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The First
Book of Paralipomenon 22
Then David said: This is the house of God, and this
is the altar for the holocaust of Israel.
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.
And David prepared in abundance iron for the nails of
the gates, and for the closures and joinings: and of
brass an immense weight.
And the cedar trees were without number, which the Sidonians,
and Tyrians brought to David.
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.
And he called for Solomon his son: and commanded him
to build a house to the Lord the God of Israel.
And David said to Solomon: My son, it was my desire
to have built a house to the name of the Lord my God.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thou hast also workmen in abundance, hewers of stones,
and masons, and carpenters, and of all trades the most
skilful in their work,
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.
David also charged all the princes of Israel, to help
Solomon his son,
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.
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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