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He told me: 'Your son Solomon will build my Temple and my courtyards because I have chosen him to be my son. I will be his father.
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So be careful, because Jehovah has chosen you to build the Temple as his holy place. Be strong, and do it.
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David was about to die. He called his son Solomon and gave him his last instructions: It is my time to die. I go the way of all people of the earth. Be strong and be a man. Do what Jehovah your God orders you to do. Obey all his laws and commands, as written in the Law of Moses. That way wherever you go you may prosper in everything you do. read more.
If you obey Jehovah he will keep the promise he made when he told me, 'Your descendants will rule Israel as long as they are careful to obey my commands faithfully with all their heart and being.'
If you obey Jehovah he will keep the promise he made when he told me, 'Your descendants will rule Israel as long as they are careful to obey my commands faithfully with all their heart and being.'
Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel. David said to Solomon: My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of Jehovah my God. The word of Jehovah came to me, saying: 'You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my name. This is because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. read more.
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 (peace), and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign. He is the one who will build a house for my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for a very ong time.' Now, my son, Jehovah is with you, and may you have success and build the house of Jehovah your God, as he said you would. May Jehovah give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of Jehovah your God. You will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that Jehovah gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
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 (peace), and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign. He is the one who will build a house for my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for a very ong time.' Now, my son, Jehovah is with you, and may you have success and build the house of Jehovah your God, as he said you would. May Jehovah give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of Jehovah your God. You will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that Jehovah gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
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. So be careful, because Jehovah has chosen you to build the Temple as his holy place. Be strong, and do it.
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.
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