


1 Chronicles 28:2
Bible Versions
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: [As for me], I [had] in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
Then David {H1732} the king {H4428} stood up {H6965} upon his feet {H7272}, and said {H559}, Hear {H8085} me, my brethren {H251}, and my people {H5971}: As for me, I had in mine heart {H3824} to build {H1129} an house {H1004} of rest {H4496} for the ark {H727} of the covenant {H1285} of the LORD {H3068}, and for the footstool {H1916}{H7272} of our God {H430}, and had made ready {H3559} for the building {H1129}:
Then David the king rose to his feet and said: "My kinsmen and my people! Listen to me! I set my heart on building a house where the ark for the covenant of ADONAI could remain at rest. It would have been God's footstool, and I prepared to build it.
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
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