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Then David said, “This will be the location for the Temple of the LORD God and the place of the altar for Israel’s burnt offerings!”
David Prepares to Build the Temple
Then David said, “This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
Then David said, “This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
Preparations for the Temple
So David gave orders to call together the foreigners living in Israel, and he assigned them the task of preparing finished stone for building the Temple of God.
So David commanded to gather the aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.
David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed.
And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance beyond measure,
He also provided innumerable cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had brought vast amounts of cedar to David.
and cedar trees in abundance; for the Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
David said, “My son Solomon is still young and inexperienced. And since the Temple to be built for the LORD must be a magnificent structure, famous and glorious throughout the world, I will begin making preparations for it now.” So David collected vast amounts of building materials before his death.
Now David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before his death.
Then David sent for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a Temple for the LORD, the God of Israel.
“My son, I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God,” David told him.
And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the Lord my God;
“But the LORD said to me, ‘You have killed many men in the battles you have fought. And since you have shed so much blood in my sight, you will not be the one to build a Temple to honor my name.
but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight.
He is the one who will build a Temple to honor my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will secure the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
He shall build a 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 forever.’
“Now, my son, may the LORD be with you and give you success as you follow his directions in building the Temple of the LORD your God.
Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you prosper, and build the house of the Lord your God, as He has said to you.
And may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the LORD your God as you rule over Israel.
Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
For you will be successful if you carefully obey the decrees and regulations that the LORD gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart!
Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond measure, for it is so abundant. I have prepared timber and stone also, and you may add to them.
You have a large number of skilled stonemasons and carpenters and craftsmen of every kind.
Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work.
You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you!”
Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and the Lord be with you.”
Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to assist Solomon in this project.
David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
“The LORD your God is with you,” he declared. “He has given you peace with the surrounding nations. He has handed them over to me, and they are now subject to the LORD and his people.
“Is not the Lord your God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people.
Now seek the LORD your God with all your heart and soul. Build the sanctuary of the LORD God so that you can bring the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant and the holy vessels of God into the Temple built to honor the LORD’s name.”
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”