Teks -- 1 Chronicles 29:10-19 (NET)

David Praises the Lord

29:10 David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: “O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore! 29:11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all. 29:12 You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all. 29:13 Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name! 29:14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. 29:15 For we are resident foreigners and nomads in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security. 29:16 O Lord our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you. 29:17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you. 29:18 O Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, maintain the motives of your people and keep them devoted to you. 29:19 Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.”

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: 1Ch 29:10 - Blessed, &c.

_David was now full of days, and near his end, and it well becomes the aged children of God, to have their hearts much enlarged in praise and thanksgiving. The nearer we come to the land of everlasting praise, the more we should speak the language, and do the work of that world.

Wesley: 1Ch 29:14 - To offer

That thou shouldest give us both riches to make such an offering, and a willing heart to offer them, both which are the gifts and the fruits of thy good grace and mercy to us.

Wesley: 1Ch 29:14 - Of thine

We return only what we have received, and therefore only pay a debt to thee. The more we do for God, the more we are indebted to him; for the honour of being employed in his service, and for grace enabling us in any measure to serve him.

Wesley: 1Ch 29:15 - Strangers

For the land which we possess is thine, not ours; we are not the proprietors but only thy tenants: and as our fathers once were mere strangers in it, even before men, so we at this day are no better before thee, having no absolute right in it, but only to travel through it, and sojourn in it for the short time that we live in the world.

Wesley: 1Ch 29:15 - None abiding

We only give thee what we must shortly leave, and what we cannot keep to ourselves: and therefore it is a great favour that thou wilt accept such offerings. David's days had as much of substance in them as most men: for he was upon the whole a good man, an useful man, and now an old man. And yet he puts himself in the front of those who must acknowledge, that their days on the earth are as a shadow: which speaks of our life as a vain life, a dark life, a transient life, and a life that will have its period, either in perfect light or perfect darkness.

Wesley: 1Ch 29:16 - All thine own

In like manner we ought to acknowledge God in all spiritual things: referring every good thought, good desire, and good work to his grace.

Wesley: 1Ch 29:18 - Of Abraham, &c.

_A God in covenant with them, and with us for their sakes.

Wesley: 1Ch 29:18 - Keep forever

Since it is from thy grace that thy people have such willing minds, continue that grace to them, that they may persist in the same generous disposition towards thee and thy worship.

Wesley: 1Ch 29:18 - Prepare

Or, rather, confirm, thou who hast begun a good work, confirm and carry it on by thy grace.

JFB: 1Ch 29:16 - all this store that we have prepared

It may be useful to exhibit a tabular view of the treasure laid up and contributions stated by the historian as already made towards the erection of the proposed temple. Omitting the brass and iron, and precious stones, which, though specified partly (1Ch 29:7), are represented in other portions as "without weight" (1Ch 22:3, 1Ch 22:14), we shall give in this table only the amount of gold and silver; and taking the talent of gold as worth £5475 (the talent being 125 pounds in weight), the value of the gold will be about 73s. per ounce. The talent of silver is given at £342 3s. 9d., or 4s. 41/2d. per ounce. The total amount of the contributions will be:

Sum accumulated, and in public treasury (1Ch 22:14):

Gold £547,500,000

Silver 342,187,500

Contributed by David from his private resources [1Ch 29:4]:

Gold 16,425,000

Silver 2,395,312

Contributed by the assembled rulers [1Ch 29:7]:

Gold 28,000,000

Silver 3,421,875

A grand total of approximately £939,929,687

Though it has been the common practice of Eastern monarchs to hoard vast sums for the accomplishment of any contemplated project, this amount so far exceeds not only every Oriental collection on record, but even the bounds of probability, that it is very generally allowed that either there is a corruption of the text in 1Ch 22:14, or that the reckoning of the historian was by the Babylonian, which was only a half, or the Syrian, which was only a fifth part, of the Hebrew talent. This would bring the Scripture account more into accordance with the statements of JOSEPHUS, as well as within the range of credibility.

