1Then David said, "This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel."

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2 Chronicles 3:1, 2 Chronicles 3:1, 1 Chronicles 21:18, 1 Chronicles 21:28, 1 Chronicles 21:18

2David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut worked stones to build God's house.

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1 Kings 9:20, 1 Kings 9:21, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 5:18, 2 Chronicles 2:17

3David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;

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1 Chronicles 22:14, 1 Chronicles 22:14, 1 Chronicles 29:2, 1 Kings 7:47, 1 Chronicles 29:2

4and cedar trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to David.

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1 Kings 5:6, 1 Kings 5:10, 1 Kings 5:6, 1 Kings 5:10, Ezra 3:7

5David 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 make preparation for it." So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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1 Chronicles 29:1, 1 Kings 3:7, 1 Chronicles 29:1, 1 Kings 3:7, John 13:1

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

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1 Timothy 5:21, 1 Timothy 6:13, 1 Timothy 6:17, Numbers 27:23, Acts 20:25

7David said to Solomon his son, "As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.

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Psalms 132:5, Psalms 132:5, Deuteronomy 12:5, Deuteronomy 12:11, 2 Chronicles 6:7

8But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 'You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.

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1 Kings 5:3, 1 Chronicles 28:3, 1 Kings 5:3, 1 Chronicles 28:3, 1 Chronicles 17:4

9Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies all around; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.

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1 Kings 4:25, 1 Kings 4:25, 1 Kings 5:4, 1 Kings 4:20, 1 Kings 5:4

10He 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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Hebrews 1:5, Hebrews 1:5, 2 Samuel 7:13, 2 Samuel 7:14, 1 Chronicles 17:12

11Now, my son, may the Lord be with you and prosper you, and build the house of the Lord your God, as he has spoken concerning you.

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1 Chronicles 22:16, 1 Chronicles 22:16, Romans 15:33, Matthew 1:23, 2 Timothy 4:22

12May the Lord give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

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Proverbs 14:8, James 1:5, Proverbs 14:8, James 1:5, 1 Kings 3:9

13Then you will prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which the Lord gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong, and courageous. Do not be afraid, neither be dismayed.

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Joshua 1:6, Joshua 1:9, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Joshua 1:6, Joshua 1:9

14Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them.

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1 Chronicles 22:3, 1 Chronicles 22:3, 1 Kings 10:14, 2 Kings 25:16, 1 Chronicles 29:4

15There are also workmen with you in abundance, cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of men who are skillful in every kind of work:

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1 Kings 7:14, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:5, Exodus 35:32, Exodus 28:6

16of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may the Lord be with you."

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1 Chronicles 22:11, 1 Chronicles 22:11, Ephesians 5:14, Philippians 4:13, Ephesians 5:14

17David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

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1 Chronicles 28:1, 1 Chronicles 28:6, 1 Chronicles 28:1, 1 Chronicles 28:6, 3 John 1:8

18"Isn't the Lord your God with you? Hasn't he given you rest on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.

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1 Chronicles 23:25, 1 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Chronicles 23:25, 1 Chronicles 22:9, 2 Samuel 7:1

19Now set your heart and your soul to seek after the Lord your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord."

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1 Chronicles 28:9, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Deuteronomy 4:29, Deuteronomy 4:29, 1 Chronicles 16:11