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1 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.
2 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:
3 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.
4 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:
5 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.
6 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.
7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom
for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this
day.
8 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.
9 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,
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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