 8:1 LSB - [1] And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

1Ch 7:6 LSB - [6] [The sons of] Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Jediael, three.

Num 26:38 LSB - [38] The sons of Benjamin according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

1Ch 8:33 LSB - [33] Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

 

Generations of Returned Exiles

1Ch 9:1 LSB - [1] So all Israel was recorded by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away into exile to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.

1Ch 9:27 LSB - [27] And they spent the night all around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they [were] over opening [it] morning by morning.

Generations of Saul

1Ch 9:39 LSB - [39] Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.