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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.
02 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 an 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:
03 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an
house for my name, because thou hast been a man
of war, and hast shed blood.
04 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:
05 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.
06 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.
07 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for
ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and
my judgments, as at this day.
08 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.
09 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.
10 Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee
to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong,
and do it.
11 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 parlours thereof, and
of the place of the mercy seat,
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12 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:
13 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.
14 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:
15 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.
16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of
shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver
for the tables of silver:
17 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the
bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he
gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise
silver by weight for every bason of silver:
18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by
weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot
of the cherubims, that spread out their wings,
and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
19 All this, said David, the Lord made me
understand in writing by his hand upon me, even
all the works of this pattern.
20 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.
21 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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