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1 Chronicles 28:20 — And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and…
“And 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.”
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The verses around 1 Chronicles 28:20.
18And 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.
19All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
20And 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.
21And, 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.
Verse explanation
David repeats to Solomon the same formula of courage given to Joshua centuries before: be strong, take courage, do not be afraid, for the Lord will be with him until the whole work is finished.
From the 1 Chronicles 28 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Chronicles 28:20 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And 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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E disse David a Salomão seu filho: Esforça-te e tem bom animo, e obra; não temas, nem te espavoreças; porque o Senhor Deus, meu Deus, ha de ser comtigo; não te deixará, nem te desamparará, até que acabes toda a obra do serviço da casa do Senhor.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Disse mais Davi a Salomão seu filho: Anima-te e esforça-te, e efetua-o; não temas, nem desmaies, porque o Deus o SENHOR, meu Deus, será contigo: ele não te deixará, nem te desamparará, até que acabes toda a obra para o serviço da casa do SENHOR.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Entonces David también le dijo a Salomón: “¡Sé fuerte, sé valiente y actúa! No tengas miedo ni te desanimes, porque el Señor, mi Dios, está contigo. Él no te dejará ni te abandonará. Él se encargará de que todo el trabajo para el servicio de la casa del Señor esté terminado.
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