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Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances that the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid or dismayed.
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With great pains I have provided for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone too I have provided. To these you must add more.
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You have an abundance of workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and all kinds of artisans without number, skilled in working
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gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you."
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David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying,