WhenI was a sonto my father,Tenderand the onlysonin the sightof my mother,
Davidsaid,"My sonSolomonis youngand inexperienced,and the housethat is to be builtfor the LORDshall be exceedinglymagnificent,famousand gloriousthroughout alllands.[Therefore] nowI will makepreparationfor it." So Davidmadeamplepreparationsbeforehis death.
Then KingDavidsaidto the entireassembly,"My sonSolomon,whom aloneGodhas chosen,is still youngand inexperiencedand the workis great;for the templeis not for man,but for the LORDGod.
Thesewere bornto him in Jerusalem:Shimea,Shobab,Nathanand Solomon,four,by Bath-shuathe daughterof Ammiel;
I know,O LORD,that a man'swayis not in himself,Noris it in a manwho walksto directhis steps.
"I will pourout on the houseof Davidand on the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,the Spiritof graceand of supplication,so that they will lookon Me whomthey have pierced;and they will mournfor Him, as one mournsfor an onlyson,and they will weepbitterlyoverHim like the bitterweepingovera firstborn.
Be of the samemindtowardone another;do not be haughtyin mind,but associatewith the lowly.Do not be wisein your own estimation.