Clarke: 1Ch 29:11 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness - This verse is thus paraphrased by the Targum: "Thine, O Lord, is the magnificence; for thou hast created the world by thy great power, and by thy might hast led our fathers out of Egypt, and with great signs hast caused them to pass through the Red Sea. Thou hast appeared gloriously on Mount Sinai, with troops of angels, in giving law to thy people. Thou hast gained the victory over Amalek; over Sihon and Og, kings of Canaan. By the splendor of thy majesty thou hast caused the sun to stand still on Gibeon, and the moon in the valley of Ajalon, until thy people, the house of Israel, were avenged of their enemies. All things that are in heaven and earth are the work of thy hands, and thou rulest over and sustainest whatsoever is in the heavens and in the earth. Thine, O Lord, is the kingdom in the firmament; and thou art exalted above the heavenly angels, and over all who are constituted rulers upon earth.

Clarke: 1Ch 29:14 - Of thine own have we given thee

Of thine own have we given thee - "For from thy presence all good comes, and of the blessings of thy hands have we given thee."- Targum.

Clarke: 1Ch 29:15 - For we are strangers

For we are strangers - We have here neither right nor property

Clarke: 1Ch 29:15 - And sojourners

And sojourners - Lodging as it were for a night, in the mansion of another

Clarke: 1Ch 29:15 - As were all our fathers

As were all our fathers - These were, as we are supported by thy bounty, and tenants at will to thee

Clarke: 1Ch 29:15 - Our days on the earth are as a shadow

Our days on the earth are as a shadow - They are continually declining, fading, and passing away. This is the place of our sojourning, and here we have no substantial, permanent residence

Clarke: 1Ch 29:15 - There is none abiding

There is none abiding - However we may wish to settle and remain in this state of things, it is impossible, because every earthly form is passing swiftly away, all is in a state of revolution and decay, and there is no abiding, מקוה mikveh , no expectation, that we shall be exempt from those changes and chances to which our fathers were subjected. "As the shadow of a bird flying in the air [ אויר avir ] of heaven, such are our days upon the earth; nor is there any hope to any son of man that he shall live for ever."- Targum.

Clarke: 1Ch 29:18 - Keep this for ever

Keep this for ever - All the good dispositions which myself and my people have, came from thee; continue to support and strengthen them by the same grace by which they have been inspired!

Clarke: 1Ch 29:19 - Give unto Solomon - a perfect heart

Give unto Solomon - a perfect heart - This he did, but Solomon abused his mercies.

Defender: 1Ch 29:11 - is thine

David's concept of God was infinitely removed from that of the pagan world in which he lived. He recognized God as the omnipotent Creator and Sovereign of all things. Compare this praise to the heavenly doxologies in the age yet to come (Rev 4:11; Rev 15:3)."

TSK: 1Ch 29:10 - David blessed // Blessed be thou // Lord God // our father

David blessed : 1Ch 29:20; 2Ch 20:26-28; Psa 103:1, Psa 103:2, Psa 138:1, Psa 146:2

Blessed be thou : 1Ki 8:15; 2Ch 6:4; Psa 72:18, Psa 72:19, Psa 89:52; Eze 3:12; Eph 1:3; 1Ti 1:17; 1Pe 1:3; Rev 5:12

