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1 Chronicles 22 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:1 - And David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for whole-burnt-offering for Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:2 - And David gave orders to gather all the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he appointed stone-hewers to hew polished stones to build the house to God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:3 - And David prepared much iron for the nails of the doors and the gates; the hinges also and brass in abundance, there was no weighing of it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:4 - And cedar trees without number: for the Sidonians and the Tyrians brought cedar trees in abundance to David.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:5 - And David said, My son Solomon is a tender child, and the house for me to build to the Lord is for superior magnificence for a name and for a glory through all the earth: I will make preparation for it. And David prepared abundantly before his death.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:6 - And he called Solomon his son, and commanded him to build the house for the Lord God of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:7 - And David said to Solomon, My child, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:8 - But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast carried on great wars: thou shalt not build a house to my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth before me.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:9 - Behold, a son shall be born to thee, he shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:10 - He shall build a house to my name; and he shall be a son to me, and I will be a father to him; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom in Israel for ever.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:11 - And now, my son, the Lord shall be with thee, and prosper thee; and thou shalt build a house to the Lord thy God, as he spoke concerning thee.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:12 - Only may the Lord give thee wisdom and prudence, and strengthen thee over Israel, both to keep and to do the law of the Lord thy God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - Then will he prosper thee, if thou take heed to do the commandments and judgments which the Lord commanded Moses for Israel: be courageous and strong; fear not, nor be terrified.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 - And, behold, I according to my poverty have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver, and brass and iron without measure; for it is abundant; and I have prepared timber and stones; and do thou add to these.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:15 - And of them that are with thee do thou add to the multitude of workmen; let there be artificers and masons, and carpenters, and every skilful workman in every work;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:16 - in gold and silver, brass and iron, of which there is no number. Arise and do, and the Lord be with thee.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:17 - And David charged all the chief men of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:18 - Is not the Lord with you? and he has given you rest round about, for he has given into your hands the inhabitants of the land; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:19 - Now set your hearts and souls to seek after the Lord your God: and rise, and build a sanctuary to your God to carry in the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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