“1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon
my son, whom alone God hath chosen, [is yet] young and tender, and the
work [is] great: for the palace [is] not for man, but for the LORD God.
2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold
for [things to be made] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver,
and the brass for [things] of brass, the iron for [things] of iron, and
wood for [things] of wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set,
glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious
stones, and marble stones in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have set
my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of
gold and silver, [which] I have given to the house of my God, over and
above all that I have prepared for the holy house, 4 [Even] three
thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand
talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses [withal]:
5 The gold for [things] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver,
and for all manner of work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. And
who [then] is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and
the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s
work, offered willingly, 7 And gave for the service of the house of God
of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten
thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one
hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 And they with whom [precious] stones
were found gave [them] to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the
hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they
offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to
the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.”
“10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and
David said, Blessed [be] thou, LORD 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 the heaven
and in the earth [is thine]; thine [is] the kingdom, O LORD, and thou
art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour [come] of thee,
and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand [is] power and might; and
in thine hand [it is] to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13
Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 14
But who [am] I, and what [is] my people, that we should be able to offer
so willingly after this sort? for all things [come] of thee, and of
thine own have we given thee. 15 For we [are] strangers before thee, and
sojourners, as [were] all our fathers: our days on the earth [are] as a
shadow, and [there is] none abiding. 16 O LORD our God, all this store
that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name
[cometh] of thine hand, and [is] all thine own. 17 I know also, my God,
that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me,
in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these
things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here,
to offer willingly unto thee. 18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of
Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the
thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy
commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all [these
things], and to build the palace, [for] the which I have made provision.
20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God.
And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and
bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king. 21 And
they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings
unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, [even] a thousand bullocks,
a thousand rams, [and] a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and
sacrifices in abundance for all Israel: 22 And did eat and drink before
the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son
of David king the second time, and anointed [him] unto the LORD [to be]
the chief governor, and Zadok [to be] priest.”
“23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of
David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 And all
the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king
David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. 25 And the LORD
magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed
upon him [such] royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in
Israel. 26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 And
the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty years; seven years
reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in
Jerusalem. 28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and
honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead. 29 Now the acts of
David the king, first and last, behold, they [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, 30 With all his reign and his might, and the times
that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the
countries.” (1 Chronicles 29:1-30 AV)
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