1 Chronicles 22:3

David Prepares to Build the Temple

1 Then David said, ^a“This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

2 So David commanded to gather the ^aaliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to ^bcut hewn stones to build the house of God.

3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance ^abeyond measure,

4 and cedar trees in abundance; for the ^aSidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

5 Now David said, ^a“Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before his death.

6 Then he called for his son Solomon, and¹ charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel.

7 And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, ^ait was in my mind to build a house ^bto the name of the Lord my God;

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Interlinear Bible for 1 Chronicles 22:3:

And David
David (#1732) prepared
kuwn (#3559) iron
barzel (#1270) in abundance
rob (#7230) for the nails
macmer (#4548) for the doors
deleth (#1817) of the gates,
sha`ar (#8179) and for the joinings;
mchabbrah (#4226) and brass
nchosheth (#5178) in abundance
rob (#7230) without
'ayin (#369) weight;
mishqal (#4948)

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