1 Chronicles 22

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Preparations for the Temple

¹Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

¹And David said, “This is the house of YHWH God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

²So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.

²And David commanded to gather the sojourners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed hewers to hew stones cut to build the house of God.

³David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed

³And iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints David provided, and bronze in abundance without weight,

⁴and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.

⁴and cedar trees in abundance, for the Sidonians and the Tyrians brought cedar trees in abundance to David.

⁵And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.

⁵And David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for YHWH shall be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all the lands. I will make preparation now for it.” And David made preparations in abundance before the face of his death.

Solomon Anointed to Build the Temple

⁶Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.

⁶And he called for Solomon his son, and he commanded him to build a house for YHWH, God of Israel.

⁷“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

⁷And David said to Solomon, “My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house for the Name of YHWH my God.

⁸but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.

⁸And the word of YHWH came to me, saying, ‘You have shed blood in abundance, and you have made great wars. You shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth before My face.

⁹But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon,^a and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

⁹Behold, a son shall be born to you. He shall be a man of rest, and I will give rest to him from all his enemies round about. For Solomon shall be His name, and peace and quietness I will give to Israel in his days.

¹⁰He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

¹⁰He shall build a house for My Name, and he shall be unto Me son, and I will be unto him Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel even to forever.’

¹¹Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.

¹¹Now, my son, may YHWH be with you, and may you prosper and build the house of YHWH your God, as He spoke concerning you.

¹²Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.

¹²Only may YHWH give to you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of YHWH your God.

¹³Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

¹³Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and the ordinances with which YHWH commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and be courageous. Do not fear and do not be dismayed.

¹⁴Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold,^a 1,000,000 talents of silver,^b and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.

¹⁴And behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of YHWH a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousands of talents of silver, and bronze and iron without weight; for it is so abundant. And timber and stone I have prepared, and to them you may add.

¹⁵You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—

¹⁵And with you in abundance are those doing work: Hewers and craftsmen of stone and of wood, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work.

¹⁶in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”

¹⁶To the gold, to the silver, and to the bronze, and to the iron, there is no number. Arise and work, and YHWH be with you.”

¹⁷Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:

¹⁷And David commanded all the heads of Israel to help Solomon his son:

¹⁸“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.

¹⁸“Is not YHWH your God with you, and has given rest to you on every side? For He has given into my hand those dwelling in the land, and the land is subdued before the face of YHWH and before His people.

¹⁹Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”

¹⁹Now set your heart and your soul to seek YHWH your God, and arise and build the sanctuary of YHWH God, to bring the ark of the covenant of YHWH and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of YHWH.”