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24 Also, these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children. Therefore, Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priest’s office.
3 And David distributed them, Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their ministration.
4 And more men were found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them. Among the sons of Eleazar were sixteen heads, according to the household of their fathers. And eight were among the sons of Ithamar, according to the household of their fathers.
5 Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other. And so the rulers of the Sanctuary and the rulers of the House of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, the scribe of the Levites, wrote them down before the king and the princes and Zadok the Priest and Ahimelech (the son of Abiathar) and the chief fathers of the priests and of the Levites, one family being reserved for Eleazar and another reserved for Ithamar.
7 And the first lot fell to Jehoiarib, and the second to Jedaiah,
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eight to Abijah,
11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 The twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 These were their orders, according to their offices when they entered into the House of the LORD, according to their custom under the hand of Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had Commanded him.
20 And these are who remained of the sons of Levi. Of the sons of Amram was Shubael. Of the sons of Shubael was Jehdeiah.
22 Of Izhari was Shelomoth. Of the sons of Shelomoth was Jahath.
23 And his sons were Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 The son of Uzziel was Michah. The son of Michah was Shamir.
25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah. The son of Isshiah was Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah was Beno.
27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah were Beno and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.
28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Of Kish, the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
30 And the sons of Mushi were Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These were sons of the Levites, after the household of their fathers.
31 And these also cast lots with their brethren, the sons of Aaron, before King David and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chief fathers of the priests and of the Levites, the chief of the families along with their younger brethren.
25 So, David and the captains of the army separated the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry, who would sing prophesies with harps, with viols, and with cymbals. And this is the number of the men for the office of their ministry.
2 Of the sons of Asaph were Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah. The sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who sang prophecies by the commission of the king.
3 Of Jeduthun were the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six under the hands of their father. Jeduthun sang prophecies with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
4 Of Heman were the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.
5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s Seer in the Words of God to lift up the horn. And God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.
6 All these were under the hand of their father, singing in the House of the LORD with cymbals, viols and harps, for the service of the House of God. And Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman were at the king’s commandment.
7 So their number, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the LORD, of all who were skilled, was two hundred eighty-eight.
8 And they cast lots for duties, small as well as great, the skilled man with the student.
9 And the first lot of Asaph fell to Joseph. The second fell to Gedaliah, with his brethren. And he had twelve sons.
10 The third fell to Zaccur. His sons and his brethren were twelve.
11 The fourth fell to Jizri, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
12 The fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
13 The sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
14 The seventh fell to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
15 The eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
16 The ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
17 The tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
18 The eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
19 The twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
20 The thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
21 The fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
22 The fifteenth fell to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
23 The sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
24 The seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
25 The eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
26 The nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
27 The twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
28 The twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
29 The twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
30 The twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
31 The twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
26 Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah the eldest, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth and Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 And the sons of Obed-Edom were Shemaiah the eldest, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peulthai the eighth. For God had blessed him.
6 And sons were born to Shemaiah, his son, who ruled in the House of their father, for they were men of might.
7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni and Rephael and Obed, Elzabad and his brethren (strong men), also Elihu and Semachiah.
8 All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and their brethren, sixty-two of Obed-Edom, who were mighty and strong to serve.
9 And of Meshelemiah were eighteen sons and brethren, mighty men.
10 And of Hosah, of the sons of Merari, the sons were Shimri the chief, (though he was not the eldest, his father still made him the chief) and
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth. All the sons and the brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
12 Of these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, of the chief men, having duties alongside their brethren, to serve in the House of the LORD.
13 And they cast lots, both small and great, for the House of their fathers, for every gate.
14 And the lot on the eastern side fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for Zechariah, his son, a wise counselor. And his lot came out northward.
15 To Obed-Edom fell southward. And to his sons fell the House of Asuppim.
16 To Shuppim and to Hosah fell the western side with the gate of Shallecheth, by the paved street that goes upward, ward facing ward.
