I Chronicles Chapter 28

I Chronicles Chapter 28
1 Now David assembled all the princes
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 substance and possessions of
the king, and of his sons, with the
eunuchs, and the mighty, and all the men
of power, unto Jerusalem.
2 And king David stood up upon his feet;
and said, Hear ye me, my brethren and
my people: I purposed to have built an
house of rest for the ark of the covenant
of the Lord, and for a footstool of our
God, and have made ready for the
building,
3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not
build an house for my name, because
thou hast been a man of war, and hast
shed blood.
4 Yet as the Lord God of Israel chose
me before all the house of my father, to
be king over Israel forever (for in Judah
would he choose a prince, 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 hath
given me many sons) he hath even
chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the
throne of the kingdom of the Lord over
Israel.
6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son,
he shall build mine house and my courts:
for I have chosen him to be my son, and I
will be his father. 7 I will stablish
therefore his kingdom forever, if he
endeavor himself to do my
commandments, and my judgments, as
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, that ye may possess this good land,
and leave it for an inheritance for your
children after you forever.
9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou
the God of thy father, and serve him with
a perfect heart, and with a willing mind:
for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and
understandeth all the imaginations of
thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be
found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he
will cast thee off forever. 10 Take heed
now, for the Lord hath chosen thee to
build the house of the sanctuary: be
strong therefore, and do it.
11 Then David gave to Solomon his son
the pattern of the porch and of the houses
thereof, and of the closets thereof, and of
the galleries thereof, and of the
chambers thereof that are within, 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 chambers round about, for the
treasures of the house of God, and for
the treasures of the dedicated things,
13 And for the courses 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 of gold by weight, for the
vessels of gold, for all the vessels of all
manner of service, and all the vessels of
silver by weight, for all manner vessels
of all manner of service.
15 The weight also of gold for the
candlesticks, and gold for their lamps,
with the weight for every candlestick,
and for the lamps thereof, and for the
candlesticks of silver by the weight of
the candlestick, and the lamps thereof,
according to the use of every
candlestick,
16 And the weight of the gold for the
tables of showbread, for every table,
and silver for the tables of silver,
17 And pure gold for the flesh hooks,
and the bowls, and plates, and for
basins, gold in weight for every basin,
and for silver basins, by weight for
every basin,
18 And for the altar of incense, pure
gold by weight, 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, said he, 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 a valiant courage and
do it: fear not, nor be afraid: for the
Lord God, even my God is with thee: he
will not leave thee nor forsake thee till
thou hast 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, even they shall be
with thee for the whole work, with every
free heart that is skillful in any manner of
service. The princes also and all the
people will be wholly at thy
commandment.