Lord God : Gen 32:28, Gen 33:20

our father : Isa 63:16; Mat 6:9; Luk 11:3; Rom 1:7, Rom 8:15; Phi 4:20; 2Th 2:16

TSK: 1Ch 29:11 - is the greatness // the victory // majesty // all that // thine is the // exalted

is the greatness : Dan 4:30, Dan 4:34, Dan 4:35; Mat 6:13; 1Ti 1:17, 1Ti 6:15, 1Ti 6:16; Jud 1:25; Rev 4:10, Rev 4:11; Rev 5:12, Rev 7:9-12, Rev 19:1

the victory : 1Sa 15:29; Psa 98:1

majesty : Job 37:22; Psa 29:4, Psa 45:3, Psa 45:4, Psa 104:1; Isa 2:10; Heb 1:3

all that : Gen 1:1, Gen 14:19, Gen 14:22; Psa 115:15, Psa 115:16; Isa 42:5, Isa 66:1; Jer 10:10-12, Jer 27:5; Dan 4:32, Dan 4:34, Dan 4:35

thine is the : Psa 97:1, Psa 99:1, Psa 145:1, Psa 145:12, Psa 145:13; Dan 4:3; Rev 11:15

exalted : Neh 9:5; Psa 21:13, Psa 46:10, Psa 47:9, Psa 57:5, Psa 57:11, Psa 97:9; Isa 2:11, Isa 12:4

TSK: 1Ch 29:12 - riches // reignest over all // power // give strength

riches : Deu 8:18; 1Sa 2:7, 1Sa 2:8; Job 42:10; Psa 75:6, Psa 75:7, Psa 113:7, Psa 113:8; Pro 8:18, Pro 10:22; Ecc 5:19; Luk 1:51-53; Rom 11:35, Rom 11:36

reignest over all : Dan 6:26

power : Job 9:19; Psa 62:11; Isa 43:13, Isa 46:10; Dan 5:18-21; Mat 28:18; Joh 19:11; Eph 3:20; Rev 11:17

give strength : 2Ch 16:9; Psa 18:31, Psa 18:32, Psa 28:8, Psa 29:1, Psa 29:11, Psa 68:34, Psa 68:35, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:2; Isa 40:29; Isa 45:24; Eph 3:16; Phi 4:13; Col 1:11

TSK: 1Ch 29:13 - we thank

we thank : Psa 105:1, Psa 106:1; Dan 2:23; 2Co 2:14, 2Co 8:16, 2Co 9:15; 1Th 2:13

TSK: 1Ch 29:14 - who am I // that we should // be able // willingly // all things // of thine own

who am I : Gen 32:10; 2Sa 7:18; Dan 4:30; 1Co 15:9, 1Co 15:10; 2Co 3:5, 2Co 12:9-11

that we should : Psa 115:1; Rev 4:10

be able : Heb. retain, or obtain strength

willingly : 1Ch 29:9; Phi 2:13; Jam 1:17

all things : Gen 28:22; Psa 50:10-12; Rom 11:36; 1Co 16:2

of thine own : Heb. of thine hand

TSK: 1Ch 29:15 - For we // our days // abiding

For we : Gen 47:9; Psa 39:12, Psa 119:19; Heb 11:13-16; 1Pe 2:11

our days : Job 14:2; Psa 90:9, Psa 102:11, Psa 144:4; Ecc 6:12; Isa 40:6-8; Jam 4:14

abiding : Heb. expectation

TSK: 1Ch 29:16 - all this store

all this store : 1Ch 29:14; 2Ch 31:10; Psa 24:1; Hos 2:8; Luk 19:16

TSK: 1Ch 29:17 - triest the heart // hast pleasure // in the uprightness // joy thy people // present

triest the heart : 1Ch 28:9; Deu 8:2; 1Sa 16:7; Psa 7:9, Psa 51:6; Pro 16:2, Pro 21:2; Jer 17:10; Heb 4:12; Rev 2:23

hast pleasure : Pro 11:20, Pro 15:8, Pro 15:9; Joh 1:47

in the uprightness : Act 24:16; 2Co 1:12; 1Th 2:10

joy thy people : 1Ch 29:9; Phm 1:7, Phm 1:20

present : Heb. found

TSK: 1Ch 29:18 - Lord God // keep // in the imagination // prepare

Lord God : Exo 3:6, Exo 3:15, Exo 4:5; Mat 22:32; Act 3:13

keep : Deu 30:6; Psa 51:10, Psa 119:166; Jer 10:23, Jer 32:39; Phi 1:6, Phi 1:9-11; 1Th 3:11; Heb 13:21

in the imagination : 1Ch 28:9; Gen 6:5; Psa 119:113

prepare : Heb. stablish, Psa 10:17; 2Th 2:16, 2Th 2:17

TSK: 1Ch 29:19 - And give // the which

And give : 1Ch 28:9; Psa 72:1, Psa 119:80; Jam 1:17

the which : 1Ch 29:2, 1Ch 22:14

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 1Ch 29:11 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power // As head above all

