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King David announced to the whole assembly: "My son Solomon is the one whom God has chosen, but he is still young and lacks experience. The work to be done is tremendous, because this is not a palace for people but a temple for the Lord God.
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I have made every effort to prepare materials for the Temple - gold, silver, bronze, iron, timber, precious stones and gems, stones for mosaics, and quantities of marble.
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Over and above all this that I have provided, I have given silver and gold from my personal property because of my love for God's Temple.
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I have given 115 tons of the finest gold and 265 tons of pure silver for decorating the walls of the Temple
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and for all the objects which the skilled workers are to make. Now who else is willing to give a generous offering to the Lord?"
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Then the heads of the clans, the officials of the tribes, the commanders of the army, and the administrators of the royal property volunteered to give
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the following for the work on the Temple: 190 tons of gold, 380 tons of silver, 675 tons of bronze, and 3,750 tons of iron.
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Those who had precious stones gave them to the Temple treasury, which was administered by Jehiel of the Levite clan of Gershon.
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The people had given willingly to the Lord, and they were happy that so much had been given. King David also was extremely happy.
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There in front of the whole assembly King David praised the Lord. He said, "Lord God of our ancestor Jacob, may you be praised forever and ever!