² 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.

³ 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;

⁴ Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

⁵ And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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² And David ^H1732 commanded ^H559 to gather together ^H3664 the strangers ^H1616 that were in the land ^H776 of Israel; ^H3478 and he set ^H5975 masons ^H2672 to hew ^H2672 wrought ^H1496 stones ^H68 to build ^H1129 the house ^H1004 of God. ^H430

³ And David ^H1732 prepared ^H3559 iron ^H1270 in abundance ^H7230 for the nails ^H4548 for the doors ^H1817 of the gates, ^H8179 and for the joinings; ^H4226 and brass ^H5178 in abundance ^H7230 without weight; ^H4948

⁴ Also cedar ^H730 trees ^H6086 in abundance: ^{H369 H4557} for the Zidonians ^H6722 and they of Tyre ^H6876 brought ^H935 much ^H7230 cedar ^H730 wood ^H6086 to David. ^H1732

⁵ And David ^H1732 said, ^H559 Solomon ^H8010 my son ^H1121 is young ^H5288 and tender, ^H7390 and the house ^H1004 that is to be builded ^H1129 for the LORD ^H3068 must be exceeding ^H4605 magnifical, ^H1431 of fame ^H8034 and of glory ^H8597 throughout all countries: ^H776 I will therefore now make preparation ^H3559 for it. So David ^H1732 prepared ^H3559 abundantly ^H7230 before ^H6440 his death. ^H4194

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² And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

³ And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;

⁴ and cedar-trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance to David.

⁵ And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Jehovah must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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² And David saith to gather the sojourners who `are' in the land of Israel, and appointeth hewers to hew hewn-stones to build a house of God.

³ And iron in abundance for nails for leaves of the gates, and for couplings, hath David prepared, and brass in abundance -- there is no weighing.

⁴ And cedar-trees even without number, for the Zidonians and the Tyrians brought in cedar-trees in abundance to David.

⁵ And David saith, `Solomon my son `is' a youth and tender, and the house to be built to Jehovah `is' to be made exceedingly great, for name and for beauty to all the lands; let me prepare, I pray Thee, for it;' and David prepareth in abundance before his death.

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² 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.

³ 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;

⁴ and cedar-trees innumerable; for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-wood in abundance to David.

⁵ 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.

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² David commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew worked stones to build the house of God.

³ David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;

⁴ and cedar trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to David.

⁵ David said, Solomon my son 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 David prepared abundantly before his death.

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² And David gave orders to get together all the men from strange lands who were in the land of Israel; and he put stone-cutters to work, cutting stones for building the house of God.

³ And he got together a great store of iron, for the nails for the doors and for the joins; and brass, more in weight than might be measured;

⁴ And cedar-trees without number, for the Zidonians and the men of Tyre came with a great amount of cedar-trees for David.

⁵ And David said, Solomon my son is young and untested, and the house which is to be put up for the Lord is to be very great, a thing of wonder and glory through all countries; so I will make ready what is needed for it. So David got ready a great store of material before his death.