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Chapter 22
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Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and
this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel. |
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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
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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; |
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Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and
they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. |
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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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Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to
build an house for the LORD God of Israel. |
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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: |
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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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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
12
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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. |
13
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help
Solomon his son, saying, |
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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. |
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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. |
