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father to be king over Israél for ever: for He shath_chosen Judah to be the ruler ; and of the_house_of Judah, the_ house_of my father; and among the_ sons_of my father He liked me to make_ me_king over all Israél:
5 And of all my sons, (for ‘the Lorp shath_given me many sons,) He hath_ chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the_ throne_of the_kingdom_of ‘the Lorp over Israél.
6 And He said unto me, ‘ Solomon thy son, he shall_build My house and My
courts: for I have_chosen him to be My}.
son, and £ will_be his father.
7 Moreover I -will_establish his ~king- dom for ever, if he be_constant to do My commandments and My judgments, as at xthis xday.’
8 Now therefore in the_sight_of all Israél the_« congregation_of ! the Lorn, and in the_audience_of our =God, -keep and -seek_for all the_commandments_ of ¥ the Lorp your=God: that ye ‘may_ possess this xgood ¥land, and ‘leave it for an inheritance for your schildren after you for ever.
9 And thou, Solomon my son, ‘-know thou «the_=God_of thy date and sserve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind ; for ’ the Lorp searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the_ imaginations_of the thoughts: if thou tseek Him, He will_be_found of thee ; but if thou tforsake Him, He will_cast_ thee_off for ever.
10 -Take_heed now; for ‘the Lorp shath_chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: -be_strong, and «do 7t.”
il Then David gave to Solomon his son -the_pattern_of the porch, and of -the_houses ‘thereof, and of the_trea-
suries thereof, and of the upper_cham-| 95 bers thereof, and of the inner parlours |i. i thereof, and of the_’place_of the} 5#
P mercy_seat,
12 And the_pattern_of all that he had|”s
by the Spirit ., of the_courts_of the_ house_of ’the Lorn, and of all the echambers round_about, of the_trea- suries_of the_house_of x=God, and of the_treasuries_of the dedicated_things :
13 Also for the_courses_of the priests
and the Levites, and for all the_work_of| 20
the_service_of the_house_of ! the Lorp, and for all the_vessels_of service in the_ house_of ! the Lorp.
14 He gave of gold by weight for xthings of gold, for all instruments_of all manner_of service; silver also for all instruments_of xsilver by weight, for all instruments_of every kind_of ser- vice :
15 Even the weight for the_! candle- sticks_of xgold, and for their lamps_of gold, by weight for every /« candlestick, and for the_lamps thereof: and for the_! candlesticks_of xsilver by weight, both for the la candlestick, and also for the_lamps thereof, according_to the_ use_of every /« candlestick.
16 And by weight he gave xgold for the_tables_of «xshewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the_tables_ of xsilver :
17 Also pure gold for the / fleshhooks, and the » bowls, and the ¢ cups: and for
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the golden cobasons he gave gold by weight for every cobason ; and likewise silver by weight for every cobason_of xsilver :
18 And for the_altar_of incense re- fined gold by xweight ; and gold for the_ pattern_ofthe chariot of the cherubims, athat_spread_out their wings, and scovered the_ark_of the_coyenant_of Jthe Lorp. -
19 “xAll this,” said David, “1 The Lorp made_me_understand in writing by His hand upon me, even all the_ works_of this pattern.”
20 And David said to Solomon his son, “*Be_strong and of good_courage, and «do it : fear not, nor tbe_dismayed : for J the Lorp =God, even my =God, will be with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou -hast_finished all the work for the_service_of the_ house_of J the Lorp. :
21 And, behold, the_courses_of the peice and the Levites, even they shall
e with thee for all the_service_of the_ house_of x=God : and there shall be with thee for all.manner_of workmanship every willing skilful_man, for any_man- ner_of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy com- mandment.”
2 FURTHERMORE David the king 9 said unto all the «congregation “Solomon my son, whom alone =Go -hath_chosen, 7s yet young and tender, and the work ts great : for the palace 7s not for man, but for J the Lorp =God.
2 Now I shave_prepared with all my might for the_house_of my =God the gold for xthings to be made of gold, and the silver for xthings of silver, and the brass for xthings of brass, the iron for xthings of iron, and xwood for xthings of wood; onyx stones and stones to_be_ set, glistering stones, and of divers_ colours, and all_manner_of precious stones, and wmarble stones in abund- ance.
8 Moreover, because oI have set my affection to the_house_of my =God, I have of mine_own proper_good, of gold
|and silver, which I -have_given to the_
house_of my =God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy
“| house,
4 Even three thousand talents_of gold, of the_gold_of Ophir, and seven thou- sand tulents_of refined silver, to » over- lay the_walls_of the houses withal :
5 The gold for xthings of gold, and the silver for xthings of silver, and for all manner_of work to be made by the_ hands_of artificers. And who then is willing to / consecrate his service this
000. | day unto J the Lorp?”
6 Then the_chief_of the fathers and
.|princes _of the _tribes_of Israél, and
the _captains_of xthousands and of
‘|xhundreds, with the_rulers_of the king’s
work, offered_willingly, 7 And gave for the_service_of the_
‘\house_of x=God of gold five thousand
talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of
‘|brass eighteen thousand talents, and
i .|one hundred thousand talents_of iron.