^22:17David ordered all the officials of Israel to support²² his son Solomon. ^22:18He told them,²³ “The Lord your God is with you!²⁴ He has made you secure on every side,²⁵ for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region²⁶ and the region²⁷ is subdued before the Lord and his people.

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Footnotes

21 Heb “and every kind of skilled one in all work, concerning gold, concerning silver, and concerning bronze, and concerning iron, there is no numbering.”
22 Or “help.”
23 The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
24 In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the Lord your God with you?” The question anticipates the response, “Of course he is!” Thus in the translation the positive statement “The Lord your God is with you!” has been used.
25 Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”
26 Or “earth.”
27 Or “earth.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The Lord be with you!”

David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not given you peace on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you.”

Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon. He said to them, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

in gold, silver, bronze, and iron—beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.”

Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon: “The Lord your God is with you, isn’t he? And hasn’t he given you rest on every side? For he has handed the land’s inhabitants over to me, and the land has been subdued before the Lord and his people.

NLTNew Living Translation

You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you!”

Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to assist Solomon in this project. “The Lord your God is with you,” he declared. “He has given you peace with the surrounding nations. He has handed them over to me, and they are now subject to the Lord and his people.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

with gold, silver, bronze, and iron without number. Arise and work! Yahweh will be with you!”

And David commanded all the commanders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, “Is not Yahweh your God with you? And has he not given you rest all around? For he has put in my hand the inhabitants of the land, and the land is subdued before Yahweh and before his people.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 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.

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