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1 Crônicas 22

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1E disse David: Esta será a casa do Senhor Deus, e este será o altar do holocausto para Israel.

2E deu ordem David que se ajuntassem os estranhos que estavam na terra de Israel: e ordenou cortadores de pedras, para que lavrassem pedras de cantaria, para edificar a casa de Deus.

3E apparelhou David ferro em abundancia, para os pregos das portas das entradas, e para as junturas: como tambem cobre em abundancia, sem peso;

4E madeira de cedro sem conta: porque os sidonios e tyrios traziam a David madeira de cedro em abundancia.

5Porque dizia David: Salomão, meu filho, ainda é moço e tenro, e a casa que se ha de edificar para o Senhor se ha de fazer magnifica em excellencia, para nome e gloria em todas as terras; eu pois agora lhe prepararei materiaes. Assim preparou David materiaes em abundancia, antes da sua morte.

6Então chamou a Salomão seu filho, e lhe ordenou que edificasse uma casa ao Senhor Deus de Israel.

7E disse David a Salomão: Filho meu, quanto a mim, tive em meu coração o edificar casa ao nome do Senhor meu Deus.

8Porém a mim a palavra do Senhor veiu, dizendo: Tu derramaste sangue em abundancia, e fizeste grandes guerras; não edificarás casa ao meu nome; porquanto muito sangue tens derramado na terra, perante a minha face.

9Eis que o filho que te nascer será homem de repouso; porque repouso lhe hei de dar de todos os seus inimigos em redor; portanto Salomão será o seu nome, e paz e descanço darei a Israel nos seus dias.

10Este edificará casa ao meu nome, e elle me será por filho, e eu a elle por pae; e confirmarei o throno de seu reino sobre Israel, para sempre.

11Agora pois, meu filho, o Senhor seja comtigo; e prospera, e edifica a casa do Senhor teu Deus, como elle disse de ti.

12O Senhor te dê tão sómente prudencia e entendimento, e te instrua ácerca de Israel; e isso para guardar a lei do Senhor teu Deus.

13Então prosperarás, se tiveres cuidado de fazer os estatutos e os juizos, que o Senhor mandou a Moysés ácerca de Israel: esforça-te, e tem bom animo; não temas, nem tenhas pavor

14Eis que na minha oppressão preparei para a casa do Senhor cem mil talentos de oiro, e um milhão de talentos de prata, e de cobre e de ferro sem peso, porque em abundancia é: tambem madeira e pedras preparei, e tu suppre o que faltar.

15Tambem tens comtigo officiaes mechanicos em multidão, cortadores e artifices em obra de pedra e madeira; e toda a sorte de sabios em toda a sorte de obra.

16Do oiro, da prata, e do cobre, e do ferro não ha numero: levanta-te pois, e faze a obra, e o Senhor seja comtigo.

17E David deu ordem a todos os principes de Israel que ajudassem a Salomão, seu filho, dizendo:

18Porventura não está comvosco o Senhor vosso Deus, e não vos deu repouso em roda? porque tem entregado na minha mão os moradores da terra; e a terra foi sujeita perante o Senhor e perante o seu povo.

19Disponde pois agora o vosso coração e a vossa alma para buscardes ao Senhor vosso Deus; e levantae-vos, e edificae o sanctuario do Senhor Deus, para que a arca do concerto do Senhor, e os vasos sagrados de Deus se tragam a esta casa, que se ha de edificar ao nome do Senhor.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

David, already knowing he will not build the temple, begins gathering large quantities of materials — gold, silver, iron, wood, and stone — so that his son Solomon can build the house of God. He encourages Solomon and the leaders of the people to prepare for this great work.

Explanation

Even though he is barred from building the temple himself, David does not remain passive: he spends his final years preparing everything he can so the task will be easier for his son and successor. This gesture shows remarkable spiritual maturity — working wholeheartedly toward a goal he himself will never see completed, without resentment. The advice he gives to the still young and inexperienced Solomon combines practical encouragement ('be strong and of good courage') with clear spiritual direction ('seek the LORD'). It is a model of leadership that thinks of future generations, not just personal achievements.

