13. For you will be successful if you carefully obey the decrees and regulations that the lord gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart!
14. “I have worked hard to provide materials for building the Temple of the lord—nearly 4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver, and so much iron and bronze that it cannot be weighed. I have also gathered timber and stone for the walls, though you may need to add more.
15. You have a large number of skilled stonemasons and carpenters and craftsmen of every kind.
16. You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the lord be with you!”
17. Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to assist Solomon in this project.
18. “The lord your God is with you,” he declared. “He has given you peace with the surrounding nations. He has handed them over to me, and they are now subject to the lord and his people.