I. CHRONICLES XXII. 8.

BC.1017. 8.1 Kin. 5.
J. Jehovah,
i. ish.
s. Solomon, Peaceable.
10. HEB. 1.5.
a. according as,
este 9,
2. Ps. 72. 1.
13. Josh. 1.7, 8. Ch. 28.7. | ttakest_heed to fulfil «
8 But the_word_of ! the Lorp came to me, saying, “Thou shast_shed blood abundantly, and -hast_made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto My name, because thou shast_shed much blood upon the earth in My sight.
® Behold, a son shall_be_born to thee, twho shall_be a ‘man _of rest; and I -will_give_him_rest from all his enemies round_about: for his name shall_be sSolomon, and I will_give peace and quietness unto Israél in his days.
10 He shall_build a house for My name ; and he shall_be My son, and £ will be his father ; and I -will_establish -the_ throne_of his kingdom over Israél for ever.
11 Now, my son, !the Lorp tbe with thee; and -prosper thou, and «build the_house_of Jthe Lorp thy =God, aas He hath-said of thee.
12 Only 'the Lorp tgive thee wisdom and understanding, and give _thee_ charge concerning Israél, that thou ma pVest-ReeD -the_law_of! the Lorp thy =God.
18 Then shalt_thou_prosper, if thou e statutes “and judgments which ‘the Lorp charged “Moses with concerning Israél: sbe_
_|strong, and of_good_courage; ‘dread
not, nor tbe_dismayed.
Daviv's | 24 Now, behold, in my trouble I have PROVISION. prepared for the_house-_of J the Lorp a 00,000 undred thousand talents_of gold, and ena °f a thousand thousand talents_of silver ; talent, and of brass and iron without weight ; 4b. at for it ‘is in abundance : timber also and $247 20,000: | Stone have I prepared ; and thou mayest
000,000 . ’|add thereto.
talents of 15 Moreover there are workmen with
Reena thee in abundance, hewers and workers_
Pilont: of stone and timber, and all manner_of_
£342,000,000:|skcunning_men for every manner_of_
together work.
ee 16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there 7s no number.
A.D. 1816, | «Ari - inc
Fate ae Arise therefore, and -be_doing, and
‘See also ch.
29. 3-5. sk. skilful.
DAVID'S COMMAND- MENT TO
THE PRINCES.
SoLoMON MADE KING.
1015.
PRINCES
AND
about 1045.
‘ the Lorp be with thee.”
17 Dayid also commanded all the_ princes_of Israél to help Solomon his son, saying,
18 “ Js not J the Lorp your =God with you? and hath He not given_you_rest on every_side? for He hath_given -the_ inhabitants_of the land into mine hand; and the land -is_subdued before ! the Lorp, and before His people.
19 Now -set your heart and your soul to seek Jthe Lorp your =God; «arise therefore, and build ye -the_sanctuary_ of ) the Lorp x=God, to bring -the_ark_ of the_covenant_of 4 the Lorp, and the_ holy_vessels_of x=God, into the house that is_to_be_built to the_name_of! the
LorD.”
2 SO when David was_old and full_ of days, he made -Solomon his
son king over Israél.
2 And he gathered_together all -the_ princes_of Israél, with the priests and the Levites.
3 Now the Levites were_ numbered from the age_of thirty years and up- ward: and their number by their polls,
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