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.”