17 Eastward were six Levites, Northward were four each day, Southward four each day, and toward Asuppim were two by two.
18 In Parbar, toward the west, were four by the paved street, and two in Parbar.
19 These are the divisions of the gatekeepers of the sons of Korah, and of the sons of Merari.
20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the House of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
21 Of the sons of Laadan were the sons of the Gershonites. Of Laadan were the chief fathers of Laadan: Gershon and Jehieli.
22 The sons of Jehieli were Zetham and Joel, his brother, appointed over the treasures of the House of the LORD.
23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, and of the Uzzielites:
24 Shebuel, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, a ruler over the treasures.
25 And of his brethren (who came from Eliezer) was Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
26 Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things which David the king and the chief fathers and the captains over thousands and hundreds and the captains of the army had dedicated
27 (they dedicated the plunder from the battles to maintain the House of the LORD)
28 and all that Samuel the Seer had dedicated, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah. Whoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomith and his brethren.
29 Of the Izharites was Chenaniah and his sons, seeing to outside business over Israel, for officers and for judges.
30 Of the Hebronites were Hashabiah and his brethren, men of strength. One thousand seven hundred were officers for Israel beyond Jordan, westward, in all the business of the LORD and for the service of the king.
31 Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chiefest of the Hebronites by his generations, according to the families. And in the fortieth year of the reign of David they sought them. And men of strength were found among them at Jazer in Gilead.
32 And his brethren, men of strength, two thousand seven hundred chief fathers, whom King David made rulers over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God and for the king’s business.
27 Also the children of Israel, after their number — the chief fathers and captains of thousands and of hundreds and their officers who served the king by diverse courses, who came in and went out, month by month, throughout all the months of the year, in every course — were twenty-four thousand.
2 For the first month, Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was over the first division. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
3 The chief over all the princes of the armies for the first month was from the sons of Perez.
4 And Dodai, an Ahohite (and his division) was over the division for the second month. And Mikloth was a captain. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
5 The captain of the third army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the High Priest. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
6 This Benaiah was mighty among thirty and above the thirty. And Ammizabad, his son, was in his division.
7 The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab. And Zebadiah, his son, was after him. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
8 The fifth for the fifth month was prince Shamhuth the Izrahite. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
9 The sixth for the sixth month was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
10 The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
11 The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite of the Zarhites. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
12 The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the sons of Jemini. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
13 The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
14 The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
15 The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel. And twenty-four thousand were in his division.
16 Moreover, the rulers over the tribes of Israel were these: over the Reubenites was Ruler Eliezer, the son of Zichri. Over the Simeonites was Shephatiah, the son of Maachah.
17 Over the Levites was Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel. Over those of Aaron was Zadok.
18 Over Judah was Elihu, of the brethren of David. Over Issachar was Omri, the son of Michael.
19 Over Zebulun was Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah. Over Naphtali was Jerimoth, the son of Azriel.
20 Over the sons of Ephraim was Hoshea, the son of Azaziah. Over the half tribe of Manasseh was Joel, the son of Pedaiah.
21 Over the other half of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo, the son of Zechariah. Over Benjamin was Jaasiel, the son of Abner.
22 Over Dan was Azarel, the son of Jeroham. These are the princes of the tribes of Israel.
23 But David did not take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because the LORD had said that He would increase Israel like the stars of the heavens.
24 And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, began a census. But he did not finish it, because there came wrath against Israel because of it. Nor was the census put into the Chronicles of King David.
25 And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth, the son of Adiel. And over the treasures in the fields, in the cities and in the villages and in the towers was Jehonathan, the son of Uzziah.
26 And over the workmen in the field who till the ground was Ezri, the son of Chelub.
27 And, over those who dressed the vines was Shimei the Ramathite. And over the produce of the vines, and over the store of the wine, was Zabdi the Shiphmite.
