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chapter 22
1
Then
David said: This is the house of God, and this is the altar for the holocaust
of Israel.
2 And he commanded to gather together all the
proselytes of the land of Israel, and out of them he appointed stonecutters to
hew stones and polish them, to build the house of God.
3 And David prepared in abundance iron for the nails of
the gates, and for the closures and joinings: and of brass an immense weight.
4 And the cedar trees were without number, which the
Sidonians, and Tyrians brought to David.
5 And David said: Solomon my son is very young and
tender, and the house which I would have to be built to the Lord, must be such
as to be renowned in all countries: therefore I will prepare him necessaries.
And therefore before his death he prepared all the charges.
6 And he called for Solomon his son: and commanded him
to build a house to the Lord the God of Israel.
7 And David said to Solomon: My son, it was my desire
to have built a house to the name of the Lord my God.
8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Thou
hast shed much blood, and fought many battles, so thou canst not build a house
to my name, after shedding so much blood before me:
9 The son, that shall be born to thee, shall be a most
quiet man: for I will make him rest from all his enemies round about: and
therefore he shall be called Peaceable: and I will give peace and quietness to
Israel all his days.
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 over Israel for ever.
11 Now then, my son, the Lord be with thee, and do thou
prosper, and build the house to the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken of thee.
12 The Lord also give thee wisdom and understanding,
that thou mayest be able to rule Israel, and to keep the law of the Lord thy
God.
13 For then thou shalt be able to prosper, if thou keep
the commandments, and judgments, which the Lord commanded Moses to teach
Israel: take courage and act manfully, fear not, nor be dismayed.
14 Behold I in my poverty have prepared the charges of
the house of the Lord, of gold a hundred thousand talents, and of silver a
million of talents: but of brass, and of iron there is no weight, for the
abundance surpasseth all account: timber also and stones I have prepared for
all the charges.
15 Thou hast also workmen in abundance, hewers of
stones, and masons, and carpenters, and of all trades the most skilful in their
work,
16 In gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron,
whereof there is no number. Arise then, and be doing, and the Lord will be with
thee.
17 David also charged all the princes of Israel, to
help Solomon his son,
18 Saying: You see, that the Lord your God is with you,
and hath given you rest round about, and hath delivered all your enemies into
your hands, and the land is subdued before the Lord, and be- fore his people.
19 Give therefore your hearts and your souls, to seek
the Lord your God: and arise, and build a sanctuary to the Lord God, that the
ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the vessels consecrated to the Lord, may
be brought into the house, which is built to the name of the Lord.
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