I Chronicles 29
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Offerings for Building the Temple
1Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: “My son Solomon, whom alone God has #1 Chr. 28:5chosen, is #1 Kin. 3:7; 1 Chr. 22:5; Prov. 4:3young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the Lord God. 2Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, #Is. 54:11, 12; Rev. 21:18onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance. 3Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver: 4three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of #1 Kin. 9:28Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; 5the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is #2 Chr. 29:31; (2 Cor. 8:5, 12)willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”
6Then #1 Chr. 27:1; 28:1the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with #1 Chr. 27:25–31the officers over the king’s work, #Ex. 35:21–35offered willingly. 7They gave for the work 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 the Lord, into the hand of #1 Chr. 23:8Jehiel the Gershonite. 9Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had #Ex. 25:2; 1 Kin. 8:61; 2 Cor. 9:7offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly.
David’s Praise to God
10Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said:
“Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
11#Matt. 6:13; 1 Tim. 1:17; Rev. 5:13Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
12#Rom. 11:36Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
13“Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
14But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.
15For #Lev. 25:23; Ps. 39:12; Heb. 11:13, 14; 1 Pet. 2:11we are aliens and pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
#Job 14:2; Ps. 90:9Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.
16“O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own. 17I know also, my God, that You #(1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Chr. 28:9)test the heart and #Prov. 11:20have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You. 18O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You. 19And #(1 Chr. 28:9); Ps. 72:1give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your commandments and Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these things, and to build the temple for which #1 Chr. 29:1, 2I have made provision.”
20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” So all the assembly blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king.
Solomon Anointed King
21And they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the next day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and #1 Kin. 8:62, 63sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22So they ate and drank before the Lord with great gladness on that day. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and #1 Kin. 1:32–35, 39; 1 Chr. 23:1anointed him before the Lord to be the leader, and Zadok to be priest. 23Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, #Eccl. 8:2submitted themselves to King Solomon. 25So the Lord exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and #1 Kin. 3:13; 2 Chr. 1:12; Eccl. 2:9bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
The Close of David’s Reign
26Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27#2 Sam. 5:4; 1 Kin. 2:11And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; #2 Sam. 5:5seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem. 28So he #Gen. 25:8died in a good old age, #1 Chr. 23:1full of days and riches and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place. 29Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 30with all his reign and his might, #Dan. 2:21; 4:23, 25and the events that happened to him, to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the lands.
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1 Paralipomenon 29
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1And king David said to all the assembly: Solomon, my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is as yet young and tender; and the work is great, for a house is prepared not for man, but for God.
2And I with all my ability have prepared the expenses for the house of my God. Gold for vessels of gold, and silver for vessels of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood: and onyx stones, and stones like alabaster, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble of Paros in great abundance.
3Now over and above the things which I have offered into the house of my God I give, of my own proper goods, gold and silver for the temple of my God, beside what things I have prepared for the holy house.
4Three thousand talents of gold of the gold of Ophir: and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the temple.
5And gold for wheresoever there is need of gold: and silver for wheresoever there is need of silver, for the works to be made by the hands of the artificers. Now if any man is willing to offer, let him fill his hand to-day, and offer what he pleaseth to the Lord.
6Then the heads of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and the overseers of the king's possessions promised,
7And they gave for the works of the house of the Lord: of gold, five thousand talents, and ten thousand solids: of silver, ten thousand talents: and of brass, eighteen thousand talents: and of iron, a hundred thousand talents.
8And all they that had stones gave them to the treasures of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jahiel the Gersonite.
9And the people rejoiced, when they promised their offerings willingly: because they offered them to the Lord with all their heart. And David the king rejoiced also with a great joy.
10And he blessed the Lord before all the multitude; and he said: Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of Israel, our father from eternity to eternity.
11Thine, O Lord, is magnificence, and power, and glory, and victory: and to thee is praise. For all that is in heaven, and in earth, is thine. Thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art above all princes.
12Thine are riches, and thine is glory: thou hast dominion over all. In thy hand is power and might: in thy hand greatness, and the empire of all things.
13Now therefore, our God we give thanks to thee: and we praise thy glorious name.
14Who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to promise thee all these things? All things are thine: and we have given thee what we received of thy hand.
15For we are sojourners before thee, and strangers, as were all our fathers. Our days upon earth are as a shadow: and there is no stay.
16O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name is from thy hand: and all things are thine.
17I know, my God, that thou provest hearts, and lovest simplicity. Wherefore I also in the simplicity of my heart have joyfully offered all these things: and I have seen with great joy thy people, which are here present, offer thee their offerings.
18O Lord God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep for ever this will of their heart: and let this mind remain always for the worship of thee.
19And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, that he may keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy ceremonies, and do all things: and build the house, for which I have provided the charges.
20And David commanded all the assembly: Bless ye the Lord our God. And all the assembly blessed the Lord the God of their fathers. And they bowed themselves and worshipped God, and then the king.
21And they sacrificed victims to the Lord: and they offered holocausts the next day, a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their libations, and with every thing prescribed most abundantly for all Israel.
22And they ate, and drank before the Lord that day with great joy. And they anointed the second time Solomon the son of David. And they anointed him to the Lord to be prince, and Sadoc to be high priest.
23And Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father. And he pleased all: and all Israel obeyed him.
24And all the princes, and men of power, and all the sons of king David gave their hand, and were subject to Solomon the king.
25And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had before him.
26So David the son of Isai reigned over all Israel.
27And the days that he reigned over Israel were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years: and in Jerusalem three and thirty years.
28And he died in a good age, full of days, and riches, and glory. And Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
29Now the acts of king David first and last are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer:
30And of all his reign, and his valour, and of the times that passed under him, either in Israel, or in all the kingdoms of the countries.
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