I Chronicles 22 · דברי הימים א

Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Yisra᾽el.

And David commanded to gather together the strangers who were in the land of Yisra᾽el and he set masons to hew dressed stones to build the house of God.

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

and cedar trees in abundance: for the men of Żidon and of Żor brought much cedar wood to David.

And David said, Shelomo my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all lands: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David provided abundant materials before his death.

Then he called for Shelomo his son, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.

And David said to Shelomo, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the Lord my God:

but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house to my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of tranquillity; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Shelomo, and I will give peace and quietness to Yisra᾽el in his days.

He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Yisra᾽el forever.

Now, my son, the Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he has said of thee,

Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge over Yisra᾽el that thou mayst keep the Tora of the Lord thy God.

Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord commanded Moshe for Yisra᾽el: be strong, and of good courage; do not dread, or be dismayed.

Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver; and brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: and timber and stone have I prepared; and thou mayst add to it.

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of skilful men for every manner of work.

Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no account. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.

And David commanded all the princes of Yisra᾽el to help Shelomo his son, saying,

Is not the Lord your God with you? and has he not given you rest on every side? for he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.