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1 Chronicles 28:21 Explained in Context
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Verse 21. 21And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
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Quick Meaning
This verse closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition: “And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Courage is paired with workers, priests, Levites, leaders, and people.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 28:20–21
Read 1 Chronicles 28:21 with 28:20–21. 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 assures Solomon of divine presence until completion and points to organized worship divisions, willing skilled workers, leaders, and people ready for service.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Courage is paired with workers, priests, Levites, leaders, and people,” 1 Chronicles 28:21 closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition through the wording “And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The final charge refuses the idea that courage means solitary leadership; the work depends on a whole prepared community. 1 Chronicles 28:11–19 has just established this prior movement: David hands Solomon plans for temple spaces, treasuries, courses, vessels, lampstands, tables, bowls, altar, and cherubim, saying the LORD made the written pattern understood. Together those details explain why “Courage is paired with workers, priests, Levites, leaders, and people” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 1 Chronicles 28:20–21 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 28:20–21 forms the complete movement “Courage is paired with workers, priests, Levites, leaders, and people”: David assures Solomon of divine presence until completion and points to organized worship divisions, willing skilled workers, leaders, and people ready for service.
Verse 20. 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
Verse 21. 21 And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
Follow the Context
- David assures Solomon of divine presence until completion and points to organized worship divisions, willing skilled workers, leaders, and people ready for service.
- The final charge refuses the idea that courage means solitary leadership; the work depends on a whole prepared community.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
1 Chronicles 28:21 does not permit the wording “And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all…” to be read apart from the selected verse's context. The promise does not guarantee every religious project completion, justify commanding unpaid labor, or make a leader immune from review.
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 assures Solomon of divine presence until completion and points to organized worship divisions, willing skilled workers, leaders, and people ready for service. In 1 Chronicles 28:21, the concrete line “And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all….” 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 assures Solomon of divine presence until completion and points to organized worship divisions, willing skilled workers, leaders, and people ready for service.
Teach It Back
Explain why 1 Chronicles 28:21 closes by placing the whole command-ready community at Solomon's service. Use 28:20–21, paraphrase “And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all…,” state one source or reconstruction limit, identify one person or group power can obscure, and reject one conclusion this verse does not authorize.
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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 28:20–21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, clauses, regnal formulas, temple vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 28:20–21
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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 28:20–21, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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