Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY
Watchtower
ONLINE LIBRARY
English
  • BIBLE
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • MEETINGS
  • 1 Chronicles 28
  • New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

No video available for this selection.

Sorry, there was an error loading the video.

1 Chronicles Outline

      • David’s speech on the temple construction (1-8)

      • Instructions to Solomon; architectural plan given (9-21)

1 Chronicles 28:1

Marginal References

  • +1Ch 27:1
  • +Ex 18:25
  • +1Ch 27:25, 29
  • +1Ch 3:1-9
  • +1Ch 11:10

1 Chronicles 28:2

Marginal References

  • +Ps 132:3-5
  • +1Ch 22:2-4

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    rm 178

1 Chronicles 28:3

Marginal References

  • +1Ch 17:4
  • +1Ch 22:7, 8

1 Chronicles 28:4

Marginal References

  • +1Sa 16:1, 13; 2Sa 7:8; Ps 89:20
  • +Ge 49:10; 1Ch 5:2; Ps 60:7
  • +Ru 4:22
  • +1Sa 13:14; 16:11, 12

1 Chronicles 28:5

Marginal References

  • +1Ch 3:1-9
  • +1Ch 22:9
  • +1Ch 17:14; 2Ch 1:8

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 157

  • Publications Index

    it-2 157;

    ad 995

1 Chronicles 28:6

Marginal References

  • +2Sa 7:13, 14

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    ns 129

1 Chronicles 28:7

Marginal References

  • +1Ch 17:13, 14; Ps 72:8
  • +De 12:1; 1Ki 6:12

1 Chronicles 28:8

Marginal References

  • +De 6:3

1 Chronicles 28:9

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “completely devoted.”

  • *

    Or “willing.”

  • *

    See Glossary.

Marginal References

  • +De 10:12
  • +1Sa 16:7; 1Ch 29:17; Pr 17:3; Re 2:23
  • +De 31:21; Ps 139:2
  • +Mt 7:7; Heb 11:6; Jas 4:8
  • +De 31:17; 2Ch 15:2; Heb 10:38

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 58

    The Watchtower,

    7/1/2015, p. 14

    11/1/2010, p. 30

    10/15/2008, p. 7

    2/15/2005, p. 19

    5/1/1989, p. 19

    6/1/1986, pp. 15-20

    3/1/1971, p. 146

    6/15/1967, pp. 357-358

    8/15/1965, pp. 511-512

    6/15/1964, pp. 368-370

    3/1/1963, pp. 135-136

    1/15/1963, pp. 44-45

    12/15/1961, pp. 747-749

    8/1/1961, pp. 463-464

    1/1/1957, pp. 12-14

    3/1/1956, pp. 141-143

    Close to Jehovah, p. 242

    Awake!,

    10/8/1990, pp. 24-25

  • Publications Index

    lff lesson 58; w15 7/1 14; cl 242; w10 11/1 30; w08 10/15 7; w05 2/15 19; g90 10/8 24-25; w89 5/1 19; w86 6/1 15-20;

    w71 146; w67 357; w65 511; w64 369; w63 45, 136; ln 15; w61 463, 748; w57 13; w56 142; w31 269

1 Chronicles 28:10

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower,

    12/15/1961, pp. 747-749

  • Publications Index

    w61 748; ns 129

1 Chronicles 28:11

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “house of the atonement.”

Marginal References

  • +Heb 8:5
  • +2Ch 3:4
  • +Le 16:2; 1Ki 6:19

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 159

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 699

    The Watchtower,

    9/15/1959, pp. 565-566

  • Publications Index

    it-1 159; it-2 699;

    ad 1350; ns 129; w59 565

1 Chronicles 28:12

Footnotes

  • *

    Lit., “by the spirit.”

  • *

    Or “things dedicated.”

Marginal References

  • +1Ki 6:36; 7:12
  • +1Ch 9:26; 26:20

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 1021

    The Watchtower,

    6/1/1962, pp. 335-337

    9/15/1959, pp. 565-566

  • Publications Index

    it-2 1021;

    w62 336; ns 129; w59 565

1 Chronicles 28:13

Marginal References

  • +1Ch 24:1

1 Chronicles 28:15

Marginal References

  • +2Ch 4:7

1 Chronicles 28:16

Footnotes

  • *

    That is, the showbread.

