Chapter 22
And David said,
So David prepared abundantly before his death.
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the
Lord God of Israel.
And David said to Solomon,
But the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
He shall build an 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 for ever.
Now, my son, the Lord be with thee, and prosper thou, and build the house of
the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee.
Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge
concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfill the statutes and judgments
which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel.
Be strong and of good courage.
Dread not, nor be dismayed.
Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred
thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver, and of brass
and iron without weight, for it is in abundance.
Timber also, and stone have I prepared, and thou mayest add thereto.
Moreover, there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and
timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number.
Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.
David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son,
saying, Is not the Lord 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 Lord and before his people.
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God.
Arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the
ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the
house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.