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Bible Reading for August 31

2 Chronicles 1
[1] And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the
LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. [2] Then Solomon
spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to
the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.
[3] So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place
that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of
God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness. [4]
But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place
which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at
Jerusalem.
[5] Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of
Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and
the congregation sought unto it.
[6] And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which
was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt
offerings upon it.
[7] In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what
I shall give thee.
[8] And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my
father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. [9] Now , O LORD God, let
thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king
over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
[10] Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before
this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? [11] And
God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not
asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet
hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that
thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: [12] Wisdom
and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and
wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been
before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. [13] Then
Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to
Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over
Israel.
[14] And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and
four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the
chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. [15] And the king made
silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made
he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.
[16] And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the
king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. [17] And they fetched
up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of
silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out
horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by
their means.

2 Chronicles 2
[1] And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and
an house for his kingdom.
[2] And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens,
and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six
hundred to oversee them.
[3] And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal
with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to
dwell therein, even so deal with me. [4] Behold, I build an house to the
name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him
sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings
morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the
solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
[5] And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
[6] But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of
heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an
house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? [7] Send me now therefore a
man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and
in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the
cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my
father did provide. [8] Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum
trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber
in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, [9] Even
to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build
shall be wonderful great.
[10] And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber,
twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of
barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of
oil. [11] Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to
Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king
over them.
[12] Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made
heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with
prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an
house for his kingdom.
[13] And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram
my father's,
[14] The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man
of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in
stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in
crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device
which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men
of my lord David thy father.
[15] Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which
my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants: [16] And we will
cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it
to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shall carry it up to Jerusalem.
[17] And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of
Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them;
and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and
six hundred. [18] And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be
bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain,
and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.

2 Chronicles 3
[1] Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount
Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that
David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. [2] And he
began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of
his reign.
[3] Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the
building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure
was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. [4] And the porch
that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the
breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and
twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold. [5] And the greater house
he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon
palm trees and chains. [6] And he garnished the house with precious stones
for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
[7] He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls
thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the
walls. [8] And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was
according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth
thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six
hundred talents. [9] And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.
And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
[10] And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and
overlaid them with gold.
[11] And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of
the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the
other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other
cherub. [12] And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to
the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to
the wing of the other cherub.
[13] The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits:
and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. [14] And he made
the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought
cherubims thereon.
[15] Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits
high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
[16] And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the
pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. [17]
And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and
the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand
Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

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