Marginal References

  • +2Ch 4:8, 19

1 Chronicles 28:17

Marginal References

  • +1Ki 7:48, 50

1 Chronicles 28:18

Marginal References

  • +1Ki 7:48
  • +Ps 18:10
  • +Ex 25:20; 1Sa 4:4; 1Ki 6:23

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 432

  • Publications Index

    it-1 432;

    ad 310; w32 200

1 Chronicles 28:19

Marginal References

  • +1Ch 28:11
  • +Ex 25:9, 40

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 159

    Holy Spirit, p. 72

    The Watchtower,

    6/1/1962, pp. 335-337

  • Publications Index

    it-1 159;

    hs 72; ad 116; w62 336; ns 129

1 Chronicles 28:20

Marginal References

  • +De 31:6; Jos 1:6, 9; Ro 8:31
  • +Jos 1:5

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower (Study),

    9/2017, pp. 28-29, 32

  • Publications Index

    w17.09 28-29, 32

1 Chronicles 28:21

Marginal References

  • +1Ch 24:1
  • +1Ch 24:20
  • +Ex 36:1, 2
  • +1Ch 22:17; 28:1

Parallel Translations

Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.

General

1 Chron. 28:11Ch 27:1
1 Chron. 28:1Ex 18:25
1 Chron. 28:11Ch 27:25, 29
1 Chron. 28:11Ch 3:1-9
1 Chron. 28:11Ch 11:10
1 Chron. 28:2Ps 132:3-5
1 Chron. 28:21Ch 22:2-4
1 Chron. 28:31Ch 17:4
1 Chron. 28:31Ch 22:7, 8
1 Chron. 28:41Sa 16:1, 13; 2Sa 7:8; Ps 89:20
1 Chron. 28:4Ge 49:10; 1Ch 5:2; Ps 60:7
1 Chron. 28:4Ru 4:22
1 Chron. 28:41Sa 13:14; 16:11, 12
1 Chron. 28:51Ch 3:1-9
1 Chron. 28:51Ch 22:9
1 Chron. 28:51Ch 17:14; 2Ch 1:8
1 Chron. 28:62Sa 7:13, 14
1 Chron. 28:71Ch 17:13, 14; Ps 72:8
1 Chron. 28:7De 12:1; 1Ki 6:12
1 Chron. 28:8De 6:3
1 Chron. 28:9De 10:12
1 Chron. 28:91Sa 16:7; 1Ch 29:17; Pr 17:3; Re 2:23
1 Chron. 28:9De 31:21; Ps 139:2
1 Chron. 28:9Mt 7:7; Heb 11:6; Jas 4:8
1 Chron. 28:9De 31:17; 2Ch 15:2; Heb 10:38
1 Chron. 28:11Heb 8:5
1 Chron. 28:112Ch 3:4
1 Chron. 28:11Le 16:2; 1Ki 6:19
1 Chron. 28:121Ki 6:36; 7:12
1 Chron. 28:121Ch 9:26; 26:20
1 Chron. 28:131Ch 24:1
1 Chron. 28:152Ch 4:7
1 Chron. 28:162Ch 4:8, 19
1 Chron. 28:171Ki 7:48, 50
1 Chron. 28:181Ki 7:48
1 Chron. 28:18Ps 18:10
1 Chron. 28:18Ex 25:20; 1Sa 4:4; 1Ki 6:23
1 Chron. 28:191Ch 28:11
1 Chron. 28:19Ex 25:9, 40
1 Chron. 28:20De 31:6; Jos 1:6, 9; Ro 8:31
1 Chron. 28:20Jos 1:5
1 Chron. 28:211Ch 24:1
1 Chron. 28:211Ch 24:20
1 Chron. 28:21Ex 36:1, 2
1 Chron. 28:211Ch 22:17; 28:1
  • New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
  • Read in Study Bible (nwtsty)
  • Read in Reference Bible (Rbi8)
  • Read in Byington (by)
  • Read in American Standard Version (bi22)
  • Read in Rotherham (rh)
  • Read in King James Version (bi10)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
1 Chronicles 28:1-21

