9. A son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. Solomon will be his name, and I will give peace and tranquility to Israel in his days.
10. He will be the one to build a house for My name. He shall be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
11. “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, and may you have success in building the house of the Lord your God just as He has spoken concerning you.
12. Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding and give you charge over Israel so you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
13. Then you will prosper if you carefully observe the statutes and the judgments which the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid or dismayed.
14. “With great difficulty I have prepared for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver as well as innumerable quantities of bronze and iron, beyond measure. I have also prepared timber and stone to which you may add even more.
15. Moreover you have an abundance of workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in all kinds of work,
16. craftsmen in gold, silver, bronze, and iron without number. Rise up and work, and may the Lord be with you.”