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22 Sinabi ni David, “Dito itatayo ang Templo ng Panginoong Yahweh. Dito rin ilalagay ang altar ng mga susunuging handog para sa Israel.”

Mga Paghahanda para sa Pagtatayo ng Templo

Iniutos ni David na magtipon ang lahat ng mga dayuhan sa Israel, at inatasan niya ang ilan sa mga ito na maging tagatapyas ng mga batong gagamitin sa itatayong Templo ng Diyos. Naghanda siya ng maraming bakal para gawing pako at pang-ipit sa mga pintuan at nag-ipon din siya ng tanso na sa sobrang bigat ay hindi na matimbang. Napakaraming tabla at trosong sedar ang dinala ng mga taga-Sidon at taga-Tiro. Sinabi ni David, “Napakabata pa ng anak kong si Solomon at wala pa siyang karanasan. Dahil dito'y ihahanda ko ang lahat ng kailangan sa ipatatayo niyang Templo ni Yahweh. Kailangang ito'y walang kasingganda upang ito'y matanyag at hahangaan ng buong daigdig.” Naghanda nga si David ng napakaraming kagamitan bago pa siya namatay.

Ipinatawag niya ang anak niyang si Solomon, at sinabi, “Ipagtatayo mo ng bahay si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel.” Sinabi(A) niya rito, “Anak, matagal ko nang binalak na magtayo ng templo upang parangalan ang aking Diyos na si Yahweh ngunit sinabi niya sa akin na marami na akong napatay at napakaraming hinarap na labanan. Dahil sa bahid ng dugo sa aking mga kamay, hindi niya ako pinayagang magtayo ng templo para sa kanya. Ngunit ipinangako niyang pagkakalooban niya ako ng isang anak na lalaki. Mamumuhay ito nang payapa at hindi gagambalain ng kanyang mga kaaway habang siya'y nabubuhay. Tatawagin siyang Solomon[a] sapagkat bibigyan ko ang Israel ng kapayapaan at kapanatagan sa panahon ng kanyang paghahari.’ 10 Sinabi pa niya sa akin, ‘Siya ang magtatayo ng templo para sa akin. Magiging anak ko siya at ako'y magiging ama niya. Patatatagin ko ang paghahari ng kanyang angkan sa Israel magpakailanman!’”

11 Sinabi pa ni David, “Samahan ka nawa ng iyong Diyos na si Yahweh. Tuparin nawa niya ang kanyang pangako na pagtatagumpayin ka niya sa pagtatayo ng templo para sa kanya. 12 Bigyan ka nawa ng Diyos mong si Yahweh ng karunungan at pang-unawa upang pagharian mo ang Israel ayon sa kanyang Kautusan. 13 Magtatagumpay(B) ka kung susundin mong mabuti ang mga utos at tuntuning ibinigay ni Yahweh kay Moises para sa Israel. Magpakatatag ka at lakasan mo ang iyong loob. Huwag kang matakot ni panghinaan man ng loob. 14 Sinikap kong magtipon ng lahat ng kailangan sa pagpapatayo ng Templo ni Yahweh. Nakaipon ako ng may 3,500,000 kilong ginto, at humigit-kumulang sa 35,000,000 kilong pilak. Ang tinipon kong tanso't bakal ay hindi na kayang timbangin dahil sa sobrang bigat. Nakahanda na rin ang mga kahoy at batong kailangan. Dagdagan mo pa ang mga ito. 15 Marami ka nang manggagawa: mga tagatapyas ng bato, mga kantero, mga karpintero, at lahat ng uri ng napakaraming manggagawa na eksperto sa 16 ginto, pilak, tanso at bakal. Simulan mo na ngayon ang gawain at tulungan ka nawa ni Yahweh!”

17 Inatasan ni David ang mga pinuno ng Israel na tulungan si Solomon. Sabi niya, 18 “Kayo ay patuloy na pinapatnubayan ni Yahweh. Hindi niya kayo iniiwanan kaya nagtatamasa kayo ng kapayapaan saanmang lugar. Niloob niyang malupig ko ang mga dating naninirahan sa lupaing ito. Sila ngayon ay alipin ninyo at ni Yahweh. 19 Kaya, paglingkuran ninyo si Yahweh nang buong puso't kaluluwa. Simulan na ninyo ang pagtatayo ng santuwaryo niya upang madala na roon ang Kaban ng Tipan ni Yahweh at ang lahat ng sagradong kagamitan para sa pagsamba sa kanya.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Cronica 22:9 SOLOMON: Sa wikang Hebreo, ang pangalang ito ay nagmula sa salitang “shalom” na ang kahulugan ay “kapayapaan at kapanatagan”.

22 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel.

And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:

But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

11 Now, my son, the Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee.

12 Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.

13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a 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 thou mayest add thereto.

15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.

17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

18 Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.

19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.

22 And David said, This is the house of Jehovah Elohim, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.

And David commanded to collect the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joists, and brass in abundance without weight;

and cedar-trees innumerable; for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-wood in abundance to David.

For David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Jehovah must be exceeding great in fame and in beauty in all lands: I will therefore make preparation for it. And David prepared abundantly before his death.

And he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah the God of Israel.

And David said to Solomon, As for me, my son, I was minded to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.

But the word of Jehovah came to me saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and in his days I will give peace and quietness unto Israel.

10 He shall build a house unto my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

11 Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee, that thou mayest prosper, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he has said of thee.

12 Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.

13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to perform the statutes and ordinances which Jehovah commanded Moses for Israel: be strong and courageous; fear not, neither be dismayed.

14 And behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance; and timber and stone have I prepared; and thou shalt add to it.

15 And there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of skilful men for every kind of work.

16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing and Jehovah be with thee.

17 And David commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying,]

18 Is not Jehovah your God with you? and has he [not] given you rest on every side? for he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and before his people.

19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God; and arise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah Elohim, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the vessels of the sanctuary of God into the house that is to be built unto the name of Jehovah.

22 Then David said, “The house of the Lord God(A) is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

Preparations for the Temple

So David gave orders to assemble the foreigners(B) residing in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters(C) to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God. He provided a large amount of iron to make nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, and more bronze than could be weighed.(D) He also provided more cedar logs(E) than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.

David said, “My son Solomon is young(F) and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor(G) in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.

Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build(H) a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. David said to Solomon: “My son, I had it in my heart(I) to build(J) a house for the Name(K) of the Lord my God. But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars.(L) You are not to build a house for my Name,(M) because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. But you will have a son who will be a man of peace(N) and rest,(O) and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,[a](P) and I will grant Israel peace and quiet(Q) during his reign. 10 He is the one who will build a house for my Name.(R) He will be my son,(S) and I will be his father. And I will establish(T) the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’(U)

11 “Now, my son, the Lord be with(V) you, and may you have success and build the house of the Lord your God, as he said you would. 12 May the Lord give you discretion and understanding(W) when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. 13 Then you will have success(X) if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws(Y) that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous.(Z) Do not be afraid or discouraged.

14 “I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents[b] of gold, a million talents[c] of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.(AA) 15 You have many workers: stonecutters, masons and carpenters,(AB) as well as those skilled in every kind of work 16 in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen(AC) beyond number. Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you.”

17 Then David ordered(AD) all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon. 18 He said to them, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest(AE) on every side?(AF) For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people. 19 Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God.(AG) Begin to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the Lord.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 22:9 Solomon sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for peace.
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:14 That is, about 3,750 tons or about 3,400 metric tons
  3. 1 Chronicles 22:14 That is, about 37,500 tons or about 34,000 metric tons