📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 28:12
What does 1 Chronicles 28:12 mean?
"and the plans of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of Yahweh’s house, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of God’s house, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;"
— 1 Chronicles 28:12 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
Take heed now; for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”
Then David gave to Solomon his son the plans for the porch of the temple, for its houses, for its treasuries, for its upper rooms, for its inner rooms, for the place of the mercy seat;
and the plans of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of Yahweh’s house, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of God’s house, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the work of the service of Yahweh’s house, and for all the vessels of service in Yahweh’s house;
of gold by weight for the gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service;
by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;
Explanation
This verse comes from David's final public address before his death, in which he hands over to his son Solomon the detailed blueprint for building the temple in Jerusalem. In plain language, the verse says that David gave Solomon architectural plans — plans that came "by the Spirit" — for the temple's courtyards, its surrounding chambers, the storage rooms for the general treasury, and the storerooms for items that had been specially dedicated to God (such as spoils of war or gifts consecrated for sacred use). This is one item in a longer list (spanning verses 11–19) covering every part of the temple complex, down to the weight of gold and silver for various vessels.
The context is 1 Chronicles 28, where the aging King David assembles the leaders of Israel and publicly commissions Solomon to build the temple, since David himself was barred from building it because he was a man of war (1 Chronicles 22:8; 28:3). David explains that although he could not build the house, he had prepared everything necessary for his son to complete the task, including detailed architectural plans. Verse 19 clarifies the source of these plans: David states that he received "all this in writing from the hand of Y
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