1 Then KingDavidsaid to the entireassembly, "My sonSolomon, whom aloneGod has chosen, 1is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for 2the temple is not for man, but for the LORDGod.
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"Now 3with 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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namely, 43,000*talents of gold, of 5 the gold of Ophir, and 7,000*talents of refinedsilver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;
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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 6the rulers of the fathers' households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with 7the 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*8darics of gold, and 10,000*talents of silver, and 18,000**talents of brass, and 100,000*talents of iron.
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Whoever possessed precious stonesgave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, in care of 9Jehiel the Gershonite.
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Then the peoplerejoicedbecause they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the LORD10with a wholeheart, and KingDavidalsorejoicedgreatly.
David's Prayer
10 So Davidblessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly; and Davidsaid, "Blessed are You, O LORDGod of Israel our father, forever and ever.
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"11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeedeverything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.
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"12Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and 13in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to makegreat and to strengtheneveryone.
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"Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your gloriousname.
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"But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For allthings come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.
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"For 14we are sojournersbefore You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; 15our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is nohope.
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"O LORD our God, allthisabundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holyname, it is from Your hand, and all is Yours.
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"Since I know, O my God, that 16You try the heart and 17delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willinglyofferedallthese things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are presenthere, make their offeringswillingly to You.
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"O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preservethisforever in the intentions* of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You;
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and 18give to my sonSolomon a perfectheart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to do them all, and 19to build the temple, for which I have madeprovision."
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Then Davidsaid to all the assembly, "Nowbless the LORD your God." And 20all the assemblyblessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and 21bowedlow and didhomage to the LORD and to the king.
Sacrifices
21 On the nextday22they madesacrifices to the LORD and offeredburntofferings to the LORD, 1,000bulls, 1,000rams and 1,000lambs, with their drinkofferings and sacrifices in abundance for allIsrael.
So they ate and drank that daybefore the LORD with greatgladness.
Solomon Again Made King
22 And they madeSolomon the son of Davidking23a secondtime, and they 24anointed him as ruler for the LORD and Zadok as priest.
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Then 25Solomonsat on the throne of the LORD as kinginstead of David his father; and he prospered, and allIsraelobeyed him.
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All the officials, the mightymen, and alsoall the sons of KingDavidpledgedallegiance* to KingSolomon.
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26The LORDhighlyexaltedSolomon in the sight of allIsrael, and 27bestowed on him royalmajestywhichhad not been on anykingbefore him in Israel.
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Now 28David the son of JessereignedoverallIsrael.
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29The periodwhich he reignedoverIsrael was fortyyears; he reigned in Hebronsevenyears and in Jerusalemthirty-three* years.
Death of David
28 Then he died in 30a ripeoldage, 31full of days, riches and honor; and his sonSolomonreigned in his place.
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"Now the acts of KingDavid, from first to last, are written in the chronicles of 32Samuel the seer, in the chronicles of 33Nathan the prophet and in the chronicles of 34Gad the seer,
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with all his reign, his power, and the circumstanceswhichcame on him, on Israel, and on all the kingdoms of the lands.