BEFORE CHRIST

r

cir. 1015. king's army was Joab.

q 1 Kings 1. 7.

r ch. 11. 6.

a ch. 27. 16.

to build the temple.

BEFORE CHRIST cir. 1015.

r2 Kings 20.

3.

CHAPTER XXVIII. 1 David in a solemn assembly having declared God's favour to him, and promise to his son Solomon, exhorteth them to fear God. 9, 20 He encourageth Solomon to build the temple. 11 He giveth him patterns for the form, and gold and silver for the materials.

AND David assembled all the princes of Israel, a the princes bch. 27. 1,2. of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the 'officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

ch. 27. 25. 3 Or, cattle.

3 Or, and his sons. 4 Or, cunuchs.

4 ch. 11. 10.

e 2 Sam. 7. 2.

Ps. 132. 3, 4, 5.

f Ps. 99. 5. & 132. 7.

g 2 Sam. 7. 5, 13.

3

2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

3 But God said unto me, & Thou Kings 5.3. shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.

ch. 17. 4. & 22. 8.

5 Heb. bloods.

h1 Sam. 16. 7-13.

1 Gen. 49.8. ch. 5. 2. Ps. 60.7. & 78.68.

4 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel h chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen 'Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father 11 Sam. 16. he liked me to make me king over all Israel:

k 1 Sam. 16.

1.

12, 13.

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

6 And he said unto me, Solomon ch. 22. 9, 10. 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. 7 Moreover I will establish his p ch. 22. 13. kingdom for ever, if he be 'constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

11 ¶ Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper ver. 19. chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

12 And the pattern 2 of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, y of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:

13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.

14 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:

15 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.

16 And by weight he gave gold for the_tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver :

17 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:

18. And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

Heb.of all with him.

that was

ch. 26. 20.

"Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service Josh. 1.5. of the house of the LORD.

b Deut. 81. 7,8. Josh. 1. 6, 7,9.

ch. 22. 13.

4 ch. 24, & 25, & 26.

David's thanksgiving.

talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

BEFORE CHRIST 1015.

Ex. 35.25, manship every willing skilful man, 23.&36.1,2. for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.

F URTHERMORE David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone 1 Kings 3. God hath chosen, is yet a young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

ch. 22. 5. Prov. 4. 3.

b See Is. 54. Rev. 21. 18,

11, 12.

&c.

28.

2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; bonyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

4. Even three thousand talents of 1 Kings 9. gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: 5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is fill his hand. Willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?

8 Heb. to

d ch. 27.1.

6 T Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of ch. 27. 25, hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

&c.

7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand

10 ¶ Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation : and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

11 Thine, O LORD, is the great-1 Tim. 1. 17. ness, and the power, and the glory, Rev. 5. 13. and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and 3 of thine own have we given thee.

17 I know also, my God, that thou m triest the heart, and " hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer wil- 5 Or, found. lingly unto thee.

5

18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and 'prepare their heart unto thee:

19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy com

The solemn offering

BEFORE CHRIST

1015.

P ver. 2. ch. 22. 14.

mandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which ▸ I have made provision.

20 T And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king. 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second a1 Kings 1. time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

35, 39.

23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

of Solomon at Gibeon.

24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, r 2 submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

t

seven

27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

BEFORE CHRIST 1015. Eccles.8.2. 2 Heb. gave

the hand Solomon: 2.8 47.23. 17.18.

under

See Gen. 24.

2 Chr. 30.8.

$ 1 Kings 3. 13.

2 Chr. 1. 12.

Eccles. 2. 9. t 2 Sam. 5.4.

1 Kings 2.

11.

u 2 Sam. 5.5.

Gen. 25.8. ch. 23. 1.

history. Heb.

8 Or,

words.

29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the 34book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 30 With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, Dan. 2. 21. and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

CHRIST 1015.

BEFORE 10 "Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

☐ 1 Kings 8.9.

• Num. 27. 17. Deut. 31. 2. P1 Kings 3. 11, 12, 13.

11 PAnd God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither Eccles. 2.9. shall there any after thee have the like.

q 1 Chr. 29. 25. ch. 9. 22.

5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above Ps. 135. 5. all gods. 11 Kings 8. ch. 6. 18.

27.

Is. 66. 1. 8 Heb. hath

6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to strength. burn sacrifice before him?

7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.

k

8 'Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

retained,

or, obtained

Heb. gravings. 1 Chr. 22.

to grave

15.

5. 6.

11 Kings 5 or, almuggim, i1.

1 Kings 10.

6 Heb.

great and

m 1 Kings 5.11.

9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great. 10 And, behold, I will give to wonderful. thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.

11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, "Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.

12 Huram said moreover, Bless-1 Kings ed be the LORD God of Israel, Pthat made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

7

136, 8, 6. Acts 4. 24. Rev. 10. 6. Heb.

& 14. 15.

knowing prudence and under

standing.

The place and time

14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.

15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:

1 The place, and time of building the temple. 3 The measure and ornaments of the house.

11 The cherubims. 14 The vail and pillars.

Tthe house of the LORD at JeHEN Solomon began to build

rusalem in mount Moriah, 'where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of CoOrnan the Jebusite.

2 And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

3 Now these are the things d wherein Solomon was 'instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

5 And 'the greater house he cieled

of building the temple.

6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.

8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

BEFORE CHRIST 1012.

2 Heb. covered.

1 Kings 6. or, (as

23, &c.

some think) of moveable

11 ¶ And the wings of the che-work. rubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.

13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. 14 And he made the "vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and 'wrought cherubims

thereon.

4 Or, toward the house.

Ex. 26. 31. Matt. 27. 51. Heb.

Heb. 9. 3.

caused to ascend.

1 Kings 7.

15-21.
Jer. 52. 21.

Heb. long.

The altar of brass. 2 The molten sea upon

twelve oxen. 6 The ten lavers, candlesticks, and tables. 9 The courts, and the instruments of brass. 19 The instruments of gold.

OREOVER he made an altar

20.

11 Kings 7.

21.

That is, establish. That is,

He shall

In it is strength.

Ex. 27.1.2

fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

length thereof, and twenty cubits the

2 Kings 16. Ezek. 43. 13,

16.