11. Now, my son, may the Lord be with you and prosper you, and build the house of the Lord your God, as he has spoken concerning you.
12. May the Lord give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
13. Then you will prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which the Lord gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed.
14. Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the Lord’s house one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them.
15. There are also workmen with you in abundance, cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of men who are skilful in every kind of work;
16. of the gold, the silver, the bronze, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may the Lord be with you.”
17. David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
18. “Isn’t the Lord your God with you? Hasn’t he given you rest on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.
19. Now set your heart and your soul to follow the Lord your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the Lord’s name.”