1 Chronicles 28:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:”
1 Chronicles 28:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 28:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 28:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then David the king stood up on his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.”
1 Chronicles 28:2 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 28:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building. ”
1 Chronicles 28:2 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 28:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David the king riseth on his feet, and saith, `Hear me, my brethren and my people, I--with my heart--to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God, and I prepared to build,”
1 Chronicles 28:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 28:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And king David stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people! I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and for the footstool of ourGod, and I have prepared to build. ”
1 Chronicles 28:2 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 28:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And King Dauid stoode vp vpon his feete; and saide, Heare ye me, my brethren and my people: I purposed to haue buylt an house of rest for the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, and for a footestoole of our God, and haue made ready for the building,”
1 Chronicles 28:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 28:2 in Context — 1 Chronicles 28
1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
4 Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
What Does 1 Chronicles 28:2 Mean?
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