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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 for Temple Building
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 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.
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.
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;
He also provided innumerable cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had brought vast amounts of cedar to David.
and timbers of cedar logs beyond number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large quantities of cedar timber 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.
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.
Then David sent for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a Temple for the LORD, the God of Israel.
Solomon Charged with the Task
Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.
“My son, I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God,” David told him.
David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended 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 waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before Me.
‘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.
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, 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.
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 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.
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!
“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.
“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.
You have a large number of skilled stonemasons and carpenters and craftsmen of every kind.
“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.
You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you!”
“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.”
Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to assist Solomon in this project.
David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon, 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; 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.”