1 Chronicles 29:1-17 ▼

1 And David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon My son—the one whom God has chosen—is young and tender, and the work is great, because the palace is not for man, but for YHWH God.

2 And with all my power 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 the wood for the things of wood, onyx stones, and settings, and stones of glistening and various colors, and all precious stone, and stones of marble, in abundance.

3 And again, in my delighting in the house of my God, is unto me a peculiar treasure of gold and silver I have given to the house of my God above all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary:

4 Three thousand talents of gold (of the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses,

5 even the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and for all the work by the hand of craftsmen. And who is willing to consecrate himself today to YHWH?”

6 And the heads of the fathers, and the heads of the tribes of Israel, and the heads of the thousands and of the hundreds, and the heads of the work of the king, offered freely.

7 And they gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents of gold, and a myriad of darics, and ten thousand talents of silver, and a myriad and eight thousand talents of bronze, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

8 And he with whom stones were found gave them to the treasury of the house of YHWH, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

9 And the people rejoiced, because they offered freely, for with a loyal heart they offered freely to YHWH. And also David the king rejoiced with great joy.

10 And David blessed YHWH before all the assembly, and David said, “Blessed are You, O YHWH, God of Israel, our Father, from forever and even to forever.

11 To You, O YHWH, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, because of everything in the heavens and on earth. To You, O YHWH, is the kingdom, and You are exalted over all as head.

12 And the riches and the honor are from before You, and You reign over all, and in Your hand is power and might, and in Your hand is to exalt and to give strength to all.

13 And now, our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name.

14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should retain power like this to offer freely? For from You are all things, and from Your hand we have given to You.

15 For we are sojourners before You, and pilgrims, as all our fathers. As a shadow are our days on the earth, and without hope.

16 O YHWH our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build for You a house—for Your holy name—is from Your hand, and all is unto You.

17 And I know, my God, that You examine the heart, and in uprightness You are pleased. I, in the uprightness of my heart, I have offered freely all these things; and now Your people found here I have seen with joy to offer freely to You.