1 Chronicles 28:9-21 - David's Charge To Solomon

⁹ You my son Solomon, learn to know your father's God. Serve Jehovah wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought we have. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. On the other hand if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on. ¹⁰ So be careful, because Jehovah has chosen you to build the Temple as his holy place. Be strong, and do it.

¹¹ Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the entrance hall and the Temple, the storerooms, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the throne of mercy. ¹² He gave him plans for the courtyards of Jehovah's Temple and for all the rooms around it. These rooms served as treasuries for God's Temple and the gifts dedicated to God. ¹³ He determined the divisions of the priests and Levites. He planned all the work done for worship in Jehovah's Temple. He designed all the utensils for worship in Jehovah's Temple. ¹⁴ David specified the weight of gold to be used for each of the utensils for worship, ¹⁵ the weight of the gold lamp stands and their gold lamps that is, the weight of gold for each lamp stand and its lamps, the weight of silver for each silver lamp stand and its lamps according to the use of each lamp stand for worship, ¹⁶ the weight of gold for each table with the rows of bread, and the silver for the silver tables, ¹⁷ the pure gold for the forks, bowls, and pitchers, the weight of each gold bowl, the weight of each silver bowl, ¹⁸ and the refined gold for the altar of incense. He also gave Solomon the plans for the chariot, that is, the gold angels with their wings spread to cover the Ark of Jehovah's Covenant.

¹⁹ David said: All this was written for me by Jehovah's hand. He made all the details of the plan clear to me.

²⁰ David also told his son Solomon: Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do no be afraid or terrified. Jehovah God, my God, will be with you. He will not abandon you until all the work on Jehovah's Temple is finished. ²¹ Here are the divisions of the priests and Levites for every type of worship in God's Temple. You have with you every skilled worker to do the work. In addition, all the leaders and people are at your command.