1 Paralipomenon 29
29
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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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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