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David
Prepares for Temple Building |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:1 |
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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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| 1 Chronicles 22:2 |
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So David gave orders to gather the foreigners
who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to hew out stones to build
the house of God. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:3 |
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David prepared large quantities of iron to make
the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than
could be weighed; |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:4 |
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and timbers of cedar logs beyond number, for
the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large quantities of cedar timber to David. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:5 |
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David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced,
and the house that is to be built for the LORD shall be exceedingly magnificent,
famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore now I will make preparation
for it." So David made ample preparations before his death. |
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Solomon
Charged with the Task |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:6 |
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Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged
him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:7 |
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David said to Solomon, "My son, I had intended
to build a house to the name of the LORD my God. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:8 |
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But the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
'You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house
to My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before Me. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:9 |
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Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall
be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side;
for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his
days. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:10 |
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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.' |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:11 |
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Now, my son, the LORD be with you that you may
be successful, and build the house of the LORD your God just as He has spoken
concerning you. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:12 |
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Only the LORD give you discretion and understanding,
and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your
God. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:13 |
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Then you will prosper, if you are careful to
observe the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses concerning
Israel. Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:14 |
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Now behold, with great pains I have prepared
for the house of the LORD 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver,
and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber
and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:15 |
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Moreover, there are many workmen with you, stonecutters
and masons of stone and carpenters, and all men who are skillful in every kind
of work. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:16 |
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Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the
iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you." |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:17 |
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David also commanded all the leaders of Israel
to help his son Solomon, saying, |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:18 |
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"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. |
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| 1 Chronicles 22:19 |
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Now set your heart and your soul to seek the
LORD your God; arise, therefore, 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 that is to be built for the name of the LORD." |
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