1Chronicles: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 Yisra #el #. * And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel Yisra #el #; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God . * And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates sha #ar #, and for the joinings ; and brass in abundance without weight ; * Also cedar trees in abundance #H4557 : for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David . * And David said , Solomon my son is young and tender , and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical , of fame and of glory throughout all countries : I will therefore now make preparation for it . So David prepared abundantly before his death . * Then he called for Solomon his son , and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel Yisra #el #. * 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 : * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding , and give thee charge concerning Israel Yisra #el #, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God . * Then shalt thou prosper , if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel Yisra #el #: be strong , and of good courage ; dread not , nor be dismayed . * 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 . * 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 m @la #kah #. * 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 . * David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son , saying , * 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 . * 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 .

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