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Then you will succeed if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don't be afraid or discouraged.
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"Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord-3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver, and bronze and iron that can't be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.
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You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work
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in gold, silver, bronze, and iron-beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you."
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Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon: