David Prepares for Temple Building

2 David commanded to gather together the ^eresident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God. 3 David also ^fprovided great quantities of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities ^gbeyond weighing, 4 and cedar timbers without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians ^hbrought great quantities of cedar to David. 5 For David said, ⁱ“Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and ^jthe house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all lands. I will therefore make preparation for it.” So David provided materials in great quantity before his death.

14 With great pains ^wI have provided for the house of the Lord ^x100,000 talents¹ of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone, too, I have provided. To these you must add.