28 And over the olive trees and mulberry trees that were in the valleys was Baal-Hanan the Gederite. And over the store of the oil was Joash.
29 And over the oxen that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite. And over the oxen in the valleys was Shaphat, the son of Adlai.
30 And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite. And over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite.
31 And over the sheep was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the rulers of the property that was King David’s.
32 And Jehonathan, David’s uncle, a man of counsel and understanding (for he was a scribe) and Jehiel, the son of Hachmoni, were with the king’s sons.
33 And Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. And Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
34 And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah and Abiathar. And Joab was captain of the king’s army.
28 Now David assembled all the leaders of Israel —the princes of the tribes and the captains of the bands that served the king and the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and the rulers of all the property and possessions of the king, and of his sons, with the eunuchs and the mighty and all the men of power —to Jerusalem.
2 And King David stood up upon his feet, and said, “Hear me, my brethren and my people! I had intended to build a House of rest for the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD, and for a footstool for our God, and had made preparations for its building.
3 “But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a House for My Name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.’
4 “Still, the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the House of my father, to be king over Israel forever (for He would choose a prince in Judah, and of the House of Judah is the House of my father, and among the sons of my father He delighted in me to make me king over all Israel).
5 “So of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons), He has chosen Solomon, my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD, over Israel.
6 “And He said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, he shall build My House and My courts. For I have chosen him to be My son. And I will be his Father.
7 ‘Therefore, I will establish his kingdom forever if he is strong in doing My Commandments and My Judgments, as it is this day.’
8 “Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the Congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the Commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you forever.
9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind. For the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you. But if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
10 “Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build the House of the Sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”
11 Then David gave Solomon his son the pattern of the porch and of its houses, and of its closets, and of its galleries, and of its inner chambers, and of the house of the Mercy Seat,
12 and the pattern of all that he had in his mind for the courts of the House of the LORD, and for all the surrounding chambers for the treasures of the House of God and for the treasures of the dedicated things,
13 and for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and for all the work for the service of the House of the LORD, and for all the vessels of the ministry of the House of the LORD.
14 He gave gold, by weight, for the vessels of gold and for all the vessels of all manner of service. And he gave by weight for all the vessels of silver, for all manner of vessels of all manner of service.
15 He also gave the weight of gold for the candlesticks, for their lampstands with the weight for every candlestick. And he gave for the lampstands and for the candlesticks of silver by the weight of the candlestick, and its lamps, according to the use of every candlestick.
16 And he gave the weight of the gold for the tables of showbread, for every table, and silver for the tables of silver.
17 And he gave pure gold for the fleshhooks and the bowls and plates and for basins, gold by weight for every basin, and by weight for every silver basin.
18 And he gave pure gold by weight for the Altar of incense, and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the Cherubs that spread themselves and covered the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD.
19 “All,” he said, “by writing sent to me by the Hand of the LORD, which made me understand all the workmanship of the pattern.”
20 And David said to Solomon, his son, “Be strong and of valiant courage, and do it. Do not fear or be afraid. For the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the House of the LORD.
21 “Behold also, the companies of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the House of God, with you for the whole work, with every free heart that is skillful in any manner of service. The princes, also, and all the people, are wholly at your commandment.”
29 Moreover, David the king said to all the Congregation, “God has chosen Solomon, my only son, young and tender. And the work is great! For this House is not for man, but for the LORD God.
2 “Now, I have prepared for the House of my God with all my power: gold for vessels of gold, and silver for those of silver, and bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood, and onyx stones and stones to be set, and carbuncle stones, and stones of diverse colors, and all precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
3 “Moreover, because I take delight in the House of my God, I have given some of my own gold and silver to the House of my God, besides all that I have prepared for the House of the Sanctuary,
4 “three thousand talents of gold of the gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents of fined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses,
5 “the gold for the things of gold and the silver for things of silver and for all the work by the hands of artificers. And who is willing to fill his hand to the LORD today?”
