Chapter 22

Then David said,⁴ This [is] the house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

And David commanded⁴ to gather together² the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set⁵⁵ masons⁶ to hew² wrought stones to build² the house of God.

And David prepared⁵² iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

Also cedar trees in abundance: ⁴⁵⁵⁷ for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought⁵² much cedar wood to David.

And David said,⁴ Solomon my son [is] young and tender, and the house [that is] to be builded² for the LORD [must be] exceeding magnifical,⁵³ of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation⁵⁵ for it. So David prepared⁵⁵ abundantly before his death.

Then he called⁴ for Solomon his son, and charged¹⁷ him to build² an house for the LORD God of Israel.

And David said⁴ to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build² an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

But the word of the LORD came to me, saying,² Thou hast shed¹ blood abundantly, and hast made¹ great wars: thou shalt not build⁴ an house unto my name, because thou hast shed¹ much blood upon the earth in my sight.

Behold, a son shall be born¹² to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest⁵² from all his enemies⁶ round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give⁴ peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

He shall build⁴ an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I [will be] his father; and I will establish⁵² the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper⁵² thou, and build¹ the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said¹⁴ of thee.

Only the LORD give⁴ thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge¹⁷ concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep² the law of the LORD thy God.

Then shalt thou prosper,⁵⁵ if thou takest heed⁴ to fulfil² the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged¹⁴ Moses with concerning Israel: be strong,³ and of good courage;³ dread⁴ not, nor be dismayed.¹¹

Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared⁵² for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents 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;⁵² and thou mayest add⁵⁵ thereto.

Moreover [there are] workmen^{6 4399} with thee in abundance, hewers⁶ and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.

Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, [there is] no number. Arise³ [therefore], and be doing,³ and the LORD be with thee.

David also commanded¹⁷ all the princes of Israel to help² Solomon his son, [saying],

[Is] not the LORD your God with you? and hath he [not] given you rest⁵² on every side? for he hath given¹ the inhabitants⁶ of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued⁸ before the LORD, and before his people.

Now set³ your heart and your soul to seek² the LORD your God; arise³ therefore, and build³ ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring⁵³ the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built¹² to the name of the LORD.