14. See, with great effort I have laid up for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron in such great quantities that they cannot be weighed. I have also laid up wood and stones, to which you must add.
15. Moreover, you have available workers, stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and experts in every craft,
16. without number, skilled with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Set to work, therefore, and the Lord be with you!”
17. David also commanded all of the officials of Israel to help his son Solomon:
18. “Is not the Lord your God with you? Has he not given you rest on every side? Indeed, he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my power, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people.