David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
Parallel translations
- KJV David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
- BSB Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:
- NKJV David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
- NASB David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying,
- NLT Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to assist Solomon in this project.
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Quick answer
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son. He mobilized the nation's leaders behind the temple project.
Overview
David ensured that Israel's leaders would support Solomon, recognizing that such a great work required united cooperation. By enlisting the princes, he secured continuity and stability for the project beyond his own life. This call to shared labor in God's house reflects the communal nature of serving the LORD, where leaders and people work together for His glory.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Chr 28:1–6David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains of the companies who served the king by division, the captains of thousands, the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.
- Phil 4:3Yes, I beg you also, true partner, help these women, for they labored with me in the Good News, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
- 1 Chr 29:6Then the princes of the fathers’ households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king’s work, offered willingly;
- 3 Jn 1:8We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
- 1 Chr 28:21Behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of God’s house. Every willing man who has skill, for any kind of service, shall be with you in all kinds of work. Also the captains and all the people will be entirely at your command.”
- Rom 16:2–3that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
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