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1 Chronicles 22

22 Then David said, “This is the place where we will build a temple for Yahweh our God. This is where we will have an altar for offering burnt sacrifices on behalf of the Israelites.”

2 Then David commanded his officials to gather the foreigners who were living in Israel. He assigned some of them to cut huge stones from quarries and to smooth their surfaces so that workers could use them to build a temple for God. 3 David provided a large amount of iron for making nails and hinges for the doors of the gates of the temple. He also provided a large amount of bronze. There was so much bronze that no one could find out how much it all weighed. 4 David also obtained cedar logs for workers to use in building the temple. He was able to do that because workers from the cities of Tyre and Sidon brought the logs to David. They brought more logs than anyone could count.

5 David provided those things because he thought, “My son Solomon is still young, and he lacks experience. Yahweh’s temple must be magnificent. It must suit his reputation. People throughout the world must recognize that it is beautiful. So I will collect the materials for it now.” And David did collect a great amount of building materials before he died.

6 Then David summoned his son Solomon and told him to build a temple for Yahweh, the God whom the Israelites worshipped. 7 David told Solomon, “My son, I wanted to build a temple to honor Yahweh, my God. 8 But Yahweh told a prophet to tell me, ‘Your armies have killed many soldiers in the big battles that you have fought. I have seen the many people you have killed, so you will not be the one to build a temple to honor me. 9 But you are going to have a son, and he will not fight wars when he is king after you. None of the foreign kings around him will fight wars with him. That is why his name will be Solomon. While he is the king, I will make the Israelites peaceful and safe. 10 He is the one who will build a temple to honor me. He will be like a son to me, and I will be like a father to him. I will make his descendants keep ruling Israel after him.’

11 So now, my son, I hope that Yahweh will help you and that you will succeed in building a temple for Yahweh, your God. That is what he said you would do. 12 I also hope that he will make you wise and help you understand how to rule the Israelites well. May you always obey the law of Yahweh, the God whom you worship. 13 If you carefully obey the laws and decrees that Yahweh gave Moses for the Israelites, then you will be successful. Now be brave and strong. Do not be afraid, and do not become discouraged.

14 Listen, I have worked hard to collect materials for the temple of Yahweh. They include 3,300 metric tons of gold, 33,000 metric tons of silver, and a very large amount of iron and bronze. There is too much of those metals for anyone to find out how much they weigh. I have also collected lumber and stones. But you will need to acquire more of those things. 15 There are many men in Israel who have good ability to cut large stones and to make things from stone and wood. There are also many skillful workers who can make things 16 from gold, silver, bronze, and iron. There are too many of those workers to count. So take action and begin the work of building the temple. May Yahweh help you.”

17 Then David ordered all the Israelite leaders to help his son Solomon. He told them, 18 “Yahweh our God has certainly helped us. He has enabled me to defeat the foreign nations in this area. Now we Israelites, who belong to Yahweh, control this whole area. As a result, there are no enemy nations around you that might attack you. 19 This means that you can devote yourselves entirely to honoring Yahweh your God by taking action and building a temple for him. Then you will be able to bring the sacred chest into the temple that you build to honor Yahweh. The chest is a symbol of the agreement between Yahweh and the Israelites. You can also bring into the temple the sacred articles that the priests use.

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1 Chronicles 22

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