Solomon Charged to Build the Temple

1 Chronicles 22

6 Then he called for Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. 7 David said to Solomon, "My son, y I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. 8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, z 'You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. a I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. b For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. 10 c He shall build a house for my name. d He shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish his royal throne in Israel forever.'

11 "Now, my son, e the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as he has spoken concerning you. 12 f Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God. 13 g Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. h Be strong and courageous. Fear not; do not be dismayed. 14 With great pains I have provided for the house of the Lord i 100,000 talents 1 of gold, a million talents of silver, and j bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone, too, I have provided. To these you must add. 15 You have an abundance of workmen: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and all kinds of craftsmen without number, skilled in working 16 gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! k The Lord be with you!"

17 David also commanded l all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 18 "Is not the Lord your God with you? And m has he not given you peace on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people. 19 Now n set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, o so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built p for the name of the Lord."

  1. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 17:1 - 2
    Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.
    1 Chronicles 28:2
    Then King David rose to his feet and said: "Hear me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the footstool of our God, and I made preparations for building.
    2 Samuel 7:2 - 3
    The king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.
    1 Kings 8:17
    Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
    Psalms 132:1 - 5
    Remember, O Lord, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured.
  2. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 28:3
    But God said to me, 'You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.
    1 Kings 5:3
    You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
  3. Cross References
    1 Kings 5:4
    But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune.
    1 Chronicles 22:18
    Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not given you peace on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people.
    1 Kings 4:25
    And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon.
  4. Cross References
    2 Samuel 12:24
    Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And the Lord loved him
  5. Cross References
    2 Samuel 7:13
    He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
  6. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 28:6
    He said to me, 'It is Solomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
    2 Samuel 7:14
    I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men.
    Hebrews 1:5
    For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"? Or again, "I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son"?
  7. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:16
    Gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The Lord be with you!
    1 Samuel 20:13
    But should it please my father to do you harm, the Lord do so to Jonathan and more also if I do not disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. May the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.
  8. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:9
    Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?
    1 Kings 3:12
    Behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.
    Psalms 72:1
    Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
  9. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 28:7
    I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.
  10. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 28:20
    Then David said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.
    Deuteronomy 31:6 - 7
    Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
    Joshua 1:6 - 7
    Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.
    Joshua 1:9
    Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
  11. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 29:4
    3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house.
  12. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:3
    David also provided great quantities of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing.
  13. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:11
    Now, my son, the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as he has spoken concerning you.
  14. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 28:1 - 6
    David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the seasoned warriors.
  15. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 23:25
    For David said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, h...
    Deuteronomy 12:10
    But when you go over the Jordan and live in the...
    Joshua 21:44
    And the Lord gave them rest on every side just ...
    Joshua 23:1
    A long time afterward, when the Lord had given ...
    2 Samuel 7:1
    Now when the king lived in his house and the Lo...
    1 Chronicles 22:9
    Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be...
  16. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 20:3
    Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
  17. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:6
    Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.
    1 Kings 8:21
    And there I have provided a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
    2 Chronicles 5:7
    Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.
    2 Chronicles 6:11
    And there I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel.
  18. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 22:7
    David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
    1 Kings 5:3
    You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
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