Nearing the end of his life David's principal focus was not wars but worship. That is he concentrated on accumulating vast amounts of materials for the building of the temple which his succeeding son Solomon would build. King David appointed stonecutters, made iron nails for the doors, accumulated more bronze than could be weighed and obtained large quantities of cedar from the Sidonians and Tyrians. Thus David made great preparations for his son to build the temple before his death. David summoned his son and gave him this task as he said he had shed much too much blood in wars to build the temple, whereas Solomon's reign would be of peace and quiet. David encouraged Solomon to be a man of discretion and understanding keeping the law of the Lord, being strong and courageous. David told Solomon of his great preparations for the building of the temple accumulating no less than 3,400 tons of gold, 34,000 tons of silver and quantities of bronze and iron to much to be weighed. He also had many stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and metal craftsmen. David ordered all Israel's leaders to help Solomon so that the temple could be built on the land that David had bought.
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