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geneva@1Chronicles:22:1 @ Then David said, This [is] the (note:)That is, the place in which he will be worshipped.(:note) house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:2 @ And David commanded to gather together the (note:)Meaning, cunning men of other nations who dwelt among the Jews.(:note) strangers that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:3 @ And David prepared iron (note:)That is, which weighed fifty shekels of gold, (2Ch_3:9).(:note) in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

geneva@1Chronicles:22:4 @ And cedar trees without nomber: for the Zidonians and they of Tyrus brought much cedar wood to Dauid.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:5 @ And Dauid saide, Salomon my sonne is yong and tender, and we must builde an house for the Lorde, magnificall, excellent and of great fame and dignitie throughout all countreyes. I will therefore nowe prepare for him. So Dauid prepared very much before his death.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:6 @ Then he called Salomon his sonne, and charged him to builde an house for the Lorde God of Israel.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:7 @ And Dauid said to Salomon, My sonne, I purposed with my selfe to builde an house to the Name of the Lorde my God,

geneva@1Chronicles:22:8 @ But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, (note:)This declares how greatly God detests the shedding of blood, seeing David for this cause is prevented from building the temple of the Lord, though he enterprised no war, but by God's command and against his enemies.(:note) 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.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:9 @ Beholde, a sonne is borne to thee, which shalbe a man of rest, for I will giue him rest from all his enemies rounde about: therefore his name is Salomon: and I will sende peace and quietnes vpon Israel in his dayes.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:10 @ Hee shall builde an house for my Name, and he shalbe my sonne, and I will be his father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdome vpon Israel for euer.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:11 @ Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and (note:)He shows that there can be no prosperity, but when the Lord is with us.(:note) prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:12 @ Only the LORD give thee (note:)These are only the means by which kings govern their subjects correctly, and by which the realms prosper and flourish.(:note) wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:13 @ Then thou shalt prosper, if thou take heede to obserue the statutes and the iudgements which the Lorde commanded Moses for Israel: be strong and of good courage: feare not, neither bee afraide.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:14 @ Now, behold, in my (note:)For David was poor in respect to Solomon.(:note) trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million 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.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:15 @ Moreouer thou hast workmen with thee enough, hewers of stone, and workemen for timber, and all men expert in euery worke.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:16 @ Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, [there is] no number. (note:)That is, go about it quickly.(:note) Arise [therefore], and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:17 @ Dauid also commanded all the princes of Israel to helpe Salomon his sonne, saying,

geneva@1Chronicles:22:18 @ [Is] not the LORD your God with you? and hath he [not] given you rest on every side? for he hath given the (note:)The nations round about.(:note) inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.

geneva@1Chronicles:22:19 @ Now set (note:)For else he knew that God would plague them, and not prosper their labour, unless they sought with all their hearts to set forth his glory.(:note) 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.

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