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1 Chronicles 28:11

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then David gave his son Solomon the detailed plans for the temple's entrance hall, its rooms, storage areas, upper floors, inner rooms, and the place where the mercy seat would go.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

David is passing on to Solomon the detailed blueprints that God had given him for building the temple.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs near the end of King David's life as he prepares to transfer leadership to his son Solomon. God had told David that he couldn't build the temple because he was a man of war, but that his son would build it instead. David spent years gathering materials and receiving divine instructions for the temple's construction.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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