1 Chronicles 22
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Then David said, This is the house
of the LORD God, and this is the altar
of the burnt offering for Israel.
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David's Preparation
for the Temple |
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And David commanded to gather together
the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set
masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
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And David prepared iron in abundance for
the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and
brass in abundance without weight;
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also cedar trees in abundance: for the
Zido'ni-ans and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to
David.
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And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the
LORD must be exceeding magnificent, of
fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his
death.
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Then he called for Solomon his son, and
charged him to build a house for the LORD God
of Israel.
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And David said to Solomon, My son, as for
me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God:
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but the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood
abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house
unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my
sight.
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Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who
shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his
enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give
peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
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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 for ever. 2 Sam.
7.1-16 · 1
Chr. 17.1-14
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Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the
house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of
thee.
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Only the LORD give
thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning
Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
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Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest
heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong,
and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. Josh. 1.6-9
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Now, behold, in my trouble I have
prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred
thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver;
and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber
also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add
thereto.
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Moreover, there are workmen with
thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all
manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
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Of the gold, the silver, and the brass,
and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and
be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
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David also commanded all the princes of
Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
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Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given
you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the
land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
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Now set your heart and your soul to seek
the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build
ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the
ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy
vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of
the LORD.
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