6 So the princes of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly.
7 And they gave for the service of the House of God: five thousand talents and ten thousand pieces of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the House of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 And the people willingly rejoiced when they offered; for they offered willingly to the LORD, with a perfect heart. And David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10 Therefore, David blessed the LORD before all the Congregation. And David said, “Blessed are You, O LORD God of Israel, our father forever and ever!
11 “Yours, O LORD, is greatness and power and glory and victory and praise, for all that is in Heaven and on Earth! Yours is the kingdom, O LORD! And You excel as Head over all!
12 “Both riches and honor come from You; and You reign over all! And in Your Hand is power and strength! And in Your Hand it is to make great and to give strength to all!
13 “Now therefore, our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious Name!
14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly in this way? For all things come from You. And from Your own Hand we have given to You.
15 “For we are strangers before You, and sojourners, like all our fathers. Our days are like the shadow upon the Earth. And there is no hope.
16 “O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have prepared, to build You a House for Your Holy Name, is from Your Hand. And all is Yours.
17 “I also know, my God, that You test the heart, and have pleasure in righteousness. I have offered all these things willingly in the uprightness of my heart. Now, I have also seen Your people who are found here offer to You willingly with joy.
18 “O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel our fathers! Keep this forever in the intentions and the thoughts of the hearts of Your people. And prepare their hearts for You.
19 “And give to Solomon, my son, a perfect heart to keep Your Commandments, Your Testimonies, and Your Statutes, and to do all things and to build the House which I have prepared.”
20 And David said to all the congregation, “Now bless the LORD your God!” And all the Congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers and bowed down their heads and paid homage to the LORD and the king.
21 And they offered sacrifices to the LORD. And the next day after that day, they offered Burnt Offerings to the LORD: a thousand young bullocks, a thousand rams and a thousand sheep, with their abundant Drink Offerings and Sacrifices, for all Israel.
22 And they ate and drank before the LORD that same day with great joy. And they made Solomon, the son of David, king a second time, and anointed him prince before the LORD, and Zadok for the High Priest.
23 So, Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David, his father, and prospered. And all Israel obeyed him.
24 And all the princes and men of power and all the sons of King David submitted themselves under King Solomon.
25 And the LORD magnified Solomon in dignity, in the sight of all Israel, and gave him a more glorious kingdom than any king had ever had before him in Israel.
26 Thus, David, the son of Jesse, reigned over all Israel.
27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
28 And he died at a good age, full of days, riches and honor. And Solomon, his son, reigned in his place.
29 Concerning the acts of David the king, first and last, behold they are written in the Book of Samuel the Seer and in the Book of Nathan the Prophet and in the Book of Gad the Seer,
30 with all his reign and his power and the accounts of him and of Israel and of all the kingdoms of the Earth.
1 Then Solomon, the son of David, was confirmed in his kingdom. And the LORD his God was with him and magnified him highly.
2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel —to the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the governors in all Israel —the chief fathers.
3 So Solomon, and all the Congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon. For the Tabernacle of the Congregation of God was there, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
4 But David had brought up the Ark of God from Kirjath Jearim, when David had made preparation for it. For he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.
5 Moreover, the bronze Altar that Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur had made, he set in front of the Tabernacle of the LORD. And Solomon and the Congregation sought it.
6 And Solomon offered there before the LORD, upon the bronze Altar that was in the Tabernacle of the Congregation. He offered a thousand Burnt Offerings upon it.
7 That same night, God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you.”
8 And Solomon said to God, “You have shown great mercy to David, my father, and have made me king in his place.
9 “Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to David my father be true. For You have made me king over a great people, like the dust of the Earth.
10 “Give me wisdom and knowledge now, so that I may go out and go in before this people. For who can judge this, Your great people?”
11 And God said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked for riches or treasures or honor or for the lives of your enemies, nor have you asked for long life, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you might judge My people, over whom I have made you king,
12 “wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. And I will also give you riches and treasures and honor, so that there has not been any like you among the kings who were before you. Nor shall there be any like you after.”
