I Chronicles 29 The Offerings of David, the Princes, and the People for the Building of the Temple

 I Chronicles 29

The Offerings of David, the Princes, and the People for the Building of the Temple

1 Then King David said to the whole assembly, "My son Solomon, whom God alone has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for it is not a palace for man but for the Lord God.

2 I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God gold for the things of gold, silver for the things of silver, brass for the things of brass, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and stones to be set, ornamental stones and inlaid stones, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

3 And of my own free will I give for the house of my God the gold and silver that I have in excess, besides all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary.

 4 Three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses:

 5 Gold for the vessels of gold, and silver for the vessels of silver, and for all the work of the hands of the craftsmen. Who then is willing to fill his hand to offer willingly to the Lord today? 

6 Then the heads of the fathers' houses, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains over thousands and hundreds, even the captains of the king's work, gave willingly. 

7 And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents of gold, and ten thousand drachmas, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of copper, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. 

8 And those who were found with precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord in the hand of Jeiel the Gershonite.

 9 And the people rejoiced at their willing giving; for with a perfect heart they gave willingly to the Lord; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

10 Therefore David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the congregation: and David said, Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

11 Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in heaven and in earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, and thou art exalted as head above all.

12 And riches and honour come from thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand is it to make great and to give strength to all.

13 And now, O our God, we give thee thanks, and we praise thy glorious name.

14 For who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to do such things willingly? For all things come from you, and from your hand we have given you.

15 For we are strangers before you, and pilgrims like all our fathers; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.

16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and all is yours.

17 And I know, my God, that you test the hearts, and that you delight in integrity. I also in the integrity of my heart have given all these things willingly; and now I have seen with joy that your people who are present here have given willingly to you.

18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.

19 And give Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes; and to do everything, and to build this palace that I have prepared.

20 Then David said to all the assembly, "Now praise the Lord your God." Then all the assembly praised the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed down and prostrated themselves before the Lord and before the king.

21 And on the next day they sacrificed sacrifices to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings to the Lord, a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

22 And they ate and drank that day before the Lord with great joy. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him to be ruler to the Lord, and Zadok to be priest.

23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king in place of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel listened to him.

 24 All the princes and the nobles, even all the sons of King David, submitted themselves to King Solomon. 

25 The Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him a royal majesty such as had not been given to any king in Israel before him.

 26 So David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 

27 The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years. 

28 He died in a good old age, full of years, riches, and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place. 

29 Now the acts of King David, first and last, are they not written in the chronicles of Samuel the seer, and in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the chronicles of Gad the seer; 

30 Together with all his kingdom and his power, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of those lands.