<vn='1'>Then <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="2088">This</s> is the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s>, and <sn="2088">this</s> is the <sn="4196">altar</s> of the burnt <sn="5930">offering</s> for <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">commanded</s> to gather <sn="3664">together</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1616">strangers</s><sn="834">that</s> were in the <sn="776">land</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>; and he <sn="5975">set</s><sn="2672">masons</s> to <sn="2672">hew</s><sn="1496">wrought</s><sn="68">stones</s> to <sn="1129">build</s> the <sn="1004">house</s> of <sn="430">God</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="3559">prepared</s><sn="1270">iron</s> in <sn="7230">abundance</s> for the <sn="4548">nails</s> for the <sn="1817">doors</s> of the <sn="8179">gates</s>, and for the <sn="4226">joinings</s>; and <sn="5178">brass</s> in <sn="7230">abundance</s><sn="369">without</s><sn="4948">weight</s>; </v>
<vn='4'>Also <sn="730">cedar</s><sn="6086">trees</s> in <sn="369 4557">abundance</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="6722">Zidonians</s> and they of <sn="6876">Tyre</s><sn="935">brought</s><sn="7230">much</s><sn="730">cedar</s><sn="6086">wood</s> to <sn="1732">David</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="8010">Solomon</s> my <sn="1121">son</s> is <sn="5288">young</s> and <sn="7390">tender</s>, and the <sn="1004">house</s> that is to be <sn="1129">built</s> for the <sn="3068">LORD</s> must be <sn="4605">exceeding</s><sn="1431">magnifical</s>, of <sn="8034">fame</s> and of <sn="8597">glory</s> throughout <sn="3605">all</s><sn="776">countries</s>: I will therefore <sn="4994">now</s> make <sn="3559">preparation</s> for it. So <sn="1732">David</s><sn="3559">prepared</s><sn="7230">abundantly</s><sn="6440">before</s> his <sn="4194">death</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>Then he <sn="7121">called</s> for <sn="8010">Solomon</s> his <sn="1121">son</s>, and <sn="6680">charged</s> him to <sn="1129">build</s> a <sn="1004">house</s> for the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s> to <sn="8010">Solomon</s>, My <sn="1121">son</s>, as for <sn="589">me</s>, it <sn="1961">was</s><sn="5973">in</s> my <sn="3824">mind</s> to <sn="1129">build</s> a <sn="1004">house</s> unto the <sn="8034">name</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> my <sn="430">God</s>: </v>
<vn='8'>But the <sn="1697">word</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1961">came</s><sn="5921">to</s> me, <sn="559">saying</s>, Thou hast <sn="8210">shed</s><sn="1818">blood</s><sn="7230">abundantly</s>, and hast <sn="6213">made</s><sn="1419">great</s><sn="4421">wars</s>: thou shalt <sn="3808">not</s><sn="1129">build</s> a <sn="1004">house</s> unto my <sn="8034">name</s>, <sn="3588">because</s> thou hast <sn="8210">shed</s><sn="7227">much</s><sn="1818">blood</s> upon the <sn="776">earth</s> in my <sn="6440">sight</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="2009">Behold</s>, a <sn="1121">son</s> shall be <sn="3205">born</s> to thee, <sn="1931">who</s> shall <sn="1961">be</s> a <sn="376">man</s> of <sn="4496">rest</s>; and I will give him <sn="5117">rest</s> from <sn="4480 3605">all</s> his <sn="341">enemies</s> round <sn="4480 5439">about</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> his <sn="8034">name</s> shall <sn="1961">be</s><sn="8010">Solomon</s>, and I will <sn="5414">give</s><sn="7965">peace</s> and <sn="8253">quietness</s><sn="5921">unto</s><sn="3478">Israel</s> in his <sn="3117">days</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1931">He</s> shall <sn="1129">build</s> a <sn="1004">house</s> for my <sn="8034">name</s>; and <sn="1931">he</s> shall <sn="1961">be</s> my <sn="1121">son</s>, and <sn="589">I</s> will be his <sn="1">father</s>; and I will <sn="3559">establish</s> the <sn="3678">throne</s> of his <sn="4438">kingdom</s><sn="5921">over</s><sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="5704 5769">forever</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="6258">Now</s>, my <sn="1121">son</s>, the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1961">be</s><sn="5973">with</s> thee; and <sn="6743">prosper</s> thou, and <sn="1129">build</s> the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> thy <sn="430">God</s>, <sn="834">as</s> he hath <sn="1696">said</s><sn="5921">of</s> thee. