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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Chronicles

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27 -29. Chapter 27 And the children of Israel,

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according to their number, the heads of fathers'

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houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds,

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and their officers, served the king in every

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matter of the military divisions. These divisions

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came in and went out month by month throughout

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all the month of the year. each division having

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twenty -four thousand. Over the first division

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for the first month was Jashubim the son of Zabdiel,

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and in his division were twenty -four thousand.

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He was of the children of Perez and the chief

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of all the captains of the army for the first

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month. Over the division of the second month

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was Dodai and Ahohite, and of his division Miklot

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also was the leader. In his division were twenty

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-four thousand. The third captain of the army

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for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada

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the priest who was chief. In his division were

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24 ,000. This was the Benaiah who was mighty

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among the 30 and was over the 30. In his division

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was Amizabad his son. The fourth captain for

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the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab

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and Zebediah his son after him. In his division

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were 24 ,000. The fifth captain for the fifth

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month was Shamhut the Israelite. In his division

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were 24 ,000. The sixth captain for the sixth

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month was Ira the son of Ekesh the Techoite.

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In his division were 24 ,000. The seventh captain

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for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite

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of the children of Ephraim. In his division were

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24 ,000. The eighth captain for the eighth month

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was Sibichai the Hushetite of the Zerites. In

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his division were 24 ,000. The ninth captain

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for the ninth month was Abiezar the Anatotite

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of the Benjamites. In his division were 24 ,000.

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The 10th captain for the 10th month was Maharai,

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the Netufatite of the Zarites. In his division

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were 24 ,000. The 11th captain for the 11th month

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was Benaiah, the Piratonite of the children of

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Ephraim. In his division were 24 ,000. The 12th

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captain for the 12th month was Hildai, the Netufatite

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of Otnia. In his division were 24 ,000. Furthermore,

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over the tribes of Israel, the officer over the

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Reubenites was Eliezer, the son of Zichri. Over

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the Simeonites, Shephatia the son of Maka. Over

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the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kimuel. Over

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the Aaronites, Zadok. Over Judah, Elihu, one

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of David's brothers. Over Issachar, Omri the

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son of Mikael. Over Zebulun, Ishmaia the son

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of Obadiah. Over Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of

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Azrael. Over the children of Ephraim, Hoshea

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the son of Azaziah. Over the half -tribe of Manasseh,

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Joel the son of Pediah. Over the half -tribe

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of Manasseh in Gilead, Edo, the son of Zechariah.

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Over Benjamin, Jaziel, the son of Abner. Over

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Dan, Azarel, the son of Jeroham. These were the

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leaders of the tribes of Israel. But David did

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not take the number of those twenty years old

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and under, because the Lord had said he would

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multiply Israel like the stars of the heavens.

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Joab, the son of Zeruiah, began a census but

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he did not finish for wrath came upon israel

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because of this census nor was the number recorded

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in the account of the chronicles of king david

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and azmavid the son of adiel was over the king's

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treasuries and jehu nathan the son of uziah was

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over the storehouses in the field in the cities

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in the villages and in the fortresses ezri the

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son of kelub was over those who did the work

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of the field for tilling the ground And Shimea

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the Ramatite was over the vineyards. And Zabdi

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the Shifmite was over the produce of the vineyards

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for the supply of wine. Baal Hanan the Gedarite

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was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees

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that were in the lowlands. And Joash was over

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the store of oil. And Chitrai the Sharonite was

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over the herds that fed in Sharon. And Shafat

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the son of Adlai was over the herds that were

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in the valleys. Obel the Ishmaelite was over

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the camels. Jedaiah the Meronotite was over the

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donkeys, and Jaziz the Hagrite was over the flocks.

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All these were the officials over King David's

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property. And Jehonathan, David's uncle, was

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a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe. And Jehiel

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the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons.

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Ahitophel was the king's counselor, and Hushai

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the archite was the king's companion. After Ahitophel

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was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, then Abiathar.

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And the general of the king's army was Joab.

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Chapter 28 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all

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the leaders of Israel, the officers of the tribes

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and the captains of the divisions who served

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the king, the captains over thousands and captains

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over hundreds, and the stewards over all the

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substance and possessions of the king and of

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his sons, with the officials, the valiant men,

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and all the mighty men of valor. Then King David

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rose to his feet and said, Hear me, my brethren

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and my people. I had it in my heart to build

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a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of

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the Lord and for the footstool of our God, and

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had made preparations to build it. But God said

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to me, You shall not build a house for my name,

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because you have been a man of war and have shed

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blood. However, the Lord God of Israel chose

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me above all the house of my father to be king

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over Israel forever, for he has chosen Judah

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to be the ruler, and of the house of Judah the

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house of my father, and among the sons of my

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father. He was pleased with me to make me king

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over all Israel, and of all my sons, for the

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Lord has given me many sons. He has chosen my

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son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom

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of the Lord over Israel. Now he said to me, It

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is your son Solomon who shall build my house

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and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my

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son, and I will be his father. Moreover, I will

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establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast

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to observe my commandments and my judgments as

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it is this day. Now therefore, in the sight of

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all Israel, the assembly of the lord and in the

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hearing of our god be careful to seek out all

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the commandments of the lord your god that you

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may possess this good land and leave it as an

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inheritance for your children after you forever

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as for you my son solomon know the god of your

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father and serve him with a loyal heart and with

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a willing mind for the lord searches all hearts

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and understands all the intent of the thoughts

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if you seek him he will be found by you but if

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you forsake him he will cast you off forever

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Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to

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build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and

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do it. Then David gave his son Solomon the plans

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for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries,

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its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the

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place of the mercy seat, and the plans for all

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that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the

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house of the Lord, of all the chambers all around,

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of the treasuries of the house of God, and for

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the treasuries for the dedicated things. Also

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for the division of the priests and the Levites,

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for all the work of the service of the house

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of the Lord, and for all the articles of service

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in the house of the Lord. He gave gold by weight

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for things of gold, for all articles used in

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every kind of service. Also silver for all articles

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of silver by weight, for all articles used in

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every kind of service. The weight for the lampstands

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of gold. and their lamps of gold, by weight,

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for each lampstand and its lamps, for the lampstands

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of silver, by weight, for the lampstand and its

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lamps, according to the use of each lampstand.

