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And David gave orders to get together all the men from strange lands who were in the land of Israel; and he put stone-cutters to work, cutting stones for building the house of God.
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And he got together a great store of iron, for the nails for the doors and for the joins; and brass, more in weight than might be measured;
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And cedar-trees without number, for the Zidonians and the men of Tyre came with a great amount of cedar-trees for David.
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And David said, Solomon my son is young and untested, and the house which is to be put up for the Lord is to be very great, a thing of wonder and glory through all countries; so I will make ready what is needed for it. So David got ready a great store of material before his death.
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Then he sent for his son Solomon, and gave him orders for the building of a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.
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And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.
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But the word of the Lord came to me saying, You have taken lives without number and made great wars; I will not let you be the builder of a house for my name, because of the lives you have taken on the earth before my eyes.
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But you will have a son who will be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from wars on every side. His name will be Solomon, and in his time I will give Israel peace and quiet;
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He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever.
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Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you.
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Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.