First Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 970

28-9 HISTORY OF HOUSE OF DAVID.-··—I. CHRON. 29-—6 G0¤,—-—preservc and examine all the Commands of your EvER·L1v1NG IO Gov, so that you may possess this beautiful country, and transmit it to your children after you for ever. And, you, Solomon my son,

recognize the GOD of your father, and serve Him with a willing heart and delighted mind ; for the Ev121z·L1vmG examines all hearts, and all the ideas devised by the mind ;-·-If you seek Him,--you will find Him; but if you abandon Him, He will lling you o§ for ever! ‘ Therefore reflect; for the EVER-

LIVING has chosen you to build a glouie and Sanctuary.-Be brave and (zox5 mc.) @ai1ih banks Sulumzm

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18 ih: ·§1a¤¤ fur tbz ®zmplz in §1tbIi: hizlu. Then David gave to Solomon his

buildings, and stores and staircases, and the private chambers; and the House of theVMercy-seat; with the drawings of all that was in his mind for the Courts of the House of the Evan-1.1vmo,;, with all the lodges around; and the Treasuries of the House of GOD, and the Treasuries for the Sacred things, With the Courses for the Priests

and Levites, and all who conduct the Services of the House of the Evan- Livmc ; as well as for all the furni- ture of the House of the EVER- LIVING. With Gold by weight, for all the

golden vessels of the Servicegand vice; tor, to be used lamp by lamp. and Silver for the tables of silver ; by weight Expiatory by Expiatory. son the plans for the Portico with its ` Silver by weight for all vessels of the Services, for every kind of Ser- And a weight of Gold for the

Lampstand, and golden reflectors. Weighed for lamp by lamp and reflector by reflector. With aweight of Silver for each lamp and its reflec- With a weight of Gold for the

Tables of Show·bread, table by table, And for the hooks and basins of

pure gold; and for the Golden Ex- piatories, by weight, Expiatory by Expiatory, and for Silver Expiatories, And for the Altarof Incense, refined

Gold by weight; with gold for the construction of the carriage of the overshadowing Kerubim, who pro- tected the Ark of the Covenant of the EvE1z·1.1vmo. ‘The whole are described; ‘l have described them from having

the hand of the EVER-L1V1NG upon me, causing me to understand all the results of these plans. Then David said to Solomon his son; ‘Be brave and bold! and fear not, nor be depressed, for the EVER- mvmo Gon, my Gon will be with you; He will not leave nor abandon you, until the completion of all the works and labours for the House of the EvER—L1vxNG. ‘ And here are the Courses for the

Priests and Levites, and for all the Services of the House of GGD. Be- sides you havewith you for every work, every kind of skilled intelli- gence and all kinds of operatives, and the Nobles of the People will support you in everything. 20 2I

King David also said to all the 29 The ONE GOD has chosen Solomon my son for Himself; but he is a youth and tender, and the busi- ness is great,—-for the effort is not for Mau, but for the LIVING Gon. However, I have prepared with 2 all my power for the House of Gon, Gold, for the Golden; and Silver, for the Silvern; and Brass, for the Brazen; Iron, for the Iron; and Timber for the Wooden; Onyx-stones forsetting; and variegated Marble; and all kinds of precious stones, and plenty of White-marble. ‘And since I have delighted in

the House of my GOD, I have by me a private store of Gold and Silver,-·—»vhich I give to the House of my GOD, in addition to all I have provided, for the Holy House! I`hree thousand talents of Gold;

of the refined Gold of Aufer; and seven thousand talents of pure redned Silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings. I`he Gold, for gilding; and the

Silver for silvering; and for any wages paid to the workmen.——And whoever has a will for the business, let him hand himself to the EVER- 1.1v1Ne to—dayl Q §§ulrlic §nlrs::ripii¤n in the Erutplz. Then the Ancestral Chiefs, and

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