1Chronicles 22:16 - Prayer Tents

22So David declared, "From now on, this is the site for the worship of GOD; this is the place for Israel's Altar of Burnt Offering."H1732H559H1004H3068H430H4196H5930H3478

David Charges Solomon to Build The Temple

2David ordered all the resident aliens in the land to come together; he sent them to the stone quarries to cut dressed stone to build The Temple of God.H1732H559H3664H1616H776H3478H5975H2672H2672H1496H68H1129H1004H430 3He also stockpiled a huge quantity of iron for nails and bracings for the doors of the gates, more bronze than could be weighed,H1732H3559H1270H7230H4548H1817H8179H4226H5178H7230H4948 4and cedar logs past counting (the Sidonians and Tyrians shipped in huge loads of cedar logs for David).H730H6086H369H4557H6722H6876H935H7230H730H6086H1732 5David was thinking, "My son Solomon is too young to plan ahead for this. But the sanctuary that is to be built for GOD has to be the greatest, the talk of all the nations; so I'll get the construction materials together." That's why David prepared this huge stockpile of building materials before he died.H1732H559H8010H1121H5288H7390H1004H1129H3068H4605H1431H8034H8597H776H3559H1732H3559H7230H6440H4194 6Then he called in Solomon his son and commanded him to build a sanctuary for the GOD of Israel.H7121H8010H1121H6680H1129H1004H3068H430H3478 7David said to Solomon, "I wanted in the worst way to build a sanctuary to honor my GOD.H1732H559H8010H1121H3824H1129H1004H8034H3068H430 8But GOD prevented me, saying, 'You've killed too many people, fought too many wars. You are not the one to honor me by building a sanctuary—you've been responsible for too much killing, too much bloodshed.H1697H3068H559H8210H1818H7230H6213H1419H4421H1129H1004H8034H8210H7227H1818H776H6440 9But you are going to have a son and he will be a quiet and peaceful man, and I will calm his enemies down on all sides. His very name will speak peace—that is, Solomon, which means Peace—and I'll give peace and rest under his rule.H1121H3205H376H4496H5117H341H5439H8034H8010H5414H7965H8253H3478H3117 10He will be the one to build a sanctuary in my honor. He'll be my royal adopted son and I'll be his father; and I'll make sure that the authority of his kingdom over Israel lasts forever.'H1129H1004H8034H1121H1H3559H3678H4438H3478H5704H5769 11"So now, son, GOD be with you. GOD-speed as you build the sanctuary for your GOD, the job God has given you.H1121H3068H6743H1129H1004H3068H430H1696 12And may GOD also give you discernment and understanding when he puts you in charge of Israel so that you will rule in reverent obedience under GOD's Revelation.H3068H5414H7922H998H6680H3478H8104H8451H3068H430 13That's what will make you successful, following the directions and doing the things that GOD commanded Moses for Israel. Courage! Take charge! Don't be timid; don't hold back.H6743H8104H6213H2706H4941H3068H6680H4872H3478H2388H553H3372H2865 14Look at this—I've gone to a lot of trouble to stockpile materials for the sanctuary of GOD: 100,000 talents (3,775 tons) of gold, a million talents (37,750 tons) of silver, tons of bronze and iron—too much to weigh—and all this timber and stone. And you're free to add more.H6040H3559H1004H3068H3967H505H3603H2091H505H505H3603H3701H5178H1270H4948H7230H6086H68H3559H3254 15And workers both plentiful and prepared: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, artisans inH6213H4399H7230H2672H2796H68H6086H2450H4399 16gold and silver, bronze and iron. You're all set—get to work! And GOD-speed!"H2091H3701H5178H1270H4557H6965H6213H3068 17David gave orders to all of Israel's leaders to help his son Solomon,H1732H6680H8269H3478H5826H8010H1121 18saying, "Isn't it obvious that your GOD is present with you; that he has given you peaceful relations with everyone around? My part in this was to put down the enemies, subdue the land to GOD and his people;H3068H430H5117H5439H5414H3427H776H3027H776H3533H6440H3068H6440H5971 19your part is to give yourselves, heart and soul, to praying to your GOD. So get moving—build the sacred house of worship to GOD! Then bring the Chest of the Covenant of GOD and all the holy furnishings for the worship of God into the sanctuary built in honor of GOD."H5414H3824H5315H1875H3068H430H6965H1129H4720H3068H430H935H727H1285H3068H6944H3627H430H1004H1129H8034H3068