1 Chronicles 29
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The People Contribute to the Project
1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man,#tn Heb “a young man and tender.” and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God. 2 So I have made every effort#tn Heb “and according to all my strength.” to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood,#tn Heb “the gold for the gold, and the silver for the silver, and the bronze for the bronze, and the iron for the iron, and the wood for the wood.” as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster. 3 Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple. 4 This includes 3,000 talents#tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6. Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, David had supplied 101 tons (91,800 kg) of gold and 235.5 tons (214,200 kg) of silver. of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, 5 for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the Lord today?”
6 The leaders of the families, the leaders of the Israelite tribes, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, and the supervisors of the king’s work contributed willingly. 7 They donated for the service of God’s temple 5,000 talents#tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6. Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, the people donated 168.3 tons (153,000 kg) of gold, 336.5 tons (306,000 kg) of silver, 605.7 tons (550,800 kg) of bronze, and 3,365 tons (3,060,000 kg) of iron. and ten thousand darics#tn On the “daric” as a unit of measure, see BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן. Some have regarded the daric as a minted coin, perhaps even referring to the Greek drachma, but this is less likely.sn The daric was a unit of weight perhaps equal to between 8 and 9 grams (just under one-third of an ounce), so 10,000 darics of gold would weigh between 80 and 90 kilograms (between 176 and 198 pounds). of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron. 8 All who possessed precious#tn The word “precious” is supplied in the translation for clarification. stones donated them to the treasury of the Lord’s temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the Lord with a willing attitude;#tn Heb “with a complete heart.” King David was also very happy.#tn Heb “was rejoiced with great joy.”
David Praises the Lord
10 David praised the Lord before the entire assembly:#tn Heb “assembly, and David said.” The words “and David said” are redundant according to contemporary English style and have not been included in the translation.
“O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore! 11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign#tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons. over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler#tn Heb “head.” of all. 12 You are the source of wealth and honor;#tn Heb “wealth and honor [are] from before you.” you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.#tn Heb “and in your hand [is] strength and might and in your hand to magnify and to give strength to all.” 13 Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name!
14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much?#tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.” Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.#tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.” 15 For we are resident foreigners and nomads in your presence, like all our ancestors;#tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 18, 20). our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security.#tn Or perhaps “hope.” 16 O Lord our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you. 17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts#tn Heb “a heart.” and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives#tn Heb “with integrity of heart.” I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you. 18 O Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, maintain the motives of your people and keep them devoted to you.#tn Heb “keep this permanently with respect to the motive of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and make firm their heart to you.” 19 Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.”#tn Heb “and to Solomon my son give a complete heart to keep your commands, your rules and your regulations, and to do everything, and to build the palace [for] which I have prepared.”
20 David told the entire assembly: “Praise the Lord your God!” So the entire assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the Lord and the king.
David Designates Solomon King
21 The next day they made sacrifices and offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord (1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 lambs), along with their accompanying drink offerings and many other sacrifices for all Israel. 22 They held a feast#tn Heb “they ate and drank.” before the Lord that day and celebrated.#tn Heb “with great joy.”
Then they designated Solomon, David’s son, as king a second time;#sn See 1 Chr 23:1, where David had previously designated Solomon as king over Israel. before the Lord they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest. 23 Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.#tn Heb “listened to him.” 24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.#tn Heb “placed a hand under Solomon the king.” 25 The Lord greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.#tn Heb “and gave to him glory of kingship which there was not concerning every king before him over Israel.”
David’s Reign Comes to an End
26 David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 He reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem#map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4. thirty-three years. 28 He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor.#tn Heb “satisfied with days, wealth, and honor.” His son Solomon succeeded him. 29 King David’s accomplishments, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Samuel the prophet, the Annals of Nathan the prophet, and the Annals of Gad the prophet.#tn Heb “and the events of David the king, the former and the latter, look they are written in the annals of Samuel the seer, and in the annals of Nathan the prophet, and in the annals of Gad the seer.” 30 Recorded there are all the facts about his reign and accomplishments, and an account of the events that involved him, Israel, and all the neighboring kingdoms.#tn Heb “with all his reign and his might, and the times which passed over him and over Israel and over all the kingdoms of the lands.”
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1 Chronicles 29
29
Offerings for the Temple
1Then David the king said to all the assembly, “God has chosen Solomon my son alone, a young man and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the citadel is not for humankind, but for Yahweh God. 2So I have provided for the house of my God according to all my strength, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and the wood for the things of wood, along with an abundance of onyx stones, stones for settings, stones of turquoise, and variegated stones, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster stones. 3And moreover, with respect to my provisions for the house of my God I have a treasure of gold and silver that I have given to the house of my God above all that I have provided for the holy house: 4three thousand talents of gold from the gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents of refined silver to overlay the walls of the houses, 5gold for the golden things and silver for the silver things, for all the work by the hand of skilled craftsmen. Now who will offer willingly, consecrating himself#Literally “to consecrate his hand” today to Yahweh?”
6Then the commanders of the families,#Literally “fathers” the commanders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the work of the king offered themselves willingly. 7And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of Yahweh under the authority#Or “hand” of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9And the people rejoiced over their freewill offering, for with a whole heart they had willingly offered to Yahweh, and King David also rejoiced with great joy.
10Then David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly, and David said, “Blessed are you, O Yahweh, God of Israel, our father forever and ever! 11To you, O Yahweh, is the greatness and the power and the splendor and the glory and the strength, for everything in the heavens and in the earth. Yours, O Yahweh, is the kingdom and exaltation over all as head! 12And wealth and glory are from you, and you rule over all. And in your hand is power and might. And in your hand is power to make great and to give strength to all. 13And now, our God, we give thanks to you and offer praise to the name of your splendor. 14And indeed, who am I, and who are my people that we retain power to offer according to these offerings willingly? For everything is from you, and from your hand we have given to you. 15For we are strangers before you and sojourners like all our ancestors.#Or “fathers” Our days are like the shadow upon earth, and there is no hope of abiding. 16O Yahweh our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build for you a house for your holy name is from your hand, and all of it is yours. 17And I know, my God, that you yourself test the heart and are pleased with uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these things, and now I have seen your people who are found here willingly offer to you. 18O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors,#Or “fathers” keep this forever as a plan and thoughts of the heart of your people, and establish their heart toward you. 19Grant to Solomon my son a heart of peace to keep your commands, your statutes, and your regulations to do everything, and to build the citadel for which I have provided.” 20And David said to all the assembly, “Bless Yahweh your God!” And all the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.#Or “fathers” And they bowed down and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
Solomon’s Coronation
21And they offered sacrifices to Yahweh, and on that next day they offered burnt offerings to Yahweh: one thousand bulls, one thousand rams, one thousand lambs, with their libations and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22And they ate and drank before Yahweh on that day with great joy. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and they anointed him commander for Yahweh, and Zadok the priest.
23Then Solomon sat upon the throne of Yahweh as king in place of David his father. And he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him. 24And all the officials and mighty warriors, and also all the sons of King David, pledged allegiance to#Literally “placed a hand under” King Solomon. 25And Yahweh made Solomon exceedingly great in the sight of all Israel, and he bestowed upon him royal splendor that was not bestowed upon any king before him in Israel.
The Death of King David
26And David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27And the days that he reigned over Israel were forty years. In Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. 28And he died in a good old age, full of days, wealth, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place. 29Now the words of King David, from the first to the last, see, they are written among the words of Samuel the seer, and among the words of Nathan the prophet, and among the words of Gad the seer, 30with all the accounts of his kingdom, his power, and the times that came upon him, and upon Israel, and upon all the kingdoms of the earth.
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