And David H1732 assembled H6950 all H3605 the princes H8269 of Israel, H3478 the princes H8269 of the tribes, H7626 and the captains H8269 of the companies H4256 that ministered H8334 to the king H4428 by course, H4256 and the captains H8269 over the thousands, H505 and captains H8269 over the hundreds, H3967 and the stewards H8269 over all H3605 the substance H7399 and possession H4735 of the king, H4428 and of his sons, H1121 with the officers, H5631 and with the mighty H1368 men, and with all H3605 the valiant H2428 men, to Jerusalem. H3389

Now H6258 therefore in the sight H5869 of all H3605 Israel H3478 the congregation H6951 of the LORD, H3068 and in the audience H241 of our God, H430 keep H8104 and seek H1875 for all H3605 the commandments H4687 of the LORD H3068 your God: H430 that you may possess H3423 this good H2896 land, H776 and leave H5157 it for an inheritance H5157 for your children H1121 after H310 you for ever. H5769

And of all H3605 my sons, H1121 (for the LORD H3068 has given H5414 me many H7227 sons, H1121 ) he has chosen H977 Solomon H8010 my son H1121 to sit H3427 on the throne H3678 of the kingdom H4438 of the LORD H3068 over H5921 Israel. H3478

And he said H559 to me, Solomon H8010 your son, H1121 he shall build H1129 my house H1004 and my courts: H2691 for I have chosen H977 him to be my son, H1121 and I will be his father. H25

Nevertheless H7535 you shall not build H1129 the house; H1004 but your son H1121 that shall come H3318 forth H3318 out of your loins, H2504 he shall build H1129 the house H1004 to my name. H8034

And the LORD H3068 has performed H6965 his word H1697 that he spoke, H1696 and I am risen H6965 up in the room H8478 of David H1732 my father, H1 and sit H3427 on H5921 the throne H3678 of Israel, H3478 as the LORD H3068 promised, H1696 and have built H1129 an house H1004 for the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel. H3478

And David H1732 said, H559 Solomon H8010 my son H1121 is young H5288 and tender, H7390 and the house H1004 that is to be built H1129 for the LORD H3068 must be exceeding H4605 magnificent, H1431 of fame H8034 and of glory H8597 throughout all H3605 countries: H776 I will therefore now H4994 make preparation H3559 for it. So David H1732 prepared H3559 abundantly H7230 before H6440 his death. H4194

And now, H6258 O LORD H3068 my God, H430 you have made your servant H5650 king H4427 instead H8478 of David H1732 my father: H1 and I am but a little H6996 child: H5288 I know H3045 not how to go H3318 out or come H935 in.

And there are gathered H6908 to him vain H7386 men, H582 the children H1121 of Belial, H1100 and have strengthened H553 themselves against H5921 Rehoboam H7346 the son H1121 of Solomon, H8010 when Rehoboam H7346 was young H5288 and tenderhearted, H7390 H3824 and could not withstand H2388 them.

For I was my father's H1 son, H1121 tender and only H3173 beloved in the sight H6440 of my mother. H517

Then said H559 I, Ah, H162 Lord H136 GOD! H3069 behold, H2009 I cannot H3808 speak: H1696 for I am a child. H5288

But the LORD H3068 said H559 to me, Say H559 not, I am a child: H5288 for you shall go H3212 to all H3605 that I shall send H7971 you, and whatever H3605 H834 I command H6680 you you shall speak. H1696

Take H7200 heed H7200 now; H6258 for the LORD H3068 has chosen H977 you to build H1129 an house H1004 for the sanctuary: H4720 be strong, H2388 and do H6213 it.

Behold, H2009 I build H1129 an house H1004 to the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 my God, H430 to dedicate H6942 it to him, and to burn H6999 before H6440 him sweet H5561 incense, H7004 and for the continual H8548 show bread, H4635 and for the burnt H5930 offerings morning H1242 and evening, H6153 on the sabbaths, H7676 and on the new H2320 moons, H2320 and on the solemn H4150 feasts H4150 of the LORD H3068 our God. H430 This H2063 is an ordinance for ever H5769 to Israel. H3478

And the house H1004 which H834 I build H1129 is great: H1419 for great H1419 is our God H430 above all H3605 gods. H430