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power i.e. thou art great and powerful, &c.

As head above all as the sovereign Lord and Owner of all persons and things.

Poole: 1Ch 29:12 - Thou reignest over all // To give strength unto all

Thou reignest over all i.e. thou disposest of riches and honour as thou pleasest.

To give strength unto all even to the weakest, whom thou canst make strong; and to the strongest, who are weak without thy help.

Poole: 1Ch 29:14 - That we should be able to offer so willingly // Of thine own have we given thee

That we should be able to offer so willingly i.e. that thou shouldst give us both such riches out of which we should be able to make such an offering, and such a willing and free heart to offer them; both which are thy gifts, and the fruits of thy good grace and mercy to us.

Of thine own have we given thee we return only what we have received, and therefore we do only pay a debt to thee, and do not hereby oblige thee, or deserve any thing from thee.

Poole: 1Ch 29:15 - There is none abiding

These words may contain a reason, either,

1. Of the first clause of 1Ch 29:14 , Who am I &c., i.e. what mean and contemptible creatures are we, and how unworthy of so high a favour! for , saith he here, we , I and my people, as it is 1Ch 29:14 , are strangers , &c, poor pilgrims, who bring nothing into the world, and pass hastily through it, and can carry nothing with us out of it. Or rather,

2. Of the last clause of that 14th verse, of thine own , &c. For the land which we possess is thine, not ours; we are not the proprietors or perpetual possessors of it, but only thy tenants: and as our fathers once were mere strangers in it , even with or before men, Psa 105:12 ; so we at this day are no better with or before thee, having no absolute right and title in it, but only to travel through it, and sojourn in it for that short time that we live in the world. And this the argument seems to be borrowed from Lev 25:23 , where this is give as a reason why the inheritances of the land of Canaan could not be sold for ever, but only till the jubilee; for , saith God, the land is mine, as to dominion and propriety, for ye were (or for , or but you are) only strangers and sojourners with me.

There is none abiding: we only give to thee what we must shortly leave, and what we cannot keep to ourselves; and therefore it is a great favour that thou wilt accept such offerings; or, and therefore we are not perpetual possessors of this land, and the fruits of it, but only pilgrims and passengers through it.

Poole: 1Ch 29:17

By the largeness of their offering I discern the sincerity, willingness, and generosity of their hearts towards thee; for David judged, as in reason and clarity he ought, of the tree by its fruit, and of their hearts by their actions.

Poole: 1Ch 29:18 - Keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people // Prepare their heart unto thee

Keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people since it is from thy grace that thy people have such willing minds to thy service, as was before acknowledged, I beg the continuance of that grace to them, that they may persist in the same generous and pious disposition towards thee and thy worship.

Prepare their heart unto thee or rather, as it is in the margin, stablish or confirm , &c. Thou who hast begun a good work, confirm and carry it on by thy grace, otherwise it will languish, and this very people will prove degenerate.

Poole: 1Ch 29:19

By purchasing the place, 1Ch 21 , and providing for the expenses of the work.