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="389">Only</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="5414">give</s> thee <sn="7922">wisdom</s> and <sn="998">understanding</s>, and give thee <sn="6680">charge</s><sn="5921">concerning</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>, that thou mayest <sn="8104">keep</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="8451">law</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> thy <sn="430">God</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="227">Then</s> shalt thou <sn="6743">prosper</s>, <sn="518">if</s> thou takest <sn="8104">heed</s> to <sn="6213">fulfill</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="2706">statutes</s> and <sn="4941">judgments</s><sn="834">which</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="6680">charged</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="4872">Moses</s> with <sn="5921">concerning</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>: be <sn="2388">strong</s>, and of good <sn="553">courage</s>; <sn="3372">dread</s><sn="408">not</s>, <sn="408">nor</s> be <sn="2865">dismayed</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>Now, <sn="2009">behold</s>, in my <sn="6040">trouble</s> I have <sn="3559">prepared</s> for the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> a <sn="3967">hundred</s><sn="505">thousand</s><sn="3603">talents</s> of <sn="2091">gold</s>, and a <sn="505">thousand</s><sn="505">thousand</s><sn="3603">talents</s> of <sn="3701">silver</s>; and of <sn="5178">brass</s> and <sn="1270">iron</s><sn="369">without</s><sn="4948">weight</s>; <sn="3588">for</s> it <sn="1961">is</s> in <sn="7230">abundance</s>: <sn="6086">timber</s> also and <sn="68">stone</s> have I <sn="3559">prepared</s>; and thou mayest <sn="3254">add</s><sn="5921">thereto</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>Moreover there are <sn="6213 4399">workmen</s><sn="5973">with</s> thee in <sn="7230">abundance</s>, <sn="2672">hewers</s> and <sn="2796">workers</s> of <sn="68">stone</s> and <sn="6086">timber</s>, and all <sn="3605">manner</s> of cunning <sn="2450">men</s> for every <sn="3605">manner</s> of <sn="4399">work</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>Of the <sn="2091">gold</s>, the <sn="3701">silver</s>, and the <sn="5178">brass</s>, and the <sn="1270">iron</s>, there is <sn="369">no</s><sn="4557">number</s>. <sn="6965">Arise</s> therefore, and be <sn="6213">doing</s>, and the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1961">be</s><sn="5973">with</s> thee. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="1732">David</s> also <sn="6680">commanded</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="8269">princes</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> to <sn="5826">help</s><sn="8010">Solomon</s> his <sn="1121">son</s>, saying, </v>
<vn='18'> Is <sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> your <sn="430">God</s><sn="5973">with</s> you? and hath he not given you <sn="5117">rest</s> on every <sn="4480 5439">side</s>? <sn="3588">for</s> he hath <sn="5414">given</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3427">inhabitants</s> of the <sn="776">land</s> into mine <sn="3027">hand</s>; and the <sn="776">land</s> is <sn="3533">subdued</s><sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="6440">before</s> his <sn="5971">people</s>. </v>
<vn='19'><sn="6258">Now</s><sn="5414">set</s> your <sn="3824">heart</s> and your <sn="5315">soul</s> to <sn="1875">seek</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> your <sn="430">God</s>; <sn="6965">arise</s> therefore, and <sn="1129">build</s> ye <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4720">sanctuary</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s>, to <sn="935">bring</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="727">ark</s> of the <sn="1285">covenant</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and the <sn="6944">holy</s><sn="3627">vessels</s> of <sn="430">God</s>, into the <sn="1004">house</s> that is to be <sn="1129">built</s> to the <sn="8034">name</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>. </v>