13 Then Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon, to Jerusalem, from before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and reigned over Israel.
14 And Solomon gathered the chariots and horsemen. And he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he placed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
15 And the king gave gold and silver at Jerusalem as stone, and gave cedar trees as the wild fig trees, that are abundant in the plain.
16 Also, Solomon had horses and fine linen brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received the fine linen for a price.
17 They also came up and brought an Egyptian chariot worth six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred fifty. And thus, by their means, they brought horses for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Aram.
2 Then Solomon vowed to build a House for the Name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
2 And Solomon counted out seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand men to cut on the mountain, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.
3 And Solomon sent to Huram, the king of Tyre, saying, “Since you have done for David, my father, and sent him cedar trees to build himself a house to dwell in,
4 “behold, I am building a House to the Name of the LORD my God, to sanctify it to Him and to burn sweet incense before Him, for the continual showbread and for the Burnt Offerings of the morning and evening, on the Sabbath days and in the new months and at the solemn Feasts of the LORD our God. This is a perpetual thing for Israel.
5 “And the House which I will build is great. For great is our God, above all gods.
6 “Who is he, then, who is able to build Him a House when the heaven and the Heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I, then, that I should build Him a House? But I do it to burn incense before Him.
7 “Therefore, send me now a cunning man who can work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, in purple, in crimson and blue silk, and who is skilled in engraved work (as are the cunning men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem whom David my father has prepared).
8 “Also, send me cedar trees, fir trees and Algummim trees from Lebanon. For I know that your servants are skilled to cut timber in Lebanon. And behold, my servants shall be with yours,
9 “so that they may prepare timber for me in abundance. For the House which I shall build is great and wonderful.
10 “And behold, I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber: twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, twenty thousand measures of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.”
11 Then Huram, king of Tyre, answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, “Because the LORD has loved His people, He has made you king over them.”
12 Huram said moreover, “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, Who made the heaven and the Earth, and Who has given a wise son to David the king, who has discretion, prudence and understanding to build a House for the LORD and a palace for his kingdom.
13 “Now, therefore, I have sent a wise man of understanding, one of my father Huram’s,
14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan. And his father was a man of Tyre. And he is skilled to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, in timber, in purple, in blue silk, in fine linen, and in crimson, and is skilled in all engraving and in all embroidered work that shall be given to him by your cunning men and by the cunning men of my lord David, your father.
15 “Now, therefore, the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants.
16 “And we will cut wood in Lebanon, as much as you shall need, and will bring it to you to Japho by sea, in rafts, so you may carry them to Jerusalem.”
17 And Solomon counted all the strangers who were in the land of Israel, in the same way that his father David had counted them. And one hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred were found.
18 And he set seventy thousand of them to the burden, and eighty thousand to cut on the mountain, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work.
3 So, Solomon began to build the House of the LORD in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, which had been declared to David his father, in the place that David prepared, in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 And he began to build in the second month, the second day, in the fourth year of his reign.
3 And these are the measures on which Solomon laid the foundation for the House of God. The length was sixty cubits (after the first measure) and the width was twenty cubits.
4 And the porch that was in front was the same length as the width of the House (twenty cubits). And the height was one hundred twenty. And he overlaid it inside with pure gold.
5 And he paneled the greater House with fir trees, which he overlaid with good gold, and engraved palm trees and chains on them.
6 And he overlaid the House with precious stones for beauty. And the gold was from Parvaim.
7 The House —its beams, posts, walls, and doors — he overlaid with gold. And he engraved Cherubim upon the walls.
8 He also made the house of the Most Holy Place. Its length was same as the width of the House in the front (twenty cubits), and its width was twenty cubits. And he overlaid it with the best gold (six hundred talents).
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the chambers with gold.
