1 Chronicles 28
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1And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the princes of the divisions that ministered to the king, and the captains over thousands, and the captains over hundreds, and the comptrollers of all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the chamberlains, and the mighty men, and all the men of valour, unto Jerusalem. 2And king David stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people! I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and for the footstool of our God#GodHebrew: Elohim and I have prepared to build. 3But God#GodHebrew: Elohim said to me, Thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. 4And Jehovah the God#GodHebrew: Elohim of Israel chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; for he has chosen Judah to be the prince; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel; 5and of all my sons, (for Jehovah has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel. 6And he said to 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. 7And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be firm to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day. 8And now in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of Jehovah, and in the audience of our God#GodHebrew: Elohim — keep and seek for all the commandments of Jehovah your God#GodHebrew: Elohim that ye may possess the good land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children after you for ever. 9And thou, Solomon my son, know the God#GodHebrew: Elohim of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts, and discerns all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cut thee off for ever. 10Consider now, that Jehovah has chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
11And David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of its houses, and of its treasuries, and of its upper chambers, and of its inner chambers, and of the house of the mercy-seat; 12and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of Jehovah, and of all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God#GodHebrew: Elohim and for the treasuries of the dedicated things; 13and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all the instruments of service in the house of Jehovah: 14gold by weight for things of gold, for all utensils of each kind of service; for all utensils of silver, by weight, for all utensils of each kind of service; 15and the weight of the golden candlesticks, and of their golden lamps, by weight for every candlestick, and for its lamps; and for the silver candlesticks, by weight, for the candlestick and for its lamps, according to the use of every candlestick; 16and gold by weight for the tables of the loaves to be set in rows, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver; 17and pure gold for the forks, and the bowls, and the goblets; and for the golden basons by weight for every bason; and for the silver basons by weight for every bason; 18and for the altar of incense, refined gold by weight; and the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim of gold, which spread out their wings and cover the ark of the covenant of Jehovah. 19All this said David, in writing, by Jehovah's hand upon me, instructing as to all the works of the pattern. 20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and courageous, and do it; fear not nor be dismayed: for Jehovah Elohim, my God#GodHebrew: Elohim will be with thee; he will not leave thee, neither forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah is finished. 21And behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites are for all the service of the house of God#GodHebrew: Elohim and thou hast with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing man, skilful for every sort of service; and the princes and all the people are wholly at thy commandment.
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1 Paralipomenon 28
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1And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies, who waited on the king: and the captains over thousands, and over hundreds: and them who had the charge over the substance and possessions of the king: and his sons with the officers of the court, and the men of power: and all the bravest of the army at Jerusalem.
2And the king rising up and standing said: Hear me, my brethren and my people. I had a thought to have built a house, in which the ark of the Lord and the footstool of our God might rest: and I prepared all things for the building.
3And God said to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name; because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
4But the Lord God of Israel chose me of all the house of my father, to be king over Israel for ever. For of Juda he chose the princes: and of the house of Juda, my father's house: and among the sons of my father, it pleased him to choose me king over all Israel.
5And among 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.
6And he said to me: Solomon thy son shall build my house and my courts. For I have chosen him to be my son: and I will be a father to him.
7And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he continue to keep my commandments, and my judgments, as at this day.
8Now then before all the assembly of Israel, in the hearing of our God, keep ye, and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God: that you may possess the good land; and may leave it to your children after you for ever.
9And thou, my son Solomon, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and a willing mind. For the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the thoughts of minds. If thou seek him, thou shalt find him: but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
10Now therefore seeing the Lord hath chosen thee to build the house of the sanctuary, take courage, and do it.
11And David gave to Solomon his son a description of the porch, and of the temple, and of the treasures, and of the upper floor, and of the inner chambers, and of the house for the mercy seat:
12As also of all the courts, which he had in his thought, and of the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of the Lord, and for the treasures of the consecrated things:
13And of the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, for all the works of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of the service of the temple of the Lord.
14Gold by weight for every vessel for the ministry. And silver by weight according to the diversity of the vessels and uses.
15He gave also gold for the golden candlesticks, and their lamps, according to the dimensions of every candlestick, and the lamps thereof. In like manner also he gave silver by weight for the silver candlesticks, and for their lamps according to the diversity of the dimensions of them.
16He gave also gold for the tables of proposition, according to the diversity of the tables: in like manner also silver for other tables of silver.
17For fleshhooks also, and bowls, and censers of fine gold, and for little lions of gold, according to the measure he gave by weight for every lion. In like manner also for lions of silver he set aside a different weight of silver.
18And for the altar of incense he gave the purest gold: and to make the likeness of the chariot of the cherubims spreading their wings, and covering the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
19All these things, said he, came to me written by the hand of the Lord, that I might understand all the works of the pattern.
20And David said to Solomon his son: Act like a man, and take courage, and do. Fear not, and be not dismayed: for the Lord my God will be with thee, and will not leave thee, nor forsake thee, till thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
21Behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, for every ministry of the house of the Lord, stand by thee, and are ready: and both the princes, and the people know how to execute all thy commandments.
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