- 大衛招聚以色列各支派的首領、和輪班服事王的軍長、與千夫長、百夫長、掌管王和王子產業牲畜的、並太監、以及大能的勇士、都到耶路撒冷來。
- 大衛王就站起來、說、我的弟兄、我的百姓阿、你們當聽我言、我心裡本想建造殿宇、安放耶和華的約櫃、作為我 神的腳凳.我已經豫備建造的材料。
- 只是 神對我說、你不可為我的名建造殿宇、因你是戰士、流了人的血。
- 然而耶和華以色列的 神、在我父的全家揀選我作以色列的王、直到永遠.因他揀選猶大為首領、在猶大支派中揀選我父家、在我父的眾子裡喜悅我、立我作以色列眾人的王。
- 耶和華賜我許多兒子.在我兒子中、揀選所羅門坐耶和華的國位、治理以色列人。
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- David summoned all the officials of Israel to assemble at Jerusalem: the officers over the tribes, the commanders of the divisions in the service of the king, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the brave warriors.
- King David rose to his feet and said: "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house as a place of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, for the footstool of our God, and I made plans to build it.
- But God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.'
- "Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah he chose my family, and from my father's sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
- Of all my sons--and the LORD has given me many--he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
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