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| 1David said, "This is where the LORD God's Temple will be, along with the altar of burnt offerings for Israel." | 1Then David said, "The house of the LORD God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel." |
| 2David subsequently issued orders to conscript the resident aliens who lived in the land of Israel and appointed stonecutters to prepare stones for building a temple for God. | 2So David gave orders to assemble the foreigners residing in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God. |
| 3David also provisioned abundant supplies of iron for nails to build the doors for gates and to build clamps. Furthermore, he provided so much bronze it wasn't inventoried, | 3He provided a large amount of iron to make nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, and more bronze than could be weighed. |
| 4as well as an innumerable amount of cedar logs, since the Sidonians and Tyrians brought vast amounts of cedar to David. | 4He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David. |
| 5David thought, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced. The temple that will be built for the LORD is to be magnificent, well known, and internationally honored, so I will complete preparations for it." So before his death, David finished providing a great quantity of materials for it. | 5David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it." So David made extensive preparations before his death. |
| 6Later, David called for his son Solomon and directed him to build a temple to the LORD God of Israel. | 6Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel. |
| 7David addressed Solomon: "I have attempted to build a temple to the name of the LORD my God. | 7David said to Solomon: "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God. |
| 8But this message from the LORD came to me, telling me 'You have shed a lot of blood and fought great battles. You won't be building a house for my name, since you have shed so much blood on the earth in my sight. | 8But this word of the LORD came to me: 'You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. |
| 9But look! A son born to you will live comfortably, because I will give him rest from all his enemies that surround him on every side, since his name will be "Solomon"—I will give peace and quiet for Israel during his lifetime. | 9But you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon, and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign. |
| 10He will build a temple to my name. He will be a son to me, I myself will be a father to him, and I will secure his royal throne in Israel forever.' | 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.' |
| 11So now, my son, may the LORD be with you, so that you are successful in constructing the Temple of the LORD your God, just as he has spoken about you. | 11"Now, my son, the LORD be with you, and may you have success and build the house of the LORD your God, as he said you would. |
| 12"Only may the LORD give you discretion and understanding as he places you in charge over Israel, so you can keep the Law of the LORD your God. | 12May the LORD give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God. |
| 13Then you will be successful, if you keep on observing the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong, be courageous, and never give in to fear or dismay. | 13Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the LORD gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. |
| 14At great effort I have provided for the Temple of the LORD 100,000 gold talents, 1,000,000 silver talents, as well as bronze and iron beyond calculation, since there is so much of it. I've also provided timber and stone, but you'll need to obtain more. | 14"I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them. |
| 15You already have plenty of workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable group of artisans who are skilled at working in | 15You have many workers: stonecutters, masons and carpenters, as well as those skilled in every kind of work |
| 16gold, silver, bronze, and iron. So begin the work, and may the LORD be with you." | 16in gold and silver, bronze and iron--craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and the LORD be with you." |
| 17David also issued these orders to all of the leaders of Israel to assist his son Solomon: | 17Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon. |
| 18"Isn't the LORD your God with you? Hasn't he surrounded you with comfort? He has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my control, and the land lies subdued both in the LORD's presence and before his people. | 18He said to them, "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 hands, and the land is subject to the LORD and to his people. |
| 19So set your minds and hearts to seek the LORD your God, to get up, and to build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God may be stored in a temple built for the name of the LORD." | 19Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the LORD your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD." |
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