Haydock: 1Ch 29:10 - From

From. Septuagint, "from age to age;" (Pagnin, &c.) that is, throughout eternity: (Menochius) "for ever and ever." (Protestants) Eternity has no parts. (Haydock)

Haydock: 1Ch 29:11 - Magnificence

Magnificence. Thee we ought to magnify. David uses many words to express the sentiments of his grateful soul. (Menochius)

Haydock: 1Ch 29:12 - Thine // Greatness

Thine. Hebrew and Septuagint, "of thee." (Haydock) ---

Greatness. Hebrew, "to magnify and strengthen all." (Menochius) ---

Our riches are thy gifts; and to thee we return a part, with gladness.

Haydock: 1Ch 29:14 - Promise

Promise. Hebrew, "to offer so willingly in this manner?" (Haydock) ---

He is astonished at the rich display of gifts: but acknowledged that all was originally sent by God. In the same sentiments, we say in the mass, "We offer unto thee of thy own presents and gifts;" or, as the Greek expresses it, Greek: ta sa apo ton son. (Calmet)

Haydock: 1Ch 29:15 - Strangers // No stay

Strangers. We have nothing but what we have received from thee; and for how short a time! (Calmet) ---

No stay. Hebrew, "none abiding, (Haydock; or ) no hope" of being able to escape death, (Calmet) when we must leave all. How happy, therefore, are those who sent their treasures before them! (Haydock) ---

All are pilgrims, with respect to heaven, Hebrews xiii. (Worthington)

Haydock: 1Ch 29:17 - Simplicity

Simplicity. Hebrew, "uprightness." Septuagint, "justice;" (Haydock) a pure intention, which our Saviour styled a single eye, Matthew vi. 22. (Tirinus)

Haydock: 1Ch 29:18 - This

This. Hebrew, "keep this for ever, in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their heart unto thee. Preserve these good dispositions, which though has given them." (Calmet)

Gill: 1Ch 29:10 - Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation // and David said, blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our Father, for ever and ever

Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation,.... To whose goodness he ascribed both the ability and willingness of him, and his people, to offer after such a manner; he knew it was God that wrought in them both to will and to do, and therefore gave him the glory of it:

and David said, blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our Father, for ever and ever; the phrase, "our father", does not belong to the God of Israel, their father by covenant and adoption, but to Israel, or Jacob, the ancestor of the Jewish nation; who is made mention of on this occasion, he being the first that spoke of building an house for God, as some Jewish writers, Jarchi and Kimchi, observe, see Gen 28:22.

Gill: 1Ch 29:11 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty // for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine // thine is the kingdom, O Lord // and thou art exalted as head above all

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty,.... That is, either God is possessed of all greatness and immensity, of dignity of nature, and of all perfections; of almighty power, of excellent glory, of superiority to all beings and of honour, and majesty, and all that grandeur, might, and honour in men, and victory over others; the majestic appearance they make, and exaltation above others they have, are all of God:

for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; they are both made by him, and all that is in them, and therefore he has the sole right unto them:

thine is the kingdom, O Lord; of nature and Providence; he has the sole dominion over all creatures, and the sovereign disposal of all things:

and thou art exalted as head above all; men on earth, and angels in heaven.

Gill: 1Ch 29:12 - Both riches and honour come of thee // and thou reignest over all // in thine hand is power and might // and in thine hand it is to make great // and to give strength unto all

Both riches and honour come of thee,.... Whatever of either the children of men have is not owing to their merits, nor to their diligence and industry, and wise conduct, but to the providence of God, Ecc 9:11 so the gods with the Heathens are said ^o to be givers of riches:

and thou reignest over all; govern the world by wisdom, and dispose all things in it for the best:

in thine hand is power and might; to do whatsoever he pleaseth:

and in thine hand it is to make great; in worldly things, and so in spiritual:

and to give strength unto all; against their enemies, and to do the will and work of God; of all which David had had an experience.

Gill: 1Ch 29:13 - Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. That he that was so great, and so much above them, should take notice of them, and bestow so many great and good things on them.

