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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Then King David addressed the entire assembly: "My son Solomon, the one whom God alone has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the task is great, since this structure will be a citadel to the LORD God and not for human beings. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2To the extent that I have been able to do so, I have provided supplies for the Temple of my God, including gold for what is to be made of gold, silver for what is to be made of silver, bronze for what is to be made of bronze, iron for what is to be made of iron, wood for what is to be made of wood, and great quantities of onyx, precious stones, antimony, colored stones, all types of other semi-precious stones, and plenty of marble. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3"In addition to everything that I have supplied for the Temple, it pleases me to provide my own treasure of gold and silver, so because of my love for the Temple of my God I hereby give to the Temple of my God the following: |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 43,000 gold talents imported from Ophir, 7,000 talents of refined silver for gilding the walls of the Temple |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5and for all the work to be undertaken by skilled artists, gold for what is to be made of gold, and silver for what is to be made of silver. Who then, will be dedicating the productivity of his own work to the LORD today?" |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6So the leaders of the ancestral households presented their voluntary offerings, as did the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king's business. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7They presented 5,000 gold talents and 10,000 gold darics for the work of the Temple of God, 10,000 silver talents , 18,000 bronze talents, and 100,000 iron talents. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Whoever owned precious stones gave them to the treasury of the Temple of the LORD, in care of Jehiel the Gershonite. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Then the people rejoiced because they had given voluntarily, since with a devoted heart they had freely given to the LORD. King David also rejoiced greatly. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Then David blessed the LORD in the presence of the entire assembly. David said, How blessed you are, LORD, the God of our ancestor Israel, from eternity to eternity! |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11To you, LORD, belongs the greatness, and the valor, and the splendor, and the endurance, and the majesty because all that is in heaven and on earth is yours. To you belongs the kingdom, LORD, and you are exalted as head over all. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Both wealth and honor proceed from you, and you are ruling over them all. You control power— you control who is made great, and how everyone becomes strong. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13And so, our God, we are giving you thanks, and we are praising your wonderful name! |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14But who am I, and who are my people, that we make such voluntary offerings as these? For all things come from you, and from your own hand we are giving to you. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15For we are aliens and vagrants in your presence, as were all of our ancestors. Our days on the earth pass away like shadows, and we have no hope. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16LORD our God, all of this abundance that we have given for building a temple for your great name was provided by you and all of it belongs to you. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17And I know, God, that it is you who searches the heart and you who finds pleasure in righteousness. With a righteous heart I have freely given all these things, and now I have seen all of these people of yours giving freely and joyfully to you! |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep your purposes and thoughts constantly in the hearts of your people and direct their hearts toward you, |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19granting to my son Solomon to keep with a devoted heart your commands, your decrees, and your statutes, carrying out all of them, and that he may build the Temple for which I have made the preparations. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Then David told the entire assembly, "Bless the LORD your God, please." So the entire assembly blessed the LORD God of their ancestors, bowing their heads and falling in the LORD's presence and before the king. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The next day, they offered sacrifices and burnt offerings to the LORD amounting to 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, along with their libations. Sacrifices were abundant throughout all Israel, |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22and they ate and drank in the LORD's presence with great joy. They crowned David's son Solomon king a second time and anointed him to serve as Commander-in-Chief to the LORD and Zadok to serve as priest. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in the place of his father David. He prospered, and all of Israel obeyed him. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24All of the officials, all of the valiant soldiers, and all of King David's sons submitted to King Solomon's control, |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25and the LORD exalted Solomon magnificently in the sight of all Israel, bestowing upon him royal majesty such as had not been given to any king in Israel before him. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Jesse's son David reigned as king over all of Israel, |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27serving as king over Israel for 40 years. He reigned for seven years in Hebron and for 33 in Jerusalem. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28He died at a good old age, having lived a full life, replete with riches and honor, and with his son Solomon reigning in his place. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29The activities of David the king are recorded in the History of Samuel the Seer, in the History of Nathan the Prophet, and in the History of Gad the Seer, |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30including details regarding his reign, his power, the circumstances that attended his life, Israel, and all of the kingdoms of the countries that surrounded him. |
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