Fun facts

  • The amounts of gold and silver David mentions as prepared for the temple are so extraordinarily large that many scholars debate whether the numbers should be understood symbolically or as representing measures or units different from what we imagine today.
  • David explains that God told him he would not build the temple because he 'hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars' — showing that, despite being a man after God's own heart, his specific calling as a warrior made him unsuited to build a house dedicated to peace.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. 1 Crônicas 22:1Right after the fire comes down from heaven in the previous chapter, David officially declares: this very place, the threshing floor of Ornan, will be the house of the LORD and the altar of Israel — the temple already has a fixed address.
  2. 1 Crônicas 22:2David summons the foreigners living in Israel to work as stonemasons, cutting stone for the building — foreign labor involved from the very start of the temple preparations.
  3. 1 Crônicas 22:3David sets aside a great quantity of iron for nails and door fittings, plus bronze without even bothering to weigh it — the scale of the project is already gigantic before the first stone is even laid.
  4. 1 Crônicas 22:4Cedar wood arrives without limit, brought by the Sidonians and the men of Tyre — the same kind of trade arrangement King Hiram of Tyre had already begun back in chapter 14.
  5. 1 Crônicas 22:5David explains his own reasoning: Solomon is still young and inexperienced, but the house of the LORD needs to be magnificent enough to be famous in every land — that is why he prepares everything himself before he dies.
  6. 1 Crônicas 22:6David calls for Solomon and formally charges his son with building the house of the LORD — passing the project on, since the promise made clear that he himself would not be the builder.
  7. 1 Crônicas 22:7David confesses to his own son: ‘it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God’ — a sincere desire he will never get to carry out himself.
  8. 1 Crônicas 22:8God explains to David why he cannot build the temple: he has shed too much blood in war. The name of the son who will build it, Solomon, comes from the same root as ‘peace’ — the temple belongs to a king of peaceful times, not a king of war.
  9. 1 Crônicas 22:9David tells Solomon the reason for his name: he will be a man of peace and rest, because God will give him rest from all his enemies on every side — the name Solomon itself is tied to the Hebrew word for ‘peace.’
  10. 1 Crônicas 22:10The promise of an eternal dynasty, already heard in chapter 17, is now repeated directly to Solomon: he will build the house, he will be called God’s son, and the throne will stand firm forever.
  11. 1 Crônicas 22:11David gives his final blessing to his son: may the LORD be with him and may he prosper in the building — passing the torch in faith that the promise will be fulfilled through Solomon.
  12. 1 Crônicas 22:12David asks God to give Solomon wisdom and understanding — the same request Solomon will make on his own years later, in a nighttime vision told in later books.
  13. 1 Crônicas 22:13David promises Solomon prosperity if he keeps the statutes and judgments of Moses, and repeats almost word for word the same charge God gave Joshua at the start of the conquest: ‘be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.’
  14. 1 Crônicas 22:14The amounts of gold and silver David sets aside for the temple are staggering, and as with other lists in the book, scholars still debate today the best way to understand these numbers in ancient Hebrew. Either way, the point of the text is simple: David wanted everything ready so Solomon would only need to carry the work forward.
  15. 1 Crônicas 22:15David points out that Solomon will not start from zero: a whole workforce is already at his disposal — masons, carpenters, and every kind of skilled craftsman — ready for the work.
  16. 1 Crônicas 22:16David sums it all up in a few words: gold, silver, bronze, and iron beyond counting, so all that is left is to begin the work, with the LORD at Solomon’s side.
  17. 1 Crônicas 22:17David does not stop at speaking with his son: he also commands all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon — the temple project becomes the responsibility of the whole kingdom’s leadership, not just the next king.
  18. 1 Crônicas 22:18David reminds the leaders that the LORD has already given Israel rest on every side, handing the whole land into their possession — there is no longer a war excuse to delay the temple project.
  19. 1 Crônicas 22:19It ends with a direct appeal: set your heart and soul to seek the LORD and build the sanctuary, so that the ark of the covenant may finally have a permanent home worthy of it.

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