1 Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the Lord God and here the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.”
2 So David gave instructions to gather together those sojourning in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonemasons to cut hewn stones for building the house of God.
3 David also provided large quantities of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps as well as an abundance of bronze beyond measure,
4 and cedar logs without number, for the Sidonians and the Tyrians brought much cedar wood to David.