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16 They are skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze and iron. You have more craftsmen than can be counted. Now begin the work. And may the Lord be with you.”

17 Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon. 18 David said to them, “The Lord your God is with you. He has given you rest from our enemies. He helped me to defeat the people living around us. The Lord and his people are in control of this land.

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16 in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen(A) beyond number. Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you.”

17 Then David ordered(B) 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(C) on every side?(D) For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people.

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