1Ch 22:1
22:1 Then David said, This [is] the {a} house of the LORD God,
     and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

     (a) That is, the place in which he will be worshipped.

1Ch 22:2
22:2 And David commanded to gather together the {b} strangers
     that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew
     wrought stones to build the house of God.

     (b) Meaning, cunning men of other nations who dwelt among
         the Jews.

1Ch 22:3
22:3 And David prepared iron {c} in abundance for the nails for
     the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in
     abundance without weight;

     (c) That is, which weighed fifty shekels of gold,
         @2Ch 3:9.

1Ch 22:8
22:8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, {d} Thou hast
     shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt
     not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed
     much blood upon the earth in my sight.

     (d) This declares how greatly God detests the shedding of
         blood, seeing David for this cause is prevented from
         building the temple of the Lord, though he enterprised
         no war, but by God's command and against his enemies.

1Ch 22:11
22:11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and {e} prosper thou,
      and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said
      of thee.

      (e) He shows that there can be no prosperity, but when the
          Lord is with us.

1Ch 22:12
22:12 Only the LORD give thee {f} wisdom and understanding, and
      give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep
      the law of the LORD thy God.

      (f) These are only the means by which kings govern their
          subjects correctly, and by which the realms prosper
          and flourish.

1Ch 22:14
22:14 Now, behold, in my {g} trouble I have prepared for the
      house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and
      a million 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.

      (g) For David was poor in respect to Solomon.

1Ch 22:16
22:16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron,
      [there is] no number. {h} Arise [therefore], and be doing,
      and the LORD be with thee.

      (h) That is, go about it quickly.

1Ch 22:18
22:18 [Is] not the LORD your God with you? and hath he [not]
      given you rest on every side? for he hath given the {i}
      inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is
      subdued before the LORD, and before his people.

      (i) The nations round about.

1Ch 22:19
22:19 Now set {k} your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your
      God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the
      LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD,
      and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be
      built to the name of the LORD.

      (k) For else he knew that God would plague them, and not
          prosper their labour, unless they sought with all
          their hearts to set forth his glory.



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