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Then KingDavidsaid to the entireassembly, "My sonSolomon, whom aloneGod has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man, but for the LORDGod.
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"Now with 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, onyxstones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of variouscolors, and all kinds of preciousstones and alabaster in abundance.
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"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 holytemple,
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of gold for the things of gold and of silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the workdone by the craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate* himself this day to the LORD?"
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Then the rulers of the fathers' households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with the overseers over the king'swork, offeredwillingly;
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and for the service for the house of God they gave5,000*talents and 10,000*darics of gold, and 10,000*talents of silver, and 18,000**talents of brass, and 100,000*talents of iron.
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Then the peoplerejoicedbecause they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the LORD with a wholeheart, and KingDavidalsorejoicedgreatly.