The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the <sc>Lordsc> with a willing attitude;<n id="1" /> King David was also very happy.<n id="2" />p>

They held a feast<n id="1" /> before the <sc>Lordsc> that day and celebrated.<n id="2" />p> <p class="bodytext">Then they designated Solomon, David&#8217;s son, as king a second time;<n id="3" /> before the <sc>Lordsc> they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.

So the three elite warriors<n id="1" /> broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the <sc>Lordsc>

King David dedicated these things to the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="1" /> along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including<n id="2" /> Edom,<n id="3" /> Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.p>

David said to Ornan, &#8220;Sell me the threshing floor<n id="1" /> so I can build<n id="2" /> on it an altar for the <sc>Lordsc> &#8211; I&#8217;ll pay top price<n id="3" /> &#8211; so that the plague may be removed<n id="4" /> from the people.&#8221;

King David replied to Ornan, &#8220;No, I insist on buying it for top price.<n id="1" /> I will not offer to the <sc>Lordsc> what belongs to you or offer a burnt sacrifice<n id="2" /> that cost me nothing.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">David said, &#8220;My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man,<n id="1" /> and the temple to be built for the <sc>Lordsc> must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations.<n id="2" /> Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.&#8221; So David made extensive preparations before he died.p>

Now seek the <sc>Lordsc> your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being!<n id="1" /> Get up and build the sanctuary of the <sc>Lordsc> God! Then you can bring<n id="2" /> the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God&#8217;s service<n id="3" /> into the temple that is built to honor the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="bodytext">From the sons of Jeduthun:<n id="1" /> Gedaliah, Zeri,<n id="2" /> Jeshaiah,<n id="3" /> Hashabiah, and Mattithiah &#8211; six in all,<n id="4" /> under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">King David said to the entire assembly: &#8220;My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man,<n id="1" /> and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the <sc>Lordsc> God.