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1 Chronicles 22:5

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And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:3

    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;

  2. 1 Chronicles 22:4

    Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

  3. 1 Chronicles 22:6

    Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel.

  4. 1 Chronicles 22:7

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

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