Gill: 1Ch 29:14 - But who am I // and what is my people // that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort // for all things come of thee // and of thine own have we given thee

But who am I,.... Originally dust and ashes, a sinful creature, unworthy to receive anything from God, and of having the honour of doing anything for him:

and what is my people: subject to him, the least of all people, separated from the nations round about them, and despised by them:

that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? that they, who were a poor people, some years ago brought out of Egyptian bondage, should now be possessed of such an affluence, and have such a generous heart and liberal spirit given them, as to contribute in so large and liberal a manner as they had done; all was owing to the goodness of God to them, and the efficacy of his grace upon them:

for all things come of thee; all good things, temporal and spiritual; the Lord is the fountain of goodness, and Father of mercies:

and of thine own have we given thee; for there is nothing a man has but he has received from the Lord, and therefore can give nothing to him but his own, see Rom 11:35.

Gill: 1Ch 29:15 - For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers // who said, the land is mine // our days on the earth are as a shadow // and there is none abiding

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers,.... For though they were in possession of the land of Canaan, yet they held it not in their own right, but as the Lord's:

who said, the land is mine, Lev 25:23, they were but tenants in it, and were not to abide long here; they belonged to another city and country; the consideration of which might tend to set them loose to worldly things, and the more easily to part with them for the service of God, and the honour of his name:

our days on the earth are as a shadow; man's life is expressed by days, not months and years, being so short; and by days on earth, in distinction from the days of heaven, or eternity; and these said to be as a shadow, of a short continuance, empty, mutable, and uncertain, dark and obscure, quickly gone, like the shadow of the sun; and not only like that, or of a mountain, tree or wall; but, as the Targum, of a bird that is flying, which passes away at once:

and there is none abiding; not long, much less always, being but sojourners as before; so Cato in Cicero ^p is represented as saying,"I depart out of this life as from an inn, and not an house; for nature has given us an inn to sojourn, not a place to dwell in:''or "there is no hope or expectation" ^q; of living long, of recalling time, and of avoiding death.

Gill: 1Ch 29:16 - O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared // all this store // to build thee an house for thine holy name // thine hand, and is all thine own

O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared,.... Of gold, silver, &c. that he and his people had provided and contributed: the gold, according to Jacob Leon ^r, amounted to 59,766 tons of gold, and 46,123 gilders, each ton to be reckoned at least 1000 pounds sterling; the silver, reduced to the value of gold, made 46,337 tons, and two hundred and fifty gilders; but both, according to Witsius ^s, amounted to 20,585 tons of gold; and if the talents were talents of the sanctuary, and they double the common talents, as some say they were, it was as much more, and may well be expressed by

all this store, besides the brass, iron, &c.

to build thee an house for thine holy name; to perform holy and religious worship in it, for the glory of his name: cometh of

thine hand, and is all thine own: this he repeats, that God might have all the glory of all they had and did.

Gill: 1Ch 29:17 - I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart // and hast pleasure in uprightness // as for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things // and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart,.... Searchest it, and knowest it perfectly, whether what is done is from it:

and hast pleasure in uprightness; in what is done in sincerity and uprightness of heart:

as for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; for the truth of which he could appeal to the heart searching God:

and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee; he judged by what they did, and their manner of doing it, that it was done in the uprightness of their hearts also, as his were, which gave him sensible joy and pleasure.

Gill: 1Ch 29:18 - O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers // keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people // and prepare their heart unto thee

O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, The ancestors of the Jewish nation, whose covenant God the Lord was, and who had ever been mindful of his promise to them, with respect to them their seed:

keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people; let the same disposition of mind always continue in them to serve the Lord their God:

and prepare their heart unto thee; incline and dispose their minds always to fear the Lord, and obey his will.

Gill: 1Ch 29:19 - And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes // and to do all those things // and to build the palace for the which I have made provision

And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes,.... All the laws of God, moral, ceremonial, and judicial, even to observe them cordially and sincerely:

and to do all those things; he had suggested to him particularly:

and to build the palace for the which I have made provision; as before declared.