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22 Then David said, “This is the place where the House of Adonai Elohim will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”

Preparing for the Temple

David gave orders to assemble the foreigners in the land of Israel, and assigned them to be masons to quarry stones to build the House of God. David supplied an abundance of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the joints, so much bronze that it could not be weighed,

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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)

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