The First of Chronicles

28 David then congregated all the princes of Israel to Jerusalem: the princes of the tribes, the chiefs of the divisions+ ministering to the king, the chiefs of thousands and the chiefs of hundreds,+ the chiefs of all the property and livestock of the king+ and of his sons,+ together with the court officials and every mighty and capable man.+ 2 Then King David rose to his feet and said:

“Hear me, my brothers and my people. It was my heart’s desire to build a house as the resting-place for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and as the footstool of our God,+ and I made preparations to build.+ 3 But the true God told me, ‘You will not build a house for my name,+ for you are a man of wars, and you have shed blood.’+ 4 However, Jehovah the God of Israel chose me out of all the house of my father to become king over Israel forever,+ for he chose Judah as leader+ and of the house of Judah, my father’s house,+ and of my father’s sons, I was the one whom he approved, to make me king over all Israel.+ 5 And of all my sons—for Jehovah has given me many sons+—he chose my son Solʹo·mon+ to sit on the throne of the kingship of Jehovah over Israel.+

6 “He said to me, ‘Your son Solʹo·mon is the one who will build my house and my courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son and I will become his father.+ 7 I will firmly establish his kingship forever+ if he resolutely observes my commandments and my judicial decisions,+ as he is now doing.’ 8 So I say before the eyes of all Israel, Jehovah’s congregation, and in the ears of our God: Carefully observe and search for all the commandments of Jehovah your God, so that you may possess the good land+ and pass it on as a permanent inheritance to your sons after you.

9 “And you, Solʹo·mon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a complete* heart+ and with a delightful* soul,* for Jehovah searches through all hearts,+ and he discerns every inclination of the thoughts.+ If you search for him, he will let himself be found by you,+ but if you leave him, he will reject you forever.+ 10 See, now, for Jehovah has chosen you to build a house as a sanctuary. Be courageous and go to work.”

11 David then gave to his son Solʹo·mon the architectural plan+ of the porch+ and of its houses, its storerooms, its roof chambers, its inner rooms, and the house of the propitiatory cover.*+ 12 He gave him the architectural plan of everything that had been conveyed to him through inspiration* for the courtyards+ of Jehovah’s house, for all the dining rooms around it, for the treasuries of the house of the true God, and for the treasuries of the things made holy;*+ 13 also for the divisions of the priests+ and of the Levites, for all the duties of the service of Jehovah’s house, and for all the utensils of the service of Jehovah’s house; 14 also for the weight of the gold, the gold for all the utensils for the different services, the weight of all the utensils of silver, and for all the utensils for the different services; 15 also the weight for the gold lampstands+ and their gold lamps, the weight of the different lampstands and their lamps, and the weight of the silver lampstands, for each lampstand and its lamps according to its use; 16 also the weight of the gold for the tables of the layer bread,*+ for each table, as well as the silver for the tables of silver, 17 for the forks, the bowls, the pitchers of pure gold, and the weight of the small gold bowls,+ for each small bowl, and the weight of the small silver bowls, for each small bowl. 18 He also gave the weight for the refined gold for the incense altar+ and for the representation of the chariot,+ namely, the cherubs+ of gold that spread their wings out and overshadow the ark of the covenant of Jehovah. 19 David said: “The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he gave me insight to put all the details of the architectural plan+ in writing.”+

20 Then David said to his son Solʹo·mon: “Be courageous and strong and go to work. Do not be afraid or be terrified, for Jehovah God, my God, is with you.+ He will not desert you or abandon you,+ but he will be with you until all the work for the service of Jehovah’s house is finished. 21 And here are the divisions of the priests+ and of the Levites+ for all the service of the house of the true God. You have willing, skilled workers to perform every kind of service,+ as well as the princes+ and all the people who will carry out all your instructions.”

English Publications (1950-2022)
Log Out
Log In
  • English
  • Share
  • Preferences
  • Copyright © 2022 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • JW.ORG
  • Log In
Share