2. 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.
3. 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,
4. and cedar logs without number, for the Zidonians and the Tyrians brought an abundance of cedar logs to David.
5. David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced and the House that is to be built for Adonai must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all the nations. Therefore I will make preparation for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.
6. Then He called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a House for Adonai, the God of Israel.