1 Chronicles 22:5–17

⁵And David said, “My son ^aSolomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh shall be highly exalted, for a name and beauty throughout all lands. Therefore now I will make preparation for it.” So David made ample preparations before his death.

Solomon to Build Yahweh’s House

⁶Then ^ahe called for his son Solomon, and commanded him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.

⁷And David said to Solomon, “^aMy son, ¹I had it within my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.

⁸“But the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, ‘^aYou have shed much blood and have ¹waged great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before Me.

⁹‘Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and ^aI will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for ^bhis name shall be ¹Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

¹⁰‘^aHe shall build a house for My name, and he shall be a son to Me and I will be a father to him; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

¹¹“Now, my son, ^aYahweh be with you that you may be successful, and build the house of Yahweh your God just as He has spoken concerning you.

¹²“^aOnly Yahweh give you insight and understanding, and give you command over Israel, so that you may ^bkeep the law of Yahweh your God.

¹³“^aThen you will succeed, if you are careful to do the statutes and the judgments which Yahweh commanded Moses concerning Israel. ^bBe strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.

¹⁴“Now behold, ¹with great pains I have prepared for the house of Yahweh ^a100,000 ²talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and ^bbronze and iron beyond weight, for ³they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.

¹⁵“Moreover, there are many of those who do the work with you, hewers of stone and craftsmen of stone and wood, and all men who are ¹wise in every kind of work.

¹⁶“Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no number. Arise and work, and may ^aYahweh be with you.”

^17aDavid also commanded all the officials of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying,