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19 And David said, All (these) things came written by the hand of the Lord to me, that I should understand all the works of the exemplar/of the ensampler (so that I could understand all the works in the example).

20 And David said to Solomon, his son, Do thou manly, and be thou comforted, and make; dread thou not withoutforth, neither dread thou within; for my Lord God shall be with thee, and he shall not leave thee, neither shall forsake thee, till thou perform all the work of the service of the house of the Lord. (And David said to his son Solomon, Be thou confident, and be thou strengthened, and make it; fear thou not anything from withoutforth, nor fear thou anything from within; for the Lord my God shall be with thee, and he shall not leave thee, nor shall desert thee, until thou finish all the work needed in the service of the House of the Lord.)

21 Lo! the partings of priests and of deacons, into all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, shall stand nigh [to] thee; and they be ready to do their service, and both the princes and the people know to do all thy commandments. (Lo! the divisions of the priests, and the Levites, shall do their duties, ready to do all the work in the service of the House of the Lord; and all the craftsmen be ready to do their service; and also the leaders, and all the people, shall be wholly at thy command.)

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19 “All this,” David said, “I have in writing as a result of the Lord’s hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details(A) of the plan.(B)

20 David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous,(C) and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake(D) you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.(E) 21 The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the work on the temple of God, and every willing person skilled(F) in any craft will help you in all the work. The officials and all the people will obey your every command.”

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