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Chapter 22 |
| 1 | Then David
said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt
offering for Israel. |
| 2 | And David commanded to gather together the
strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought
stones to build the house of God. |
| 3 | And David prepared iron in
abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and
brass in abundance without weight; |
| 4 | Also cedar trees in abundance:
for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. |
| 5 |
And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be
builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory
throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So
David prepared abundantly before his death. |
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6 | Then he called for
Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of
Israel. |
| 7 |
And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my
mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: |
| 8 | But the
word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast
made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast
shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. |
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9 | Behold, a son shall be
born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his
enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and
quietness unto Israel in his days. |
| 10 | He shall build an house for
my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish
the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever. |
| 11 | Now, my son,
the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy
God, as he hath said of thee. |
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12 | Only the LORD give thee wisdom and
understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep
the law of the LORD thy God. |
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13 | Then shalt thou prosper, if thou
takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses
with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be
dismayed. |
| 14
| Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house
of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand
talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in
abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add
thereto. |
| 15
| Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers
and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner
of work. |
| 16
| 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. |
| 17 |
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon
his son, saying, |
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18 | 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. |
| 19
| Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your
God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the
ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house
that is to be built to the name of the LORD. |