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And by weight he gave gold for the tables of

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the showbread, for each table, and silver for

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the tables of silver, also pure gold for the

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forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold,

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and the golden bowls. He gave gold by weight

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for every bowl, and for the silver bowls, silver

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by weight for every bowl. and refined gold by

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weight for the altar of incense, and for the

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construction of the chariot, that is, the gold

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cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed

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the ark of the covenant of the Lord. All this,

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said David, the Lord made me understand in writing,

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by his hand upon me, all the works of these plans.

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And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong

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and of good courage, and do it. Do not fear nor

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be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, will be

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with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you

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until you have finished all the work for the

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service of the house of the Lord. Here are the

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divisions of the priests and the Levites for

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all the service of the house of God. And every

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willing craftsman will be with you for all manner

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of workmanship, for every kind of service. Also

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the leaders and all the people will be completely

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at your command. Chapter 29 Furthermore, King

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David said to all the assembly, My son Solomon,

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whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced,

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and the work is great, because the temple is

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not for man but for the Lord God. Now for the

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house of my God I have prepared with all my might

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gold for things to be made of gold, silver for

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things of silver, bronze for things of bronze,

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iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood,

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onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones

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of various colors, all kinds of precious stones,

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and marble slabs in abundance. Moreover, because

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I have set my affection on the house of my God,

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I have given to the house of my God over and

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above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

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my own special treasure of gold and silver, three

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thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir,

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and seven thousand talents of refined silver,

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to overlay the walls of the houses. the gold

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for things of gold, and the silver for things

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of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done

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by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing

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to consecrate himself this day to the Lord? Then

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the leaders of the fathers' houses, leaders of

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the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands

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and of hundreds, with the officers over the king's

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work, offered willingly. They gave for the work

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of the house of God five thousand talents and

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ten thousand derricks of gold, ten thousand talents

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of silver, 18 ,000 talents of bronze and 100

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,000 talents of iron. And whoever had precious

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stones gave them to the treasury of the house

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of the Lord, into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

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Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered

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willingly, because with a loyal heart they had

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offered willingly to the Lord. And King David

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also rejoiced greatly. Therefore David blessed

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the Lord before all the assembly, and David said,

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Blessed are you, Lord God of Israel, our Father,

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forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,

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the power and the glory, the victory and the

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majesty, for all that is in heaven and in earth

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is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you

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are exalted as head over all. Both riches and

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honor come from you, and you reign over all.

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In your hand is power and might. In your hand

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it is to make great and to give strength to all.

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Now therefore, our God, we thank you and praise

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your glorious name. But who am I and who are

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my people? that we should be able to offer so

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willingly as this. For all things come from you,

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and of your own we have given you. For we are

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aliens and pilgrims before you, as were all our

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fathers. Our days on earth are as a shadow and

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without hope. O Lord our God, all this abundance

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that we have prepared to build you a house for

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your holy name is from your hand and is all your

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own. I know also, my God, that you test the heart

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and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me,

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in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly

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offered all these things, and now with joy I

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have seen your people, who are present here to

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offer willingly to you. O Lord God of Abraham,

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Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever

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in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of

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your people, and fix their heart toward you.

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and gave my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep

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your commandments and your testimonies and your

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statutes, to do all these things, and to build

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the temple for which I have made provision. Then

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David said to all the assembly, Now bless the

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Lord your God. So all the assembly blessed the

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Lord God of their fathers, and bowed their heads

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and prostrated themselves before the Lord and

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the king. And they made sacrifices to the Lord

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and offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the

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next day, a thousand bulls, a thousand rams,

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a thousand lambs with their drink offerings and

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sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. So they

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ate and drank before the Lord with great gladness

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on that day. And they made Solomon the son of

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David king the second time and anointed him before

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the Lord to be the leader and Zadok to be priest.

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Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as

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king instead of David his father and prospered.

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And all Israel obeyed him. All the leaders and

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the mighty men and also all the sons of King

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David submitted themselves to King Solomon. So

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the Lord exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight

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of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal

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majesty as had not been on any king before him

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in Israel. Thus David, the son of Jesse, reigned

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over all Israel. And the period that he reigned

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over Israel was 40 years. Seven years he reigned

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in Hebron and 33 years he reigned in Jerusalem.

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So he died in a good old age. full of days and

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riches and honor, and Solomon his son reigned

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in his place. Now the acts of King David, first

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and last, indeed they are written in the book

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of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the

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prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, with

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all his reign and his might, and the events that

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happened to him, to Israel and to all the kingdoms

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of the lands. I hope you enjoyed today's reading

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as much as I did. And I look forward to seeing

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you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.

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God bless you and have a great day.
