12. Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when He puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
13. Then you will succeed if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or discouraged.
14. “Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord — 3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver, and bronze and iron that can’t be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.
15. You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work
16. in gold, silver, bronze, and iron — beyond number. 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: