1 Chronicles 22 · Verse 19

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now set 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.
1 Chronicles 22:19, King James Version

1 Chronicles 22:19 in other translations

BSBNow set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
WEBNow set your heart and your soul to follow the LORD your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the LORD’s name.”
ASVNow set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.
YLT‘Now, give your heart and your soul to seek to Jehovah your God, and rise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, to the house that is built to the name of Jehovah.'
DARBYNow set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God; and arise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah Elohim, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the vessels of the sanctuary of God into the house that is to be built unto the name of Jehovah.
BBENow give your heart and soul to the worship of the Lord your God; and get to work on the building of the holy place of the Lord God, so that you may put the ark of the Lord's agreement and the holy vessels of God in the house which is to be made for the name of the Lord.
WebsterNow set 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.

What does 1 Chronicles 22:19 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 22:17-19

Whatever is done towards rendering the word of God generally known and attended to, is like bringing a stone, or an ingot of gold, towards erecting the temple. This should encourage us when we grieve that we do not see more fruit of our labours; much good may appear after our death, which we never thought of. Let us not then be weary of well doing. The work is in the hands of the Prince of peace. As he, the Author…

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1 Chronicles 22:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַתָּ֗ה'a.TahnowH6258
תְּנ֤וּte.NusetH5414
לְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.Khemheart yourH3824
וְנַפְשְׁכֶ֔םve.naf.she.Khemand being yourH5315
לִדְר֖וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshto seekH1875
לַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.weh<to> YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
וְק֗וּמוּve.Ku.muand ariseH6965
וּבְנוּ֙u.ve.Nuand buildH1129
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִקְדַּשׁ֙mik.Dash[the] sanctuary ofH4720
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
לְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'to bringH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
בְּרִית\־be.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וּכְלֵי֙u.khe.Leiand [the] articles ofH3627
קֹ֣דֶשׁKo.desh<the> holiness ofH6944
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
לַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitto the houseH1004
הַנִּבְנֶ֥הha.niv.Nehthat will be builtH1129
לְשֵׁם\־le.shem-for [the] name ofH8034
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 22:19

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  • Deuteronomy 4:29

    But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:11

    Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

  • Psalms 27:4

    One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:7

    And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:

  • 2 Chronicles 5:7

    And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:

  • 1 Kings 8:6

    And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.

  • 1 Kings 8:21

    And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:11

    And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel.

  • Acts 22:16

    And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:3

    And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

  • 1 Kings 5:3

    Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
set your.
16:11; 28:9; De 4:29; 32:46,47; Ps 27:4; 2Ch 20:3; Da 9:3
Hag 1:5; *marg:
Ac 11:23
arise.
16; Isa 60:1; Ac 22:16
to bring.
1Ki 8:6,21; 2Ch 5:7; 6:11
to the name.
7; 1Ki 5:3

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 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 inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:19

    Now set 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.

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1 Chronicles 22:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Poned, pues, ahora vuestros corazones y vuestros ánimos en buscar á Jehová vuestro Dios; y levantaos, y edificad el santuario del Dios Jehová, para traer el arca del pacto de Jehová, y lo santos vasos de Dios, á la casa edificada al nombre de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Maintenant, appliquez vos cœurs et vos âmes à rechercher l’ Éternel, votre Dieu; et levez-vous, et bâtissez le sanctuaire de l’ Éternel Dieu, pour amener l’arche de l’alliance de l’ Éternel et les ustensiles du sanctuaire de Dieu dans la maison qui sera bâtie pour le nom de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Richtet nun euer Herz und eure Seele darauf, Jehova, euren Gott, zu suchen; und machet euch auf und bauet das Heiligtum Jehovas Gottes, daß ihr die Lade des Bundes Jehovas und die Geräte des Heiligtums Gottes in das Haus bringet, welches dem Namen Jehovas gebaut werden soll.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Præbete igitur corda vestra et animas vestras, ut quæratis Dominum Deum vestrum: et consurgite, et ædificate sanctuarium Domino Deo, ut introducatur arca fœderis Domini, et vasa Domino consecrata, in domum quæ ædificatur nomini Domini.