1Chronicles:22
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Then David said : '
This is the house of the LORD God ,
and this is the altar of 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 .
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And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates ,
and for the couplings ;
and brass in abundance without weight ;
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and cedar-trees without number ;
for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance 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 make preparation for him .'
So David prepared abundantly before his death .
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Then He called for Solomon his son ,
and charged him to build a house for the LORD ,
the God of Israel .
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And David said to Solomon : '
My son ,
as for me ,
it was in my heart to build a 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 a 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 a house for My name ;
and he shall be to Me for a son ,
and I will be to him for a 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 spoken concerning thee .
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Only the LORD give thee discretion and understanding ,
and give thee charge concerning Israel ;
that so thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God .
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Then shalt thou prosper ,
if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel ;
be strong ,
and of good courage ;
fear not ,
neither be dismayed .
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Now ,
behold ,
in my straits I have prepared for the house of the LORD a 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 men that are skilful in any manner of work ;
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of the gold ,
the silver ,
and the brass ,
and the iron ,
there is no number .
Arise 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 :
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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 delivered the inhabitants of the land into my 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 after 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 .'