1 Chronicles 28:6   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 28)

He said to me: 'Solomon your son is the one who will build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

1 Chronicles 28:8   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 28)

"So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel and of the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God: Be careful to follow all the commands of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance to your descendants forever.

1 Chronicles 28:9   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 28)

"And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

1 Chronicles 28:10   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 28)

Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do the work."

1 Chronicles 28:20   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 28)

David also said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.

1 Chronicles 28:21   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 28)

The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the work on the temple of God, and every willing person skilled in any craft will help you in all the work. The officials and all the people will obey your every command."

1 Chronicles 29:1   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

Then King David said to the whole assembly: "My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.

1 Chronicles 29:10   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Praise be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

1 Chronicles 29:11   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.

1 Chronicles 29:12   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.

1 Chronicles 29:13   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

1 Chronicles 29:14   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

"But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.

1 Chronicles 29:15   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

1 Chronicles 29:16   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.

1 Chronicles 29:17   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.

1 Chronicles 29:18   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.

1 Chronicles 29:19   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided."

1 Chronicles 29:20   (Read all of 1 Chronicles 29)

Then David said to the whole assembly, "Praise the Lord your God." So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king.

2 Chronicles 1:7   (Read all of 2 Chronicles 1)

That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."

2 Chronicles 1:8   (Read all of 2 Chronicles 1)

Solomon answered God, "You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place.

2 Chronicles 1:9   (Read all of 2 Chronicles 1)

Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth.

2 Chronicles 1:10   (Read all of 2 Chronicles 1)

Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?"

2 Chronicles 1:11   (Read all of 2 Chronicles 1)

God said to Solomon, "Since this is your heart's desire and you have not asked for wealth, possessions or honor, nor for the death of your enemies, and since you have not asked for a long life but for wisdom and knowledge to govern my people over whom I have made you king,

2 Chronicles 1:12   (Read all of 2 Chronicles 1)

therefore wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, possessions and honor, such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have."