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28:5. And 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.
28:6. And 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.
28:7. And I will establish his kingdom for ever, it he continue to keep
my commandments, and my judgments, as at this day.
28:8. Now 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.
28:9. And 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.
28:10. Now therefore seeing the Lord hath chosen thee to build the house
of the sanctuary, take courage, and do it.
28:11. And 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,
28:12. As 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,
28:13. And 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.
28:14. Gold by weight for every vessel for the ministry. And silver by
weight according to the diversity of the vessels and uses.
28:15. He 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.
28:16. He 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.
28:17. For fleshhooks also, and bowls, and censors 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.
28:18. And 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.
28:19. All these things, said he, came to me written by the hand of the
Lord that I might understand all the works of the pattern.
28:20. And 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.
28:21. Behold 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.
1 Paralipomenon Chapter 29
David by word and example encourageth the princes to contribute
liberally to the building of the temple. His thanksgiving, prayer, and
sacrifices: his death.
29:1. And king David said to all the assembly: Solomon my son, whom
alone God hath chosen, is as yet young and tender: and the work is
great, for a house is prepared not for man, but for God.
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