1David then said, “This is the place where the temple of the
David Orders a Temple to Be Built
2David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.
3David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,
4and more cedar logs than could be counted. (The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.)
5David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the
6He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the
7David said to Solomon: “My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the
8But the
9Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
10He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’
11“Now, my son, may the
12Only may the
13Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the
14Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the
15You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled
16in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Get up and begin the work! May the
17David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.
18He told them, “The
19Now seek the
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