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David's
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1 Chronicles 28:1
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Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials
of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the commanders of the divisions that
served the king, and the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds,
and the overseers of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and
his sons, with the officials and the mighty men, even all the valiant men. |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:2 |
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Then King David rose to his feet and said, "Listen
to me, my brethren and my people; I had intended to build a permanent home for
the ark of the covenant of the LORD and for the footstool of our God. So I had
made preparations to build it. |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:3 |
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But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house
for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.' |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:4 |
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Yet, the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me from
all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah
to be a leader; and in the house of Judah, my father's house, and among the sons
of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:5 |
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Of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many
sons), He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the
LORD over Israel. |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:6 |
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He said to me, 'Your son Solomon is the one
who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me,
and I will be a father to him. |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:7 |
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I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely
performs My commandments and My ordinances, as is done now.' |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:8 |
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So now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly
of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek after all the commandments
of the LORD your God so that you may possess the good land and bequeath it to
your sons after you forever. |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:9 |
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"As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of
your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD
searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek
Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:10 |
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Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to
build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act." |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:11 |
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Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan
of the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its
inner rooms and the room for the mercy seat; |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:12 |
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and the plan of all that he had in mind, for
the courts of the house of the LORD, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the
storehouses of the house of God and for the storehouses of the dedicated things; |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:13 |
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also for the divisions of the priests and the
Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD and for all
the utensils of service in the house of the LORD; |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:14 |
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for the golden utensils, the weight of gold
for all utensils for every kind of service; for the silver utensils, the weight
of silver for all utensils for every kind of service; |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:15 |
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and the weight of gold for the golden lampstands
and their golden lamps, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; and the
weight of silver for the silver lampstands, with the weight of each lampstand
and its lamps according to the use of each lampstand; |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:16 |
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and the gold by weight for the tables of showbread,
for each table; and silver for the silver tables; |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:17 |
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and the forks, the basins, and the pitchers
of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for
the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl; |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:18 |
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and for the altar of incense refined gold by
weight; and gold for the model of the chariot, even the cherubim that spread out
their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD. |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:19 |
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"All this," said David, "the LORD made me understand
in writing by His hand upon me, all the details of this pattern." |
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Then David said to his son Solomon, "Be strong
and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, my God,
is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service
of the house of the LORD is finished. |
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| 1 Chronicles 28:21 |
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Now behold, there are the divisions of the priests
and the Levites for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man
of any skill will be with you in all the work for all kinds of service. The officials
also and all the people will be entirely at your command." |
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