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So David bought the place from Ornan for 600 shekels of gold by weight [fifteen pounds].

Then David built an altar to Adonai there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called on Adonai , who answered him from heaven by fire on the altar for burnt offerings.

For at that time the tabernacle of Adonai , which Moshe had made in the desert, together with the altar for burnt offerings, were in the high place at Giv‘on.

Then David said, "This is the house of Adonai , God; and this is the altar Isra'el is to use for burnt offerings."

David ordered that the foreigners in the land of Isra'el should be assembled, and he appointed stone-workers to shape stones for building the house of God.

David prepared a large store of iron from which to make nails and clamps for the gateway doors and, a quantity of bronze too great to weigh,

David said, "Shlomo my son is young and inexperienced, while the house to be built for Adonai must be so magnificent and splendid that its fame and glory will be known in every country; so I will make preparations for him." Therefore David made extensive preparations before his death.

Then he summoned Shlomo his son and charged him to build a house for Adonai , the God of Isra'el.

"My son," said David to Shlomo, "my heart was set on building a house for the name of Adonai my God.

But a message from Adonai came to me, ‘You have shed much blood and fought great wars. You are not to build a house for my name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth in my sight.

But you will have a son who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies that surround him; for his name is to be Shlomo, and during his reign I will give peace and quiet to Isra'el.

It is he 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 Isra'el forever.'

"Now look: despite my difficulties, I have prepared for the house of Adonai 3,300 tons of gold, 33,000 tons of silver, and so much bronze and iron that it can't be weighed. I've also prepared timber and stone, and you can add to it.

"Isn't Adonai your God with you? Hasn't he given you rest on every side? For he has put the inhabitants of the land under my power — the land has been subdued before Adonai and his people.

Now set your heart and being on seeking Adonai your God. Get up, and build the sanctuary for Adonai , God. Then you can bring the ark for the covenant of Adonai and the holy articles of God into the house that will be built for the name of Adonai ."

4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 sang praise to Adonai "with the instruments I made for the purpose of singing praise."

For the Gershuni: La‘dan and Shim‘i.

The sons of ‘Amram: Aharon and Moshe. Aharon was set apart to be consecrated as especially holy, he and his sons forever; so that they might bring offerings before Adonai , perform the service for him and bless in his name forever.

But as for Moshe the man of God, his sons are included with the tribe of Levi.

These were the descendants of Levi, according to their clans, the heads of clans according to their listing in the register, who did the work for the service of the house of Adonai , those twenty years old and over.