Then King David
said
to the entire
assembly
, "My son
Solomon
, whom alone
God
has chosen
, ais still young
and inexperienced
and the work
is great
; for bthe 1temple
is not for man
, but for the LORD
God
.
"Now awith all my ability
I have provided
for the house
of my God
the gold
for the things of gold
, and the silver
for the things of silver
, and the bronze
for the things of bronze
, the iron
for the things of iron
, and wood
for the things of wood
, onyx
stones
and inlaid
stones, stones
of antimony
and stones
of various
colors
, and all
kinds of precious
stones
and alabaster
in abundance
.
"Moreover, in my delight
in the house
of my God
, the treasure
I have
of gold
and silver
, I give
to the house
of my God
, over
and above
all
that I have already provided
for the holy
1temple
,
namely, a3,000 talents
of gold
, of bthe gold
of Ophir
, and 7,000
talents
of refined
silver
, to overlay
the walls
of the 1buildings
;
of gold for the things of gold
and of silver
for the things of silver
, that is, for all
the work
1done
by the craftsmen
. Who
then is willing
2to consecrate
himself this day
to the LORD
?"
Then athe rulers of the fathers'
households, and the princes
of the tribes
of Israel
, and the commanders
of thousands
and of hundreds
, with bthe overseers
over the king's
work
, offered
willingly
;
and for the service for the house
of God
they gave
5,000
talents
and 10,000
adarics
of gold
, and 10,000
talents
of silver
, and 18,000
talents
of brass
, and 100,000
talents
of iron
.
1Whoever possessed precious stones
gave
them to the treasury
of the house
of the LORD
, 2in care
of aJehiel
the Gershonite
.
Then the people rejoiced
because
they had offered
so willingly
, for they made
their offering
to the LORD
awith a whole
heart
, and King
David
also
rejoiced
greatly
.
So David blessed
the LORD
in the sight
of all
the assembly
; and David
said
, "Blessed
are You, O LORD
God
of Israel
our father
, forever
and ever
.
" aYours, O LORD, is the greatness
and the power
and the glory
and the victory
and the majesty
, indeed
everything
that is in the heavens
and the earth
; Yours is the dominion
, O LORD
, and You exalt
Yourself as head
over all
.
" aBoth riches and honor
come from You, and You rule
over all
, and bin Your hand
is power
and might
; and it lies in Your hand
to make
great
and to strengthen
everyone
.
"Now therefore, our God
, we thank
You, and praise
Your glorious
name
.
"But who am I and who
are my people
that we should 1be able
to offer
as generously as this
? For all
things
come from You, and from Your hand
we have given
You.
"For awe are sojourners before
You, and tenants
, as all
our fathers
were; bour days
on the earth
are like a shadow
, and there
is no
hope
.
"O LORD our God
, all
this
abundance
that we have provided
to build
You a house
for Your holy
name
, it is from Your hand
, and all
is Yours.
"Since I know, O my God
, that aYou try
the heart
and bdelight
in uprightness
, I, in the integrity
of my heart
, have willingly
offered
all
these
things; so now
with joy
I have seen
Your people
, who are present
here
, make
their offerings
willingly
to You.
"O LORD, the God
of Abraham
, Isaac
and Israel
, our fathers
, preserve
this
forever
in the 1intentions
of the heart
of Your people
, and direct
their heart
to You;
and agive to my son
Solomon
a perfect
heart
to keep
Your commandments
, Your testimonies
and Your statutes
, and to do
them all
, and bto build
the 1temple
, for which
I have made
provision
."
Then David said
to all
the assembly
, "Now
bless
the LORD
your God
." And aall
the assembly
blessed
the LORD
, the God
of their fathers
, and bbowed
low
and did
homage
to the LORD
and to the king
.
On the next day
athey 1made
sacrifices
to the LORD
and offered
burnt
offerings
to the LORD
, 1,000
bulls
, 1,000
rams
and 1,000
lambs
, with their drink
offerings
and sacrifices
in abundance
for all
Israel
.
So they ate and drank
that day
before
the LORD
with great
gladness
.
And they made Solomon
the son
of David
king
aa second
time
, and they banointed
him as ruler
for the LORD
and Zadok
as priest
.
Then aSolomon sat
on the throne
of the LORD
as king
instead
of David
his father
; and he prospered
, and all
Israel
obeyed
him.
All the officials
, the mighty
men
, and also
all
the sons
of King
David
1pledged
allegiance
to King
Solomon
.
aThe LORD highly
exalted
Solomon
in the sight
of all
Israel
, and bbestowed
on him royal
majesty
which
had
not been
on any
king
before
him in Israel
.
Now aDavid the son
of Jesse
reigned
over
all
Israel
.
aThe period which
he reigned
over
Israel
was forty
years
; he reigned
in Hebron
seven
years
and 1in Jerusalem
thirty-three
years.
Then he died in aa 1ripe
old
age
, bfull
of days
, riches
and honor
; and his son
Solomon
reigned
in his place
.
Now the acts of King
David
, from first
to last
, are written
in the chronicles
of aSamuel
the seer
, in the chronicles
of bNathan
the prophet
and in the chronicles
of cGad
the seer
,
with all his reign
, his power
, and the circumstances
which
came
on him, on Israel
, and on all
the kingdoms
of the lands
.