1 Chronicles 22
1 David said, “This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar for Israel’s burnt offering.”
2 David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be gathered, and appointed stonecutters to shape stones for building the house of God.
3 David prepared a great quantity of iron for the nails for the doors of the gates and for the fittings, and an abundance of bronze, beyond weighing;
4 and cedar wood beyond counting, because the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought David a great deal of cedar wood.
5 David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be made exceedingly magnificent, renowned and glorious throughout all lands. So I will make preparations for it.” David made extensive preparations before his death.
6 He called his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
7 David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the name of the LORD my God.
8 But the word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and fought great wars. You shall not build a house for my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth before me.
9 Look, a son will be born to you. He will be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies around him. His name will be Solomon, and in his days I will give Israel peace and quiet.
10 He will build a house for my name. He will be a son to me, and I will be a father to him, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’”
11 “Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, so that you may prosper and build the house of the LORD your God, as he said concerning you.
12 May the LORD give you discernment and understanding, and set you over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.
13 Then you will prosper if you are careful to carry out the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or dismayed.
14 Look, with great effort I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver; and bronze and iron beyond weighing, because there is so much. I have also prepared wood and stones, and you will add to them.
15 You have many workers with you: stonecutters, craftsmen in stone and wood, and every kind of skilled worker.
16 There is no limit to the gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Rise and work, and may the LORD be with you.”
17 David commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:
18 “Isn’t the LORD your God with you? Hasn’t he given you rest all around? For he has handed the inhabitants of the land over to me, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and before his people.
19 Now set your heart and soul on seeking the LORD your God. Rise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God into the house being built for the name of the LORD.”
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