10 And he made two Cherubim in the house of the Most Holy Place, wrought like children, and overlaid them with gold.
11 And the wings of the Cherubim were twenty cubits long. One wing was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the House. And the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other Cherub.
12 Likewise, the wing of the other Cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the House, and the other wing was five cubits, joining to the wing of the other Cherub.
13 The wings of these Cherubim were spread across twenty cubits. They stood on their feet and their faces were toward the house.
14 He also made the veil of blue silk and purple and crimson and fine linen and wrought Cherubim on it.
15 And he made two pillars in front of the House, thirty-five cubits high. And the chapiter that was upon the top of each of them was five cubits.
16 He also made chains for the Oracle and put them on the heads of the pillars and made a hundred pomegranates and put them among the chains.
17 And he set up the pillars in front of the Temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left, and called the one on the right “Jachin” and the one on the left “Boaz”.
4 And he made a bronze Altar, twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.
2 And he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, all around, and five cubits high. And a line of thirty cubits went around it.
3 And under it was the fashion of oxen, which encircled it all around, ten per cubit, surrounding the Sea all around. Two rows of oxen were cast after it had melted.
4 It stood upon twelve oxen. Three looked northward and three looked westward and three looked southward and three looked eastward. And the Sea stood above, upon them. And all their hind parts were inward.
5 And its thickness was a hand breadth. And its brim was like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies. It contained three thousand baths.
6 He also made ten caldrons and put five on the right and five on the left, in which to wash and cleanse the things for the Burnt Offerings. But the Sea was for the priests to wash in.
7 And he made ten gold candlesticks (according to their form) and put them in the Temple, five on the right and five on the left.
8 And he made ten tables and put them in the Temple, five on the right and five on the left. And he made a hundred gold basins.
9 And he made the court of the priests, and the great court and doors for the court, and overlaid its doors with bronze.
10 And he set the Sea on the right side, eastward, toward the south.
11 And Huram made pots and shovels and basins. And Huram finished the work that he would make for King Solomon, for the House of God:
12 two pillars, and the bowls, and the chapiters on the top of the two pillars, and two grates to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars,
13 and four hundred pomegranates for the two grates, two rows of pomegranates for every grate to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars.
14 He also made bases and made caldrons upon the bases.
15 And a Sea and twelve bulls were under it,
16 also pots and brooms and flesh hooks. And Huram (the father) made all these vessels of shining bronze for King Solomon, for the House of the LORD.
17 The king cast them in clay in the plain of Jordan, between Succoth and Zeredathah.
18 And Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance; for the weight of bronze could not be measured.
19 And Solomon made all the vessels for the House of God: the golden Altar and also the Tables on which the showbread stood,
20 the candlesticks with their lamps (to burn after the manner, before the Oracle) of pure gold,
21 the flowers and the lamps and the snuffers of gold (which was fine gold),
22 and the hooks and the basins and the spoons and the ash pans of pure gold. Also, the entrance to the House and its doors within, of the Most Holy Place, and the doors of the House (Temple) were made of gold.
5 So, all the work that Solomon made for the House of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, with the silver and the gold and all the vessels and put them among the treasures of the House of God.
2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes—the chief fathers of the children of Israel—to Jerusalem, to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David (which is Zion).
3 And all the men of Israel assembled to the king at the Feast. It was in the seventh month.
4 And all the elders of Israel came. And the Levites took up the Ark.
5 And they carried up the Ark and the Tabernacle of the Congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the Tabernacle. The priests and Levites brought those up.
6 And King Solomon and all the Congregation of Israel who were assembled to him were before the Ark, offering sheep and bullocks which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
7 So, the priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to its place, into the Oracle of the House, into the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the Cherubim.
8 For the Cherubim stretched out their wings over the place of the Ark. And the Cherubim covered the Ark and its poles above.
9 And they extended the poles, so that the ends of the poles might be seen out of the Ark, in front of the Oracle. But they were not seen outside. And they are there to this day.
