The First Book of Chronicles (WEB)
28: 1David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the
companies who served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of
hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with
the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem. 28:2Then David
the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: as for me, it was in
my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of
our God; and I had made ready for the building. 28:3But God said to me, You shall not build a
house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood. 28:4However Yahweh, the
God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever: for he has
chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons
of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel; 28:5Of all my sons (for Yahweh
has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of
Yahweh over Israel. 28:6He said to me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts;
for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 28:7I will establish his kingdom forever,
if he be constant to do my commandments and my ordinances, as at this day. 28:8Now therefore, in
the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Yahweh, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek
out all the commandments of Yahweh your God; that you may possess this good land, and leave it
for an inheritance to your children after you forever. 28:9You, Solomon my son, know you the God
of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches
all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found
of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. 28:10Take heed now; for Yahweh has
chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. 28:11Then David gave to
Solomon his son the pattern of the porch of the temple, and of the houses of it, and of the
treasuries of it, and of the upper rooms of it, and of the inner chambers of it, and of the place of
the mercy seat; 28:12and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of
Yahweh, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the
treasuries of the dedicated things; 28:13also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all
the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, and for all the vessels of service in the house of
Yahweh; 28:14of gold by weight for the vessels of gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; of
silver for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service; 28:15by weight
also for the lampstands of gold, and for the lamps of it, of gold, by weight for every lampstand and
for the lamps of it; and for the lampstands of silver, silver by weight for every lampstand and for
the lamps of it, according to the use of every lampstand; 28:16and the gold by weight for the tables
of show bread, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver; 28:17and the flesh-hooks, and the
basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the
silver bowls by weight for every bowl; 28:18and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and
gold for the pattern of the chariot, even the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the
ark of the covenant of Yahweh. 28:19All this, said David, have I been made to understand in writing
from the hand of Yahweh, even all the works of this pattern. 28:20David said to Solomon his son, Be
strong and of good courage, and do it: don't be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my
God, is with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of the
house of Yahweh is finished. 28:21Behold, there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, for all
the service of the house of God: and there shall be with you in all manner of work every willing
man who has skill, for any manner of service: also the captains and all the people will be wholly
at your commandment.
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