THE FIRST BOOK OF THE
CHRONICLES

1 Chronicles 22 ©

David orders provision for the building of the temple, v. 2, etc. He exhorts Solomon to fear God, and to be diligent in building the temple, 6. And he commands the princes to be faithfully assisting Solomon in this business, 17.

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THEN David said, 1This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

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And David commanded to gather together the 2strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew 3wrought 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;a and brass in abundance 4without weight;

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Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

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And David said, Solomon my son is 5young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical,b6of 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 an house for the LORD God of Israel.

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And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, 7it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

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But the word of the LORD 8came to me, saying, 9Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, becausec 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 10Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

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Hed 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 11for ever.

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Now, my son, 12the 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 13wisdom 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: bee strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

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Now, behold, 14in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand 15talents 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 16workmen 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 17the 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 18before 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.