10 Nothing was in the Ark except the two Tables which Moses gave at Horeb, where the LORD made a Covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt.
11 And when the priests had come out of the Sanctuary (for all the priests who were present were sanctified and did not wait by divisions),
12 and the Levites (the singers of all sorts) —Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, and of their sons and of their brethren, being clad in fine linen—they stood with cymbals and with viols and harps at the eastern end of the Altar, and with them a hundred twenty priests, blowing with trumpets.
13 And they were as one, blowing trumpets and singing and making one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, lifting up their voices with trumpets and with cymbals and with instruments of music and praising the LORD, singing, “For He is good, because His mercy endures forever.” Then the House, the House of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,
14 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud. For the Glory of the LORD had filled the House of God.
6 Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the dark cloud.
2 “And I have built You a House to dwell in, a habitation for You to dwell in forever.”
3 And the king turned his face and blessed all the Congregation of Israel (for all the Congregation of Israel stood).
4 And he said, “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, Who spoke with His Mouth to David, my father, and has fulfilled it with His Hand, saying,
5 ‘Since the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city of all the tribes of Israel to build a House, so that My Name might be there. Nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over My people Israel.
6 ‘But I have chosen Jerusalem, so that My Name might be there. And I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
7 “And it was in the heart of David, my father, to build a House to the Name of the LORD God of Israel.
8 “But the LORD said to David, my father, ‘Insofar as it was in your heart to build a House to My Name, you did well to be so minded.
9 ‘Notwithstanding, you shall not build the House. Rather, your son who shall come out of your loins, he shall build a House to My Name.’
10 “And the LORD has performed His Word that He spoke. And I have risen up in the place of David, my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. And I have built a House to the Name of the LORD God of Israel.
11 “And I have set the Ark there, in which is the Covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”
12 And the king stood before the Altar of the LORD, in the presence of all the Congregation of Israel, and stretched out his hands.
13 For Solomon had made a bronze scaffold and set it in the midst of the court, five cubits long and five cubits broad and three cubits of height. And he stood upon it and kneeled down upon his knees before all the Congregation of Israel and stretched out his hands toward Heaven.
14 And he said, “O LORD God of Israel! There is no God like You in Heaven or on Earth, Who keeps Covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their heart.
15 “You have kept what You have promised Your servant David, my father. For You spoke with Your Mouth and have fulfilled it with Your Hand, as it is this day.
16 “Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep what You have promised Your servant David, my father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man in My sight who shall sit upon the throne of Israel, so that Your sons consider their ways, to walk in My Law, as You have walked before Me.’
17 “And now, O LORD God of Israel, let Your Word be verified which You spoke to Your servant David.
18 “Is it indeed true that God would dwell with man on Earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heavens of heavens are not able to contain You. How much more so is this House which I have built?
19 “But do You have respect for the prayer of Your servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hear the cry and prayer which Your servant prays before You,
20 “so that Your Eyes may be open toward this House, day and night toward the place which You have said that You would put Your Name, so that You may listen to the prayer which Your servant prays in this place.
21 “Hear, therefore, the supplication of Your servant, and of Your people Israel, which they pray in this place. And hear in the place of Your habitation, in Heaven. And when You hear, be merciful.
22 “When a man shall sin against his neighbor. And he lays an oath upon him, to cause him to swear. And the swearer shall come before Your Altar in this House,
23 “then hear in Heaven. And do, and judge Your servants, by recompensing the wicked in bringing his way upon his head, and by justifying the righteous in giving to him according to his righteousness.
24 “And when Your people Israel shall be overthrown before the enemy, because they have sinned against You, and turn again and confess Your Name, and pray, and make supplication before You in this House,
25 “then hear in Heaven and be merciful to the sin of Your people Israel. And bring them back to the land which You gave to them and to their fathers.
