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Chapter 28 |
| 1 | And David
assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the
captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the
captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards
over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the
officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto
Jerusalem. |
| 2
| 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: |
| 3 | But God said
unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a
man of war, and hast shed blood. |
| 4 | Howbeit the LORD God of Israel
chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for
he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of
my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all
Israel: |
| 5 |
And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he
hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD
over Israel. |
| 6
| And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my
house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his
father. |
| 7 |
Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be
constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. |
| 8 |
Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in
the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD
your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance
for your children after you for ever. |
| 9 | And thou, Solomon my son, know
thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a
willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the
imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but
if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. |
| 10 | Take heed
now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be
strong, and do it. |
| 11 | 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 parlors thereof, and of the
place of the mercy seat, |
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12 | And the pattern of all that he had by
the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers
round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of
the dedicated things: |
| 13 | Also for the courses of the priests and the
Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for
all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD. |
| 14 | He gave of
gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of
service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all
instruments of every kind of service: |
| 15 | Even the weight for the
candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every
candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by
weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to
the use of every candlestick. |
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16 | And by weight he gave gold for the
tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of
silver: |
| 17
| Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the
cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and
likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver: |
| 18 | And for the
altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the
chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of
the covenant of the LORD. |
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19 | All this, said David, the LORD made me
understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this
pattern. |
| 20
| And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good
courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God,
will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast
finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD. |
| 21 | And,
behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with
thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for
all manner of workmanship every willing skillful man, for any manner of
service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy
commandment. |
