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1 Chronicles 22:7

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1 Chr 22:7

& David said to Solomon, "My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.

1 Chr 22:8

& ~"But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, `You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My name, because you have shed {so} much blood on the earth before Me.

1 Chr 22:9

& ~`Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name shall be (I.e. peaceful) Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

1 Chr 22:10

& ~`He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'

1 Chr 22:11

& ~"Now, my son, the LORD be with you that you may be successful, and build the house of the LORD your God just as He has spoken concerning you.

1 Chr 22:12

& ~"Only the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

1 Chr 22:13

& ~"Then you will prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.

1 Chr 22:14

& ~"Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of the LORD 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.

1 Chr 22:15

& ~"Moreover, there are many workmen with you, stonecutters and masons of stone and carpenters, and all men who are skillful in every kind of work.

1 Chr 22:16

& ~"Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you."