- And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes 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.
- 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:
- But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
- Howbeit the LORD God of Israel 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 he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
- 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.
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- 大卫招聚以色列各支派的首领和轮班服事王的军长,与千夫长,百夫长,掌管王和王子产业牲畜的,并太监,以及大能的勇士,都到耶路撒冷来。
- 大卫王就站起来,说,我的弟兄,我的百姓阿,你们当听我言,我心里本想建造殿宇,安放耶和华的约柜,作为我神的脚凳。我已经预备建造的材料。
- 只是神对我说,你不可为我的名建造殿宇。因你是战士,流了人的血。
- 然而,耶和华以色列的神在我父的全家拣选我作以色列的王,直到永远。因他拣选犹大为首领。在犹大支派中拣选我父家,在我父的众子里喜悦我,立我作以色列众人的王。
- 耶和华赐我许多儿子,在我儿子中拣选所罗门坐耶和华的国位,治理以色列人。
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