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Then David said, "This is where the LORD God's temple will be. Israel's altar for burnt offerings will also be here."
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David ordered the foreigners living in Israel to gather. He appointed some of them to cut stones to build God's temple.
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David prepared a large quantity of iron for nails and fittings on the doors of the gates. He also prepared so much bronze that it couldn't be weighed.
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The men of Sidon and Tyre brought David so many cedar logs that the logs couldn't be counted.
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David thought, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the temple that will be built for the LORD must be magnificent, large, famous, praised, and honored in all other countries. I'll prepare [the building materials] for him." So David prepared many materials [for Solomon] before he died.
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He summoned his son Solomon and commanded him to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel.
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David told his son Solomon, "I had my heart set on building a temple for the name of the LORD, my God.
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But the LORD spoke his word to me by saying, 'You have caused a lot of bloodshed and fought in a lot of wars. You must not build a temple for my name because you have caused so much bloodshed in my presence.
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You will have a son who will be a peaceful man. I will give him peace from all the enemies around him. His name will be Solomon [Peace], and in his time I will give Israel peace and quiet.
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He will build a temple for my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom permanently over Israel.'"