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13 Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel.[a] Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic![b] 14 Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple.[c] I have stored up 100,000 talents[d] of gold, 1,000,000 talents[e] of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more! 15 You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters,[f] and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 22:13 tn Heb “which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:13 tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the Lord.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.
  5. 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”
  6. 1 Chronicles 22:15 tn Heb “craftsmen of stone and wood.”