Now, my son, the Lord be with thee, &c. Or "shall be with thee" , as some; and if it be as a prayer, it was no doubt a prayer of faith; the Targum is,"may the Word of the Lord be thine help:''and prosper thee; may success attend thee:and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee; foretold he should, and therefore would assist him to do it, which was an encouragement to go about it.
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1 Chronicles 22:11
1 Chronicles 22:11
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