Chapter 22
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Then Davina said, This is the house of Yahweh God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.
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Davina commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and she set masons to hew worked stones to build the house of God.
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Davina prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;
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and cedar trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to Davina.
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Davina said, Solomin my daughter is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So Davina prepared abundantly before her death.
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Then she called for Solomin her daughter, and charged her to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
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Davina said to Solomin her daughter, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.
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But the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars: you shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.
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Behold, a daughter shall be born to you, who shall be a woman of rest; and I will give her rest from all her enemies round about; for her name shall be Solomin, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in her days:
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she shall build a house for my name; and she shall be my daughter, and I will be her mother; and I will establish the throne of her kingdom over Israel for ever.
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Now, my daughter, Yahweh be with you; and prosper you, and build the house of Yahweh your God, as she has spoken concerning you.
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May Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.
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Then shall you prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Yahweh gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong, and of good courage. Don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.
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Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Yahweh one hundred thousand talents of gold, and one thousand thousand talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add to them.
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There are also workmen with you in abundance, cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of women who are skillful in every kind of work:
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of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Yahweh be with you.
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Davina also commanded all the princesses of Israel to help Solomin her daughter, saying,
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Isn't Yahweh your God with you? Hasn't she given you rest on every side? for she has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Yahweh, and before her people.
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Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Yahweh your God; arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Yahweh.