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He chose David\\xa0his servant and took him from the sheep pens;71\\xa0from tending the sheep\\xa0he brought him to be the shepherd\\xa0of his people Jacob,\\xa0of Israel his inheritance.72\\xa0And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them. Psalm 78:70-72\\xa0(NIV)

David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the\\xa0officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the\\xa0commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the\\xa0stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the\\xa0mighty men and all the seasoned warriors.\\xa02\\xa0Then King David rose to his feet and said: \\u201cHear me, my brothers and my people.\\xa0I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the\\xa0Lord\\xa0and for the\\xa0footstool of our God, and I made preparations for building.\\xa03\\xa0But God said to me,\\xa0\\u2018You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.\\u2019\\xa04\\xa0Yet the\\xa0Lord\\xa0God of Israel\\xa0chose me from all my father's house to be king over Israel\\xa0forever.\\xa0For he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father's\\xa0house, and among my father's sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.\\xa05\\xa0And of\\xa0all my sons (for the\\xa0Lord\\xa0has given me many sons) he\\xa0has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the\\xa0Lord\\xa0over Israel.\\xa06\\xa0He said to me, \\u2018It is\\xa0Solomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.\\xa07\\xa0I will establish his kingdom\\xa0forever\\xa0if he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.\\u2019 8\\xa0Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the\\xa0Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the\\xa0Lord\\xa0your God, that you may possess this good land and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever. 9\\xa0\\u201cAnd you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a\\xa0whole heart and with a willing mind,\\xa0for the\\xa0Lord\\xa0searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought.\\xa0If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.\\xa010\\xa0Be careful now, for the\\xa0Lord\\xa0has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary;\\xa0be strong and do it.\\u201d 1 Chronicles 28:1-10 (ESV)

And David the king said to all the assembly, \\u201cSolomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is\\xa0young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for\\xa0the palace will not be for man but for the\\xa0Lord\\xa0God.\\xa02\\xa0So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able\\u2026 3\\xa0Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God\\u2026\\xa0Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to the\\xa0Lord?\\u201d 6\\xa0Then\\xa0the leaders of fathers' houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and\\xa0the officers over the king's work.\\xa07\\xa0They gave for the service of the house of God\\u2026 9\\xa0Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a\\xa0whole heart they had offered freely to the\\xa0Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly. 1 Chronicles 29:1-9 (ESV)