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1 Chronicles 22 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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David Prepares for Temple Building

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Then David said, “This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

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So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he assigned stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:3 - David prepared large quantities of iron to make nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps (trusses), and more bronze than could be weighed;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:4 - and cedar trees beyond number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large quantities of cedar timber to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:5 - David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the LORD shall be exceedingly magnificent, famous, and an object of glory and splendor throughout all lands [of the earth]. So now I will make preparations for it.” Therefore, David made ample preparations before his death.

Solomon Charged with the Task

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Then he called for Solomon his son and ordered him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:7 - David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house for the [fn]Name (Presence) of the LORD my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:8 - “But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house for My Name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:9 - ‘Behold, a son will be born to you, who will be a man of peace. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:10 - ‘He shall build a house for My Name (Presence). He shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish his royal throne over Israel forever.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:11 - “Now, my son, may the LORD be with you so that you may be successful and build the house of the LORD your God, just as He has spoken concerning you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - “Only may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - “Then you will prosper, if you are careful to observe and fulfill the statutes and ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 - “Now listen, [fn]with great trouble I have prepared and provided for the house of the LORD 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for they are great in quantity. I have also prepared and provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:15 - “Further, you have workmen in abundance: stonecutters and stonemasons and carpenters, and all men who are skillful in every kind of work.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:16 - “As for the gold, the silver, the bronze, and the iron, there is no limit. So arise and begin working, and may the LORD be with you.”

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David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:18 - “Is not the LORD your God with you? And has He not given you rest and peace on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the LORD and before His people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:19 - “Now set your heart and your soul to seek (inquire of, require as your vital necessity) the LORD your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles and utensils of God into the house built for the Name (Presence) of the LORD.”
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See note Deut 12:5.
Lit in my affliction.
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