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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now, my son, the Lord be with thee, c. Or "shall be with thee" (r), as some and if it be as a prayer, it was no doubt a prayer of faith; the Targum is, "may the Word of the Lord be thine help:'' and prosper thee; may success attend thee: and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee; foretold he should, and therefore would...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding,.... To manage and conduct an affair of such importance, as well as to govern the people, as follows: and give thee charge concerning Israel; or, when he gives, commits the charge of them to thee, sets thee king over them: that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God; have wisdom and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. How much wisdom will be wanted by the young brethren present who hope to be builders of the house of God! When the Lord says to you, “Ask what I shall give you,” ask for divine wisdom, ask to be taught of him,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then shall thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes,.... See 1 Kings 2:2 where the same things are said as here: which shows that this was spoken by David a little before his death.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfill the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses and concerning Israel: be strong and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. It is a great thing for a Christian to keep his courage up; and especially for a builder of the Church of God to be always brave, and with a stout heart to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now, behold, in my trouble,.... Or affliction, which had attended him, through the greater part of his reign, partly through wars abroad, and partly through rebellions and insurrections at home: or, in my poverty (a); living in a frugal way, as if he had been a poor man, in order to lay up money for this purpose: I have prepared for the house of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of Gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. We are unable to tell exactly the amount of precious metal prepared by...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Moreover, there are workmen with thee in abundance,.... All the strangers in the land being gathered by the order of David, 1 Chronicles 22:2 who were skilled in all manner of work, as follows: hewers and workers of stone and timber; masons and carpenters: and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work; joiners, carvers, &c.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance. We must have the workmen; they are more precious than the gold. They cannot be put down at any sum of silver: “there are workmen with thee in abundance.” 1Ch_22:15. Hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. God will find for his Church enough...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. God will always find the right man in time for his own work, in his Church there are “all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron,.... That is, the cunning artificers were skilful to work in each of these, some in gold and silver, others in brass and iron: there is no number; either of the workmen, or of these materials; which yet must be restrained to the brass and iron, for the gold and silver are numbered, but not the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. A very nice text for stirring up idle church-members, who are well content with being spiritually fed, but who are doing nothing for the Lord: “Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee!”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
David also commanded all the princes of Israel,.... His courtiers and nobles that were about him: to help Solomon his son; by their advice, and with their purses, should he need them, and by overlooking the workmen, directing and encouraging them: saying; as follows.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, Is not the LORD your God with you? What a good reason for working! What an admirable reason for giving! What an excellent reason for helping with the work! “Is not the LORD your God with you?”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Is not the Lord your God with you?.... Blessing them with wealth and riches: and hath he not given you rest on every side? from all enemies within and without; so that they had peace and quietness, and leisure to attend the service he recommended to them: for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into my hand; meaning the rest of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And hath he not given you rest on every side? If he gives you rest, you are to take no rest, but to get to his work. He is the best workman for God who enjoys perfect rest. It is always a pity to go out to preach or teach unless you have perfect rest towards God. When your own heart is quiet, and your spirit is still, then you can work for God...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God,.... His honour and glory, most sincerely and cordially, and to the utmost of their power: arise ye, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God; assist therein, and encourage the work as much as they were able, without delay: to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord; which was now in a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; Do not go to build a house for God, and think that is all that is required. You want spiritual communion with God; and you will not do even the common work of sawing and planning and building aright unless you seek God, and are in fellowship with him. 1Ch_22:19. Arise therefore, and build...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 23 In this chapter David makes Solomon king, 1 Chronicles 23:1, calls together the princes, priests, and Levites, numbers the latter, and assigns them their proper work, 1 Chronicles 23:2, divides them into three classes, 1 Chronicles 23:6, when the number of them was taken from twenty years of age, and upwards; the...