1Then David said, “The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
Preparations for the Temple
2So David gave orders to assemble the foreigners residing in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God. 3He provided a large amount of iron to make nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, and more bronze than could be weighed. 4He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.
5David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.
6Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. 7David said to Solomon: “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of the Lord my God. 8But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. 9But you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,22:9 Solomon sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for peace. and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 10He is the one who will build a house for my Name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
11“Now, my son, the Lord be with you, and may you have success and build the house of the Lord your God, as he said you would. 12May the Lord give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. 13Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
14“I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents22:14 That is, about 3,750 tons or about 3,400 metric tons of gold, a million talents22:14 That is, about 37,500 tons or about 34,000 metric tons of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them. 15You have many workers: stonecutters, masons and carpenters, as well as those skilled in every kind of work 16in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you.”
17Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon. 18He said to them, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people. 19Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the Lord.”
122:1 Kĩam 28:17Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nyũmba ya Jehova Ngai ĩgaakwo haha, o na kĩgongona gĩa kũrutagĩrwo maruta ma njino nĩ Isiraeli.”
Kũhaarĩria Mwako wa Hekarũ
222:2 Thaam 1:11; 1Ath 5:17-18Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi agĩathana atĩ ageni othe arĩa maatũũraga Isiraeli22:2 Ageni aya maarĩ njiaro cia andũ a Kaanani arĩa maatũũraga kuo mbere ya gũtoorio nĩ Aisiraeli. macookanĩrĩrio, nake agĩthuura kuuma thĩinĩ wao mabundi a mahiga, nĩgeetha mahaarĩrie na maicũhie mahiga ma gwaka nyũmba ya Ngai. 322:3 1Ath 7:47; 1Maũ 29:2-5Nake akĩruta igera nyingĩ cia gũthondeka mĩcumarĩ ya mĩrango ya ihingo na ya kũnyiitithania indo cia nyũmba thĩinĩ, na gĩcango kĩingĩ gĩtangĩthimĩka. 422:4 1Ath 5:6Ningĩ akĩruta mĩgogo ya mĩtarakwa ĩtangĩtarĩka, nĩgũkorwo andũ a Sidoni na a Turo nĩmareheire Daudi mĩgogo mĩingĩ.
522:5 1Maũ 29:1Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũriũ wakwa Solomoni nĩ mwĩthĩ na ndarĩ na ũũgĩ wa kũigana, nayo nyũmba ĩrĩa ĩgwakĩrwo Jehova yagĩrĩirwo nĩgũkorwo ĩrĩ na ũthaka mũnene na ngumo na riiri maitho-inĩ ma ndũrĩrĩ ciothe. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩ ngũhaarĩria mwako wayo.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩhaarĩria maũndũ ma mwako ũcio na njĩra nene atanakua.
6Ningĩ agĩĩta mũriũ Solomoni akĩmwatha aakĩre Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli nyũmba. 722:7 1Ath 8:17; Gũcook 12:5, 11Daudi akĩĩra Solomoni ũũ: “Mũrũ wakwa, ndũire nyendaga gwaka nyũmba ĩtanĩtio na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wakwa. 8No rĩrĩ, kiugo gĩkĩ kĩa Jehova gĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, ‘Wee nĩũitĩte thakame nyingĩ na ũkarũa mbaara nyingĩ. Ndũgwaka nyũmba ĩtanĩtio na rĩĩtwa rĩakwa, nĩ ũndũ nĩũitithĩtie thakame nyingĩ gũkũ thĩ, maitho-inĩ makwa. 922:9 Josh 14:15; 2Sam 12:24; 1Ath 4:20No nĩũkagĩa na mũriũ ũrĩa ũgaatuĩka mũndũ wa thayũ na wa kũhoorera, na nĩngamũhe ũhurũko kuuma kũrĩ thũ ciake mĩena yothe. Rĩĩtwa rĩake ageetwo Solomoni, na hĩndĩ ya ũthamaki wake nĩngaahe Isiraeli thayũ na ũhurũko. 1022:10 1Maũ 17:12; 2Sam 7:13Ũcio nĩwe ũgaaka nyũmba ĩtanĩtio na Rĩĩtwa rĩakwa. Agaatuĩka mũrũ wakwa, na niĩ nduĩke ithe. Ningĩ nĩngahaanda gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene wake kũu Isiraeli nginya tene.’
11“Na rĩrĩ, mũrũ wakwa, Jehova aroikara nawe, na ũrogaacĩra na wake nyũmba ya Jehova Ngai waku, ta ũrĩa oigire nĩũgeeka. 1222:12 1Ath 3:11Jehova arokũhe ũbaarĩrĩri na ũmenyo rĩrĩa agaakũnengera ũthamaki wa Isiraeli, nĩgeetha ũrũmie watho wa Jehova Ngai waku. 1322:13 1Maũ 28:7; Gũcook 31:6Hĩndĩ ĩyo wee nĩũkagaacĩra, ũngĩgatuĩka wa kũmenyagĩrĩra kĩrĩra kĩa watho wake wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo o na watho ũrĩa Jehova aaheire Musa nĩ ũndũ wa Isiraeli. Gĩa na hinya na ũmĩrĩrie. Ndũgetigĩre kana ũkue ngoro.
14“Nĩndutĩte wĩra mũnene wa kũhaarĩria mwako wa hekarũ ya Jehova, ngaigithia taranda 100,00022:14 nĩ ta tani 3,450 cia thahabu, na taranda 1,000,00022:14 nĩ ta tani 34,500 cia betha, na icango nyingĩ na igera nyingĩ itangĩthimĩka, na mbaũ na mahiga. Nawe no wongerere ingĩ. 1522:15 Ezar 3:7Ũrĩ na aruti wĩra aingĩ: aicũhia a mahiga, na aaki a mahiga, na aaki a mbaũ, o hamwe na andũ marĩ na ũũgĩ wa kũruta wĩra o wothe 1622:16 2Maũ 2:7wa thahabu na wa betha, na wa gĩcango na wa igera, na mabundi maingĩ makĩria. Rĩu kĩambĩrĩrie wĩra, nake Jehova aroikara hamwe nawe.”
1722:17 1Maũ 28:1-6Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi agĩatha atongoria othe a Isiraeli mateithie mũriũ Solomoni. 1822:18 2Sam 7:1Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Githĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu ndarĩ hamwe na inyuĩ? Na githĩ ndamũheete ũhurũko mĩena yothe? Nĩgũkorwo nĩaneanĩte atũũri a bũrũri ũyũ moko-inĩ makwa, na rĩu bũrũri ũrĩ watho-inĩ wa Jehova na andũ ake. 1922:19 2Maũ 7:14Rĩu mwĩheanei ngoro na muoyo mũcarie Jehova Ngai wanyu. Ambĩrĩriai gwaka handũ-harĩa-haamũre ha Jehova Ngai, nĩgeetha mũrehe ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro na indo iria nyamũre cia Ngai itoonyio hekarũ ĩrĩa ĩgwakwo nĩ ũndũ wa Rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova.”
