(KJV) 1 Chronicles 22¹

⥃Preparations for the Temple

[1] Then David said, This [is] the house² of the Lord God, and this [is] the altar³ of the burnt offering for Israel. [2] And David commanded to gather together the strangers⁴ that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons⁵ to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. [3] And David prepared iron⁶ in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight⁷; [4] Also cedar trees⁸ in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. [5] And David said, Solomon⁹ my son [is] young and tender, and the house [that is] to be builded for the Lord [must be] exceeding¹⁰ magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation for it. So David prepared¹¹ abundantly before his death.

⥃Solomon Anointed to Build the Temple

[6] Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him¹² to build an house for the Lord God of Israel. [7] And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in¹³ my mind to build an house unto the name¹⁴ of the Lord my God: [8] But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed¹⁵ blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not¹⁶ build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. [9] Behold, a son¹⁷ shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give¹⁸ him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon¹⁹, and I will give peace²⁰ and quietness unto Israel in his days. [10] He shall build²¹ an house for my name; and he shall be²² my son, and I [will be] his father; and I will establish²³ the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever. [11] Now, my son, the Lord²⁴ be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee. [12] Only the²⁵ Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest²⁶ keep the law of the Lord thy God. [13] Then shalt²⁷ thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil²⁸ the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong²⁹, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. [14] Now, behold, in my trouble³⁰ I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred thousand³¹ talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver³²; and of brass and iron without weight³³; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. [15] Moreover [there are] workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber³⁴, and all manner³⁵ of cunning men for every manner of work. [16] Of the gold³⁶, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, [there is] no number. Arise³⁷ [therefore], and be doing, and the Lord³⁸ be with thee.

[17] David also commanded all the princes³⁹ of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying], [18] [Is] not⁴⁰ the Lord your God with you? and hath⁴¹ he [not] given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord⁴², and before his people. [19] Now set your⁴³ heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise⁴⁴ therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring⁴⁵ the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name⁴⁶ of the Lord.