David's Charge to Solomon
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"As for you, my son Solomon, q know the God of your father, and serve Him r with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for s the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. t If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will u cast you off forever.
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"Consider now, v for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it."
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Then David gave his son Solomon w the plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the place of the mercy seat;
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and the x plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, of all the chambers all around, y of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things;
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also for the division of the priests and the z Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD.
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He gave gold by weight for things of gold, for all articles used in every kind of service; also silver for all articles of silver by weight, for all articles used in every kind of service;
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the weight for the a lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by weight for each lampstand and its lamps; for the lampstands of silver by weight, for the lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand.
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And by weight he gave gold for the tables of the showbread, for each b table, and silver for the tables of silver;
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also pure gold for the forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold, and the golden bowls - he gave gold by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls, silver by weight for every bowl;
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and refined gold by weight for the c altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that is, the gold d cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
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"All this," said David, e "the LORD made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the works of these plans."
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And David said to his son Solomon, f "Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God - my God - will be with you. g He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
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"Here are h the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and i every willing craftsman will be with you for all manner of workmanship, for every kind of service; also the leaders and all the people will be completely at your command."
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Cross References
1 Samuel 12:24
Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.
Jeremiah 9:24
But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the LORD.
Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of the LORD, You children of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land.
John 17:3
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
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Cross References
2 Kings 20:3
Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at hi...
1 Kings 8:39
Then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and fo...
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know also, my God, that You test the heart an...
Jeremiah 11:20
But, O LORD of hosts, You who judge righteously...
Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind,...
Jeremiah 20:12
But, O LORD of hosts, You who test the righteou...
Revelation 2:23
I will kill her children with death, and all th...
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 15:2
And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
Jeremiah 29:13
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
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Deuteronomy 31:17
"Then My anger shall be aroused against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they shall be devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, 'Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?'
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:13
Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.
1 Chronicles 28:6
Now He said to me, 'It is your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father.
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Cross References
1 Kings 6:3
The vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of the vestibule extended ten cubits from the front of the house.
1 Chronicles 28:19
"All this, " said David, "the LORD made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the works of these plans."
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Cross References
Exodus 25:40
And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.
Hebrews 8:5
Who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 26:20
Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things.
1 Chronicles 26:28
And all that Samuel the seer, Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated, every dedicated thing, was under the hand of Shelomith and his brethren.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 23:6
Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Exodus 25:31 - 39
You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece.
1 Kings 7:49
The lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold.
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Cross References
1 Kings 7:48
Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold on which was the showbread.
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Cross References
Exodus 30:1 - 10
You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood.
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Exodus 25:18 - 22
And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
1 Samuel 4:4
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
1 Kings 6:23
Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
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Cross References
Exodus 25:40
And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.
1 Chronicles 28:11
Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the place of the mercy seat.
1 Chronicles 28:12
And the plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, of all the chambers all around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:6
"Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you."
Deuteronomy 31:7
Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it.
Joshua 1:6 - 9
Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
1 Chronicles 22:13
Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.
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Joshua 1:5
No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 24:1
Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 26:1
Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
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Cross References
Exodus 35:25 - 35
All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exodus 36:1
"And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whom the LORD has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, shall do according to all that the LORD has commanded."
Exodus 36:2
Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work.
2 Chronicles 2:13
And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my master craftsman
2 Chronicles 2:14
(the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre), skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple and blue, fine linen and crimson, and to make any engraving and to accomplish any plan which may be given to him, with your skillful men and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
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