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Then David said, "This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel."
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And David commanded to gather together the strangers who were in the land of Israel, and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
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And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates and for the joinings, and brass in abundance beyond measure,
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also cedar trees in abundance; for the Sidonians and those of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
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And David said, "Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. I will therefore now make preparation for it." So David prepared abundantly before his death.
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Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.
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And David said to Solomon, "My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God.
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But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, `Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars. Thou shalt not build a house unto My name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in My sight.
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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 [that is, Peaceable], and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
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He shall build a 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.'
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Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as He hath said of thee.