1 Chronicles 28
Solomon Succeeds David
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And David assembled all the princes of
Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies
that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the
thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all
the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the
officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men,
unto Jerusalem.
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Then David the king stood up upon his
feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for
me, I had in mine heart to build a house of rest for the
ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the
footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
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but God said unto me, Thou shalt not
build a house for my name, because thou hast been a man of
war, and hast shed blood.
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Howbeit the LORD God
of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over
Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler;
and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the
sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all
Israel:
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and of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon
my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
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And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he
shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to
be my son, and I will be his father.
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Moreover I will establish his kingdom for
ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as
at this day. 2 Sam. 7.1-16 · 1 Chr.
17.1-14
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Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel
the congregation of the LORD, and in the
audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the
LORD your God: that ye may possess this good
land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after
you for ever.
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And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the
God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a
willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all
hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if
thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he
will cast thee off for ever.
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Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build a house for the
sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
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Then David gave to Solomon his son the
pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the
treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the
inner parlors thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
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and the pattern of all that he had by the
Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD,
and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house
of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
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also for the courses of the priests and
the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the
LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the
house of the LORD.
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He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all
instruments of every kind of service:
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even the weight for the candlesticks of
gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick,
and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by
weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the
lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
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And by weight he gave gold for the
tables of showbread, for every table; and likewise silver for
the tables of silver:
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also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and
the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave
gold by weight for every basin; and likewise silver by
weight for every basin of silver:
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and for the altar of incense refined gold
by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim,
that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the
covenant of the LORD.
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All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand
upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
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And David said to Solomon his son, Be
strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be
dismayed, for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee,
until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house
of the LORD.
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And, behold, the courses of the priests
and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the
service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for
all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner
of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
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