David prepares gold, silver, brass, iron, stone, and cedar wood for the temple—He charges Solomon to do the work of building it.

1 - Then David said, This is the house of the L ORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

2 - And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

3 - And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

4 - Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

5 - And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the L ORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

6 - ¶ Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the L ORD God of Israel.

7 - And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the L ORD my God:

8 - But the word of the L ORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

9 - Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

10 - 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.

11 - Now, my son, the L ORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the L ORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

12 - Only the L ORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the L ORD thy God.

13 - Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the L ORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage ; dread not, nor be dismayed.

14 - Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the L ORD 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.

15 - 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.

16 - Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the L ORD be with thee.

17 - ¶ David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

18 - Is not the L ORD 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 L ORD, and before his people.

19 - Now set your heart and your soul to seek the L ORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the L ORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the L ORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the L ORD.