1Chronicles 22:16 - Prayer Tents

22So David said, "This is where the Temple of the LORD God will be. Here is the altar where the people of Israel are to offer burnt offerings."H1732H559H1004H3068H430H4196H5930H3478

Preparations for Building the Temple

2King David gave orders for all the foreigners living in the land of Israel to assemble, and he put them to work. Some of them prepared stone blocks for building the Temple.H1732H559H3664H1616H776H3478H5975H2672H2672H1496H68H1129H1004H430 3He supplied a large amount of iron for making nails and clamps for the wooden gates, and so much bronze that no one could weigh it.H1732H3559H1270H7230H4548H1817H8179H4226H5178H7230H4948 4He had the people of Tyre and Sidon bring him a large number of cedar logs.H730H6086H369H4557H6722H6876H935H7230H730H6086H1732 5David thought, "The Temple that my son Solomon is to build must be splendid and world-famous. But he is young and inexperienced, so I must make preparations for it." So David got large amounts of the materials ready before he died.H1732H559H8010H1121H5288H7390H1004H1129H3068H4605H1431H8034H8597H776H3559H1732H3559H7230H6440H4194 6He sent for his son Solomon and commanded him to build a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel.H7121H8010H1121H6680H1129H1004H3068H430H3478 7David said to him, "Son, I wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God.H1732H559H8010H1121H3824H1129H1004H8034H3068H430 8But the LORD told me that I had killed too many people and fought too many wars. And so, because of all the bloodshed I have caused, he would not let me build a temple for him.H1697H3068H559H8210H1818H7230H6213H1419H4421H1129H1004H8034H8210H7227H1818H776H6440 9He did, however, make me a promise. He said, 'You will have a son who will rule in peace, because I will give him peace from all his enemies. His name will be Solomon, because during his reign I will give Israel peace and security.H1121H3205H376H4496H5117H341H5439H8034H8010H5414H7965H8253H3478H3117 10He will build a temple for me. He will be my son, and I will be his father. His dynasty will rule Israel forever.' "H1129H1004H8034H1121H1H3559H3678H4438H3478H5704H5769 11David continued, "Now, son, may the LORD your God be with you, and may he keep his promise to make you successful in building a temple for him.H1121H3068H6743H1129H1004H3068H430H1696 12And may the LORD your God give you insight and wisdom so that you may govern Israel according to his Law.H3068H5414H7922H998H6680H3478H8104H8451H3068H430 13If you obey all the laws which the LORD gave to Moses for Israel, you will be successful. Be determined and confident, and don't let anything make you afraid.H6743H8104H6213H2706H4941H3068H6680H4872H3478H2388H553H3372H2865 14As for the Temple, by my efforts I have accumulated almost four thousand tons of gold and nearly forty thousand tons of silver to be used in building it. Besides that, there is an unlimited supply of bronze and iron. I also have wood and stone ready, but you must get more.H6040H3559H1004H3068H3967H505H3603H2091H505H505H3603H3701H5178H1270H4948H7230H6086H68H3559H3254 15You have many workers. There are stonecutters to work in the quarries, and there are masons and carpenters, as well as a large number of skilled workers of every sort who can workH6213H4399H7230H2672H2796H68H6086H2450H4399 16with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you."H2091H3701H5178H1270H4557H6965H6213H3068 17David commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon.H1732H6680H8269H3478H5826H8010H1121 18He said, "The LORD your God has been with you and given you peace on all sides. He let me conquer all the people who used to live in this land, and they are now subject to you and to the LORD.H3068H430H5117H5439H5414H3427H776H3027H776H3533H6440H3068H6440H5971 19Now serve the LORD your God with all your heart and soul. Start building the Temple, so that you can place in it the Covenant Box of the LORD and all the other sacred objects used in worshiping him."H5414H3824H5315H1875H3068H430H6965H1129H4720H3068H430H935H727H1285H3068H6944H3627H430H1004H1129H8034H3068