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God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But when the angel started to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord saw it and felt sorry for all the suffering. So he said to the angel who was destroying the people, "Stop! That is enough!" This happened when the angel of the Lord was standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

David said to God, "I am the one who sinned. I gave the order for the people to be counted! I was wrong. The Israelites did not do anything wrong. Lord my God, punish me and my family, but stop the terrible sicknesses that are killing your people."

David could not go to the Holy Tent to speak with God because he was afraid. He was afraid of the angel of the Lord and his sword.)

David said, "The Temple of the Lord God and the altar for burning offerings for the Israelites will be built here."

Then David called for his son Solomon and told him to build the Temple for the Lord , the God of Israel.

David said to Solomon, "My son, I wanted to build a temple for the name of the Lord my God.

David also said, "Now, son, may the Lord be with you. May you be successful and build the Temple for the Lord your God, as he said you would.

He will make you the king of Israel. May the Lord give you wisdom and understanding so that you can lead the people and obey the law of the Lord your God.

David said to these leaders, "The Lord your God is with you. He has given you a time of peace. He helped me defeat the people living around us. The Lord and his people are now in control of this land.

Now give your heart and soul to the Lord your God, and do what he says. Build the holy place of the Lord God. Then bring the Box of the Lord 's Agreement and all the other holy things into the Temple built for the Lord 's name."

Moses was the man of God, and his sons were part of the tribe of Levi.

David had said, "The Lord , the God of Israel, has given peace to his people. And he has come to live in Jerusalem forever.

These were the groups chosen to serve in the Lord 's Temple. They obeyed Aaron's rules for serving in the Temple. The Lord , the God of Israel, had given them to Aaron.

All these men were Heman's sons. Heman was David's seer. God promised to make Heman strong. So Heman had many sons. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

Ammiel was his sixth son, Issachar his seventh son, and Peullethai his eighth son. God really blessed Obed Edom.

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the people, but he did not finish. God became angry with the Israelites. That is why the number of the people was not put in the book, The History of King David.

King David stood up and said, "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. In my heart I wanted to build a place to keep the Box of the Lord 's Agreement. I wanted to build a place that would be God's footstool. And I made the plans for building that house for God.

But God said to me, ‘No David, you must not build a house for my name. You must not do that because you are a soldier, and you have killed many men.'

"The Lord , the God of Israel, chose the tribe of Judah to lead the twelve tribes of Israel. Then from that tribe he chose my father's family. And from that family he chose me to be the king of Israel forever. Yes, God wanted to make me king of Israel.

David said, "Now, in front of all Israel, the Lord 's people, and before God, I tell you these things: Be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God. Then you can keep this good land and pass it on to your descendants forever.