1 Chronicles 29

Gifts for Building the Temple

1Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said, “My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals—it is for the Lord God himself! 2Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine stone and marble.

3“And now, because of my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private treasures of gold and silver to help in the construction. This is in addition to the building materials I have already collected for his holy Temple. 4I am donating more than 112 tons of gold#29:4a Hebrew 3,000 talents [102 metric tons] of gold. from Ophir and 262 tons of refined silver#29:4b Hebrew 7,000 talents [238 metric tons] of silver. to be used for overlaying the walls of the buildings 5and for the other gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example and give offerings to the Lord today?”

6Then the family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals and captains of the army,#29:6 Hebrew the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. and the king’s administrative officers all gave willingly. 7For the construction of the Temple of God, they gave about 188 tons of gold,#29:7a Hebrew 5,000 talents [170 metric tons] of gold. 10,000 gold coins,#29:7b Hebrew 10,000 darics [a Persian coin] of gold, about 185 pounds or 84 kilograms in weight. 375 tons of silver,#29:7c Hebrew 10,000 talents [340 metric tons] of silver. 675 tons of bronze,#29:7d Hebrew 18,000 talents [612 metric tons] of bronze. and 3,750 tons of iron.#29:7e Hebrew 100,000 talents [3,400 metric tons] of iron. 8They also contributed numerous precious stones, which were deposited in the treasury of the house of the Lord under the care of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon. 9The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy.

David’s Prayer of Praise

10Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly:

“O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel,#29:10 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob. may you be praised forever and ever! 11Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. 12Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.

13“O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name! 14But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us! 15We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.

16“O Lord our God, even this material we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all belongs to you! 17I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.

18“O Lord, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes. 19Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations.”

20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give praise to the Lord your God!” And the entire assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the Lord and the king.

Solomon Named as King

21The next day they brought 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs as burnt offerings to the Lord. They also brought liquid offerings and many other sacrifices on behalf of all Israel. 22They feasted and drank in the Lord’s presence with great joy that day.

And again they crowned David’s son Solomon as their new king. They anointed him before the Lord as their leader, and they anointed Zadok as priest. 23So Solomon took the throne of the Lord in place of his father, David, and he succeeded in everything, and all Israel obeyed him. 24All the officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to King Solomon. 25And the Lord exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and he gave Solomon greater royal splendor than any king in Israel before him.

Summary of David’s Reign

26So David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27He reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. 28He died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. Then his son Solomon ruled in his place.

29All the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in The Record of Samuel the Seer, The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Record of Gad the Seer. 30These accounts include the mighty deeds of his reign and everything that happened to him and to Israel and to all the surrounding kingdoms.

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I Chronicles 29

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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