26 “When heaven shall be shut up, and there shall be no rain, because they have sinned against You, and shall pray in this place and confess Your Name, and turn from their sin when You afflict them,
27 “then hear in Heaven. And pardon the sin of Your servants, and of Your people Israel (after You have taught them the good way in which they may walk) and give rain upon Your land which You have given to Your people for an inheritance.
28 “When there shall be famine in the land, when there shall be pestilence, blasting, or mildew, when there shall be grasshopper, or caterpillar, when their enemy shall besiege them in the cities of their land, or any plague or any sickness,
29 “whatever prayer and supplication shall be made by any man, or by all Your people Israel, when everyone shall know his own plague, and his own disease, and shall stretch forth his hands toward this House,
30 “then hear in Heaven, Your dwelling place, and be merciful. And give every man according to all his ways, as You know his heart (for You only know the hearts of the children of men),
31 “so that they may fear You, and walk in Your ways, as long as they live in the land which You gave to our fathers.
32 “Moreover, as touching the stranger who is not of Your people Israel, who shall come out of a far country for Your great Name’s sake, and Your mighty Hand, and Your stretched out Arm, when they shall come and pray in this House,
33 “hear in Heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calls for to You, so that all the people of the Earth may know Your Name and fear You like Your people Israel, and that they may know that Your Name is called upon in this House which I have built.
34 “When your people shall go out to battle against their enemies, by the way that You shall send them, and they pray to You on the way toward this city, which You have chosen, toward the House which I have built to Your Name,
35 “then hear their prayer and their supplication in Heaven. And judge their cause.
36 If they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin). And You are angry with them and deliver them to the enemies. And they take them and carry them away captive to a land far or near,
37 “if they turn back to their heart in the land where they have been carried as captives and turn and pray to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned. We have transgressed and have done wickedly,’
38 “if they turn back to You with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their captivity where they have been carried captives, and pray toward their land which You gave to their fathers, and toward the city which You have chosen, and toward the House which I have built for Your Name,
39 “then hear in Heaven, in the place of Your habitation. Hear their prayer and their supplication and judge their cause and be merciful to Your people who have sinned against You.
40 “Now, my God, I pray. Let Your Eyes be open and Your Ears attentive to the prayer in this place.
41 “Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, into Your rest, You and the Ark of Your strength! O LORD God, let Your Priests be clothed with salvation! And let Your saints rejoice in goodness!
42 “O LORD God, do not refuse the face of Your anointed. Remember the mercies promised to David, Your servant.
7 And when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from Heaven and consumed the Burnt Offering and the Sacrifices. And the Glory of the LORD filled the House,
2 so that the priests could not enter into the House of the LORD because the Glory of the LORD had filled the LORD’s House.
3 And when all the children of Israel saw the fire, and the Glory of the LORD come down upon the House, they bowed themselves with their faces to the earth, upon the pavement, and worshipped and praised the LORD, saying, “For He is good, because His mercy endures forever!”
4 Then the king and all the people offered Sacrifices before the LORD.
5 And King Solomon offered a Sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. So, the king and all the people dedicated the House of God.
6 And the Priests waited on their offices, and the Levites, with the instruments of music of the LORD which King David had made to “praise the LORD, because His mercy endures forever”. When David praised with them, the priests also blew trumpets opposite them. And all those of Israel stood by.
7 Moreover, Solomon sanctified the middle of the court that was in front of the House of the LORD. For he had prepared Burnt Offerings there, and the fat of the Peace Offerings, because the bronze Altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the Burnt Offering and the Meat Offering and the fat.
8 And Solomon made a seven-day Feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a very great Congregation, from the entrance of Hamath to the River of Egypt.
9 And on the eighth day, they had a solemn assembly. For they had made the dedication of the Altar for seven days, and the Feast for seven days.
10 And the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people away into their tents, joyous and with glad hearts, because of the goodness that the LORD had done for David and for Solomon and for Israel, His people.
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