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1 Chronicles 22:16 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 16. 16Of 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.
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Quick Meaning
This verse closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition: “Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Solomon receives law-shaped courage and immense resources.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 22:11–16
Read 1 Chronicles 22:16 with 22:11–16. The selected wording supplies one closing in the thought unit with its stated result or transition; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: David blesses Solomon, asks for wisdom to govern and keep Torah, cites vast gold, silver, metal, timber, stone, and skilled workers, and commands action.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Solomon receives law-shaped courage and immense resources,” 1 Chronicles 22:16 closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition through the wording “Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: Temple preparation is framed by obedience and governing wisdom, not materials alone. 1 Chronicles 22:6–10 has just established this prior movement: David charges Solomon to build, recounts his own desire and exclusion because of abundant bloodshed, and presents Solomon as a son of rest who will build under a father-son promise. Together those details explain why “Solomon receives law-shaped courage and immense resources” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 1 Chronicles 22:11–16 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 22:11–16 forms the complete movement “Solomon receives law-shaped courage and immense resources”: David blesses Solomon, asks for wisdom to govern and keep Torah, cites vast gold, silver, metal, timber, stone, and skilled workers, and commands action.
Verse 11. 11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
Verse 12. 12 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.
Verse 13. 13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
Verse 14. 14 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.
Verse 15. 15 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.
Verse 16. 16 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.
What Remains True
Faithful succession joins remembered promise with present responsibility; inherited office is never hereditary moral or spiritual superiority. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: David blesses Solomon, asks for wisdom to govern and keep Torah, cites vast gold, silver, metal, timber, stone, and skilled workers, and commands action. In 1 Chronicles 22:16, the concrete line “Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and….” Prepare successors with clear authority limits, truthful records, shared responsibility, and reviewable resources rather than demanding loyalty to a personality or family line. This response follows from the unit's own movement: David blesses Solomon, asks for wisdom to govern and keep Torah, cites vast gold, silver, metal, timber, stone, and skilled workers, and commands action.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 1 Chronicles 22:11–16, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 22:11–16
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NET Bible Full Notes: 1 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 1 Chronicles 22:11–16, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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