1 Chronicles 22:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 22
1 Thus David said, “This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for burnt offerings for Israel.”(A) 2 [a]David then ordered that the resident aliens in the land of Israel should be brought together, and he appointed them stonecutters to hew out stone blocks for building the house of God.(B)
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- 22:2–4 According to 1 Kgs 5:15–32, Solomon himself made the material preparations for building the Temple, even though David had wished to do so (1 Kgs 5:17–19). The Chronicler, however, seeks to enhance David’s role in the building of the Temple.
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