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 28:1 ¶ And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, unto Jerusalem.

 28:1 ¶ And Davidº assembledººº allº the princesº of Israel,º the princesº of the tribes,º and the captainsº of the companiesº that ministeredººº to the kingº by course,º and the captainsº over the thousands,º and captainsº over the hundreds,º and the stewardsº over allº the substanceº and possessionº of the king,º and of his sons,º withº the officers,º and with the mighty men,º and with allº the valiantº men,ºº untoº Jerusalem.º

 28:2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.

 28:2 Then Davidº the kingº stood upºº uponº his feet,º and said,ºº Hearºº me, my brethren,º and my people:º [As for me], Iº [had] inº mine heartº to buildºº an houseº of restº for the arkº of the covenantº of the LORD,º and for the footstoolºº of our God,º and had made readyºº for the building:ºº

 28:3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.

 28:3 But Godº saidºº unto me, Thou shalt notº buildºº an houseº for my name,º becauseº thouº [hast been] a manº of war,º and hast shedºº blood.º

 28:4 Howbeit Jehovah, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;

 28:4 Howbeit the LORDº Godº of Israelº choseºº me before allºº the houseº of my fatherº to beº kingº overº Israelº for ever:º forº he hath chosenºº Judahº [to be] the ruler;º and of the houseº of Judah,º the houseº of my father;º and among the sonsº of my fatherº he likedºº me to make [me] kingºº overº allº Israel:º

 28:5 And of all my sons (for Jehovah hath given me many sons), he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel.

 28:5 And of allºº my sons,º (forº the LORDº hath givenºº me manyº sons,)º he hath chosenºº Solomonº my sonº to sitºº uponº the throneº of the kingdomº of the LORDº overº Israel.º

 28:6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

 28:6 And he saidºº unto me, Solomonº thy son,º heº shall buildºº my houseº and my courts:º forº I have chosenºº him [to be] my son,º and Iº will beº his father.º

 28:7 And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day.

 28:7 Moreover I will establishººº his kingdomº for ever,ºº ifº he be constantºº to doºº my commandmentsº and my judgments,º as at thisº day.º

 28:8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Jehovah, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Jehovah your God; that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.

 28:8 Nowº therefore in the sightº of allº Israelº the congregationº of the LORD,º and in the audienceº of our God,º keepºº and seekºº for allº the commandmentsº of the LORDº your God:º thatº ye may possessººº this goodº land,º and leave [it] for an inheritanceºº for your childrenº afterº you forº ever.ºº

 28:9 ¶ And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

 28:9 ¶ And thou,º Solomonº my son,º knowºº thouº the Godº of thy father,º and serveºº him with a perfectº heartº and with a willingº mind:º forº the LORDº searchethºº allº hearts,º and understandethºº allº the imaginationsº of the thoughts:º ifº thou seekºº him, he will be foundºº of thee; but ifº thou forsakeºº him, he will cast thee offºº for ever.ºº

 28:10 Take heed now; for Jehovah hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

 28:10 Take heedºº now;º forº the LORDº hath chosenºº thee to buildºº an houseº for the sanctuary:º be strong,ºº and doºº [it].

 28:11 ¶ Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch [of the temple], and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner chambers thereof, and of the place of the mercy-seat;

 28:11 ¶ Then Davidº gaveºº to Solomonº his sonºº the patternº of the porch,º and of the housesº thereof, and of the treasuriesº thereof, and of the upper chambersº thereof, and of the innerº parloursº thereof, and of the placeº of the mercy seat,º

 28:12 and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of Jehovah, and for all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;

 28:12 And the patternº of allº thatº he hadº by the spirit,º ofº the courtsº of the houseº of the LORD,º and of allº the chambersº round about,º of the treasuriesº of the houseº of God,º and of the treasuriesº of the dedicated things:º

 28:13 also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all the vessels of service in the house of Jehovah;

 28:13 Also for the coursesº of the priestsº and the Levites,º and for allº the workº of the serviceº of the houseº of the LORD,º and for allº the vesselsº of serviceº in the houseº of the LORD.º

 28:14 of gold by weight for the [vessels of] gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; [of silver] for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service;

 28:14 [He gave] of goldº by weightº for [things] of gold,º for allº instrumentsº of all manner of service;º [silver also] for allº instrumentsº of silverº by weight,º for allº instrumentsº of every kind of service:º

 28:15 by weight also for the candlesticks of gold, and for the lamps thereof, of gold, by weight for every candlestick and for the lamps thereof; and for the candlesticks of silver, [silver] by weight for [every] candlestick and for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick;

 28:15 Even the weightº for the candlesticksº of gold,º and for their lampsº of gold,º by weightº for every candlestick,º and for the lampsº thereof: and for the candlesticksº of silverº by weight,º [both] for the candlestick,º and [also] for the lampsº thereof, according to the useº of every candlestick.º

 28:16 and the gold by weight for the tables of showbread, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver;

 28:16 And by weightº [he gave] goldº for the tablesº of shewbread,º for every table;º and [likewise] silverº for the tablesº of silver:º

 28:17 and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;

 28:17 Also pureº goldº for the fleshhooks,º and the bowls,º and the cups:º and for the goldenº basonsº [he gave gold] by weightº for every bason;º and [likewise silver] by weightº for every basonº of silver:º

 28:18 and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, [even] the cherubim, that spread out [their wings], and covered the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

 28:18 And for the altarº of incenseº refinedºº goldº by weight;º and goldº for the patternº of the chariotº of the cherubims,º that spread outºº [their wings], and coveredºº the arkº of the covenantº of the LORD.º

 28:19 All this, [said David], have I been made to understand in writing from the hand of Jehovah, even all the works of this pattern.

 28:19 Allº [this, said David], the LORDº made me understandºº in writingº by [his] handºº uponº me, [even] allº the worksº of this pattern.º

 28:20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.

 28:20 And Davidº saidºº to Solomonº his son,º Be strongºº and of good courage,ºº and doºº [it]: fearºº not,º norº be dismayed:ºº forº the LORDº God,º [even] my God,º [will be] withº thee; he will notº failºº thee, norº forsakeºº thee, untilº thou hast finishedºº allº the workº for the serviceº of the houseº of the LORD.º

 28:21 And, behold, there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee in all manner of work every willing man that hath skill, for any manner of service: also the captains and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.

 28:21 And, behold,º the coursesº of the priestsº and the Levites,º [even they shall be with thee] for allº the serviceº of the houseº of God:º and [there shall be] withº thee for all mannerº of workmanshipº everyº willingº skilful man,º for any mannerº of service:º also the princesº and allº the peopleº [will be] whollyº at thy commandment.º