1 David held a meeting in Jerusalem of all the officials of Israel, the overseers for the tribes, and the officials in the royal service, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the overseers for all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, leading soldiers, and important men.
2 Then King David got up and said: "My brothers and my people, listen to me. I had set my heart on building a settled home for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, as a footstool for our God. I have made preparations for building,
3 but God has said to me, 'You are not to build a temple for my name, for you have been a man of war and have shed blood.'
4 Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me and my descendants to rule Israel forever. He chose Judah for leader, my family within the tribe of Judah, and of my father's sons, myself. He was pleased to make me king of all Israel.
5 Of all my sons - he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of Yahweh over Israel.
6 He said to me, 'Solomon your son is the man to build my Temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to be a son to me and I will be a father to him.
7 I will make his kingdom last forever if he continues to obey carefully all my laws and commands as he does now.'
8 So now in the sight of all Israel and of the assembly of Yahweh, and in the hearing of our God, I tell you to observe and meditate on all the commandments of Yahweh your God, so that you may possess this prosperous land and leave it to your children after you as an inheritance forever.
9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind; for Yahweh knows all our thoughts and desires. If you seek him, he will let you find him; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.
10 Realize at this moment that Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for him as sanctuary. Be strong and set to work."
11 David gave his son Solomon the plans for the vestibule, the buildings, the treasuries, the upper rooms, the inner apartments and the room where the mercy Seat would be.
12 He also gave him a description of all he had in mind for the courts of Yahweh's House, all the surrounding apartments, the treasuries of Yahweh's House and the treasuries of votive offerings;
13 also of the orders of priests and Levites, the liturgical duties in Yahweh's House.
14 He instructed him about how much silver and gold was to be used for making the utensils,
15 the bullion for the golden lampstands and their lamps, the gold bullion for the silver lampstand, for the lampstand and its lamps according to the requirements for each lampstand,
16 gold bullion for the tables on which the rows of bread were set, for each of these tables, the silver for the silver tables,
17 the forks, the sprinkling bowls, basins of pure gold, the gold bullion for the bowls, for each of the bowls,
18 the bullion of refined gold for the altar of incense. He gave him the plans for the chariot, for the golden cherubim with wings outspread covering the ark of the covenant of Yahweh -
19 all this in accordance with the plan drawn according to the instructions which Yahweh himself gave him to carry out.
20 Then David said to his son Solomon, "Be strong, stand firm; be fearless, be determined and set to work, because Yahweh God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or abandon you before you have finished all the work to be done for the House of Yahweh.
21 Here are the orders of priests and Levites for all the duties of the House of God; every willing man of any aptitude will help you in all this work; the officials and all the people are entirely at your command."
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Chapter 28 of 1 Chronicles deals with David's discourse to Israel's leaders, where he prepares to pass the leadership to his son Solomon and instructs the construction of the temple. David reveals that God has chosen Solomon as his successor and urges Israel's leaders to support him and obey God in all things. It also provides specific instructions on design and temple construction.
Psalm 127:1: "If the Lord does not build the house, in vain work those who build it; if the Lord does not keep the city, in vain watches the sentry." This verse highlights the importance of God's dependence on the construction of the house of the Lord, which is the temple.
1 Chronicles 22:19: "Give it, now, order to cut ceders from Lebanon to me; and my servants will be with your servants, and I will give you the salary of your servants, according to all that you say; because you You know that no one has to be able to cut wood like the Sidonians. " This verse shows David's preparation for the construction of the temple, including the obtaining of Líbano wood.
1 Chronicles 28:9: "And you, Solomon, my son, knows the God of your Father, and serves it with a perfect heart and a voluntary soul; for the Lord all the hearts, and penetrates all the designs of the Thoughts; If you seek you, you will find you, but if you leave it, you will reject you forever. " This verse highlights the importance of Solomon to know and serve God in all his heart in building the temple.
1 Chronicles 28:11-12: "Then David gave Solomon, his son, the plant of the temple gantry, and his homes, and his treasures, and his cenacles, and his interior chambers, and the house of the house of propitiatory; and the plant of all that had in mind, by the spirit, of the atrias of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers around, to the treasures of God's house, and for the treasures of holy things. " This verse shows how David gave specific and detailed instructions to Solomon on the construction of the temple.
1 Chronicles 28:20: "And David said to Solomon, his son, Be strong and brave, and do the work; do not fear, nor be discouraged, because the Lord God, my God, will be with you; It will forsake, until the whole work of the service of the house of the Lord is over. " This verse shows David's exhortation to Solomon to be strong and brave in the construction of the temple, reminding him of God's presence and support.
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