Bible, King James Version
1_Chronicles
1Chr.29
[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.
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