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Chapter 22
- 22:1
- Then David said, This is the house
of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for
Israel.
- 22:2
- 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.
- 22:3
- 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;
- 22:4
- Also cedar trees in abundance: for
the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
- 22:5
- And David said, Solomon my son is
young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD
must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all
countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David
prepared abundantly before his death.
- 22:6
- Then he called for Solomon his
son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
- 22:7
- And David said to Solomon, My son,
as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the
LORD my God:
- 22:8
- But the word of the LORD came to
me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars:
thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed
much blood upon the earth in my sight.
- 22:9
- 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.
- 22:10
- He shall build an 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.
- 22:11
- 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.
- 22:12
- 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.
- 22:13
- 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.
- 22:14
- Now, behold, in my trouble I have
prepared for the house of the LORD an 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.
- 22:15
- 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.
- 22:16
- 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.
- 22:17
- David also commanded all the
princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
- 22:18
- 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.
- 22:19
- 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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