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1 Chronicles 28:12
The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses his son Solomon during the final preparations for the Jerusalem temple. He transfers the architectural and organizational instructions to ensure the structure's completion.
The words — The Hebrew תַבְנִית (tav.Nit) literally means "pattern" or "plan," while ר֫וּחַ (Ru.ach) translates to "spirit" or "mind." The text states David held these designs in his spirit for the temple's courts, rooms, and treasuries before passing them to Solomon.
The thread — This transmission of architectural patterns echoes Exodus 25:40, where Moses receives instructions to build according to a heavenly pattern, and aligns with 1 Chronicles 26:20 regarding Levitical oversight of God's treasuries.
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to recognize that sacred construction demands precise, divinely guided planning rather than human improvisation. It demands obedience to transferred instructions to ensure worship is ordered according to revealed design.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 26:20 Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
- Exodus 25:40 See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
- Exodus 31:2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
- 1 Kings 14:26 He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
- 1 Kings 15:15 And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
- 1 Kings 15:18 So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
- 2 Kings 16:8 Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
- 2 Kings 18:15 Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26 This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
- Hebrews 8:5 The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”