| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1David then said, "This is the place where the temple of the LORD God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel." | 1David said, "This is where the LORD God's Temple will be, along with the altar of burnt offerings for Israel." |
| 2David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God's temple. | 2David subsequently issued orders to conscript the resident aliens who lived in the land of Israel and appointed stonecutters to prepare stones for building a temple for God. |
| 3David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed, | 3David also provisioned abundant supplies of iron for nails to build the doors for gates and to build clamps. Furthermore, he provided so much bronze it wasn't inventoried, |
| 4and more cedar logs than could be counted. (The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.) | 4as well as an innumerable amount of cedar logs, since the Sidonians and Tyrians brought vast amounts of cedar to David. |
| 5David said, "My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the LORD must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction." So David made extensive preparations before he died. | 5David thought, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced. The temple that will be built for the LORD is to be magnificent, well known, and internationally honored, so I will complete preparations for it." So before his death, David finished providing a great quantity of materials for it. |
| 6He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel. | 6Later, David called for his son Solomon and directed him to build a temple to the LORD God of Israel. |
| 7David said to Solomon: "My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God. | 7David addressed Solomon: "I have attempted to build a temple to the name of the LORD my God. |
| 8But the LORD said to me: 'You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me. | 8But this message from the LORD came to me, telling me 'You have shed a lot of blood and fought great battles. You won't be building a house for my name, since you have shed so much blood on the earth in my sight. |
| 9Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. | 9But look! A son born to you will live comfortably, because I will give him rest from all his enemies that surround him on every side, since his name will be "Solomon"—I will give peace and quiet for Israel during his lifetime. |
| 10He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.' | 10He will build a temple to my name. He will be a son to me, I myself will be a father to him, and I will secure his royal throne in Israel forever.' |
| 11"Now, my son, may the LORD be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the LORD your God, just as he announced you would. | 11So now, my son, may the LORD be with you, so that you are successful in constructing the Temple of the LORD your God, just as he has spoken about you. |
| 12Only may the LORD give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the LORD your God. | 12"Only may the LORD give you discretion and understanding as he places you in charge over Israel, so you can keep the Law of the LORD your God. |
| 13Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the LORD ordered Moses to give to Israel. Be strong and brave! Don't be afraid and don't panic! | 13Then you will be successful, if you keep on observing the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong, be courageous, and never give in to fear or dismay. |
| 14Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the LORD's temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more! | 14At great effort I have provided for the Temple of the LORD 100,000 gold talents, 1,000,000 silver talents, as well as bronze and iron beyond calculation, since there is so much of it. I've also provided timber and stone, but you'll need to obtain more. |
| 15You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled | 15You already have plenty of workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable group of artisans who are skilled at working in |
| 16in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Get up and begin the work! May the LORD be with you!" | 16gold, silver, bronze, and iron. So begin the work, and may the LORD be with you." |
| 17David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon. | 17David also issued these orders to all of the leaders of Israel to assist his son Solomon: |
| 18He told them, "The LORD your God is with you! He has made you secure on every side, for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region and the region is subdued before the LORD and his people. | 18"Isn't the LORD your God with you? Hasn't he surrounded you with comfort? He has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my control, and the land lies subdued both in the LORD's presence and before his people. |
| 19Now seek the LORD your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the LORD God! Then you can bring the ark of the LORD's covenant and the holy items dedicated to God's service into the temple that is built to honor the LORD." | 19So set your minds and hearts to seek the LORD your God, to get up, and to build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God may be stored in a temple built for the name of the LORD." |
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