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and cedar-trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance to David.
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David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
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Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.