CHAP. XXII.
David having prepared all
necessaries, chargeth Solomon
to build the temple and
the princes to assist him.
1 Then David said:
This is the house of
God, and this is the altar for
the holocaust of Israel.
2 And he commanded to
gather together all the proselites
of the land of Israel, and
out of them he appointed
stone-cutters to hew stones and
polish them, to build the
house of God.
3 And David prepared in
abundance iron for the nails of
the gates, and for the closures
and joinings: and of brass
an immense weight.
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4 And the cedar-trees were
without number, which the
Sidonians, and Tyrians brought
to David.
5 And David said: Solomon
my son is very young
and tender, and the house
which I would have to be
built to the Lord, must be
such as to be renowned in all
countries: therefore I will
prepare him necessaries. And
therefore before his death he
prepared all the charges.
6 And he called for Solomon
his son: and commanded
him to build a house to
the Lord the God of Israel.
7 And David said to Solomon:
my son, it was my desire
to have built a house to
the name of the Lord my
God.
8 But the word of the
Lord came to me, saying:
Thou hast shed much blood,
and fought many battles, so
thou canst not build a house
to my name, after shedding
so much blood before me:
9 But a son, that shall be
born to thee, shall be a man
of rest and quiet: for I will
make him rest from all his
enemies round about: and
therefore he shall be called
Peaceable: and I will give
peace and quietness to Israel
all his days.
10 He shall build a house
to 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 for ever.
11 Now then, my son, the
Lord be with thee, and do
thou prosper, and build the
house to the Lord thy God,
as he hath spoken of thee.
12 The Lord also give thee
wisdom and understanding,
that thou mayst be able to
rule Israel, and to keep the
law of the Lord thy God.
13 For then thou shalt be
able to prosper, if thou keep
the commandments, and judgments,
which the Lord commanded
Moses to teach Israel:
take courage and act manfully,
fear not, nor be dismayed.
14 Behold I in my poverty
have prepared the charges
of the house of the Lord, of
gold a hundred thousand talents,
and of silver a million
of talents: but of brass, and
of iron there is no weight,
for the abundance surpasseth
all account: timber also and
stones I have prepared for all
the charges.
15 Thou hast also workmen
in abundance, hewers of
stones, and masons, and carpenters,
and of all trades the
most skilful in their work,
16 In gold, and in silver,
and in brass, and in iron,
whereof there is no number.
Arise then, and be doing, and
the Lord will be with thee,
17 David also charged all
the princes of Israel, to help
Solomon his son.
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18 Saying: You see, that
the Lord your God is with
you, and hath given you rest
round about, and hath delivered
all your enemies into
your hands, and the land is
subdued before the Lord, and
before his people.
19 Give therefore your
hearts and your souls, to seek
the Lord your God: and arise,
and build a sanctuary to
the Lord God, that the ark
of the covenant of the Lord,
and the vessels consecrated to
the Lord, may be brought into
the house, which is built
to the name of the Lord.
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
