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Then David[H1732]said[H559], This is the house[H1004] of the LORD[H3068]God[H430], and this is the altar[H4196] of the burnt offering[H5930] for Israel[H3478].
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And David[H1732]commanded[H559] to gather together[H3664] the strangers[H1616] that were in the land[H776] of Israel[H3478]; and he set[H5975]masons[H2672] to hew[H2672]wrought[H1496]stones[H68] to build[H1129] the house[H1004] of God[H430].
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And David[H1732]prepared[H3559]iron[H1270] in abundance[H7230] for the nails[H4548] for the doors[H1817] of the gates[H8179], and for the joinings[H4226]; and brass[H5178] in abundance[H7230] without weight[H4948];
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Also cedar[H730]trees[H6086] in abundance[H369]: for the Zidonians[H6722] and they of Tyre[H6876]brought[H935]much[H7230]cedar[H730]wood[H6086] to David[H1732].
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And David[H1732]said[H559], Solomon[H8010] my son[H1121] is young[H5288] and tender[H7390], and the house[H1004] that is to be builded[H1129] for the LORD[H3068] must be exceeding[H4605]magnifical[H1431], of fame[H8034] and of glory[H8597] throughout all countries[H776]: I will therefore now make preparation[H3559] for it. So David[H1732]prepared[H3559]abundantly[H7230]before[H6440] his death[H4194].
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Then he called[H7121] for Solomon[H8010] his son[H1121], and charged[H6680] him to build[H1129] an house[H1004] for the LORD[H3068]God[H430] of Israel[H3478].
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And David[H1732]said[H559] to Solomon[H8010], My son[H1121], as for me, it was in my mind[H3824] to build[H1129] an house[H1004] unto the name[H8034] of the LORD[H3068] my God[H430]:
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But the word[H1697] of the LORD[H3068] came to me, saying[H559], Thou hast shed[H8210]blood[H1818]abundantly[H7230], and hast made[H6213]great[H1419]wars[H4421]: thou shalt not build[H1129] an house[H1004] unto my name[H8034], because thou hast shed[H8210]much[H7227]blood[H1818] upon the earth[H776] in my sight[H6440].
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Behold, a son[H1121] shall be born[H3205] to thee, who shall be a man[H376] of rest[H4496]; and I will give[H5414] him rest[H5117] from all his enemies[H341] round about[H5439]: for his name[H8034] shall be Solomon[H8010], and I will give[H5414]peace[H7965] and quietness[H8253] unto Israel[H3478] in his days[H3117].
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He shall build[H1129] an house[H1004]for[H5704] my name[H8034]; and he shall be my son[H1121], and I will be his father[H1]; and I will establish[H3559] the throne[H3678] of his kingdom[H4438] over Israel[H3478]for[H5704]ever[H5769].
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Now, my son[H1121], the LORD[H3068] be with thee; and prosper[H6743] thou, and build[H1129] the house[H1004] of the LORD[H3068] thy God[H430], as he hath said[H1696] of thee.
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Only the LORD[H3068]give[H5414] thee wisdom[H7922] and understanding[H998], and give[H5414] thee charge[H6680] concerning Israel[H3478], that thou mayest keep[H8104] the law[H8451] of the LORD[H3068] thy God[H430].
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Then shalt thou prosper[H6743], if thou takest heed[H8104] to fulfil[H6213] the statutes[H2706] and judgments[H4941] which the LORD[H3068]charged[H6680]Moses[H4872] with concerning Israel[H3478]: be strong[H2388], and of good courage[H553]; dread[H3372] not, nor be dismayed[H2865].
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Now, behold, in my trouble[H6040] I have prepared[H3559] for the house[H1004] of the LORD[H3068] an hundred[H3967]thousand[H505]talents[H3603] of gold[H2091], and a thousand[H505]thousand[H505]talents[H3603] of silver[H3701]; and of brass[H5178] and iron[H1270] without weight[H4948]; for it is in abundance[H7230]: timber[H6086] also and stone[H68] have I prepared[H3559]; and thou mayest add[H3254] thereto.
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Moreover there are workmen[H6213] with thee in abundance[H7230], hewers[H2672] and workers[H2796] of stone[H68] and timber[H6086], and all manner of cunning men[H2450] for every manner of work[H4399].
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Of the gold[H2091], the silver[H3701], and the brass[H5178], and the iron[H1270], there is no number[H4557]. Arise[H6965] therefore, and be doing[H6213], and the LORD[H3068] be with thee.
17David[H1732] also commanded[H6680] all the princes[H8269] of Israel[H3478] to help[H5826]Solomon[H8010] his son[H1121], saying,
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Is not the LORD[H3068] your God[H430] with you? and hath he not given[H5414] you rest[H5117] on every side?[H5439] for he hath given[H5414] the inhabitants[H3427] of the land[H776] into mine hand[H3027]; and the land[H776] is subdued[H3533]before[H6440] the LORD[H3068], and before[H6440] his people[H5971].
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Now set[H5414] your heart[H3824] and your soul[H5315] to seek[H1875] the LORD[H3068] your God[H430]; arise[H6965] therefore, and build[H1129] ye the sanctuary[H4720] of the LORD[H3068]God[H430], to bring[H935] the ark[H727] of the covenant[H1285] of the LORD[H3068], and the holy[H6944]vessels[H3627] of God[H430], into the house[H1004] that is to be built[H1129] to the name[H8034] of the LORD[H3068].