1Chronicles:28:1-10

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* 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 . * 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 : * 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 . * 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 : * 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 . * 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 . * Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever , if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments , as at this day . * 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 . * 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 . * Take heed now ; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary : be strong , and do it .

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