¹ Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

² Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

³ Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.

⁴ Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

⁵ The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?

⁶ Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

⁷ And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

⁸ And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

⁹ Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

¹⁰ Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

¹¹ Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

¹² Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

¹³ Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

¹⁵ For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

¹⁶ O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

¹⁷ I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

¹⁸ O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

¹⁹ And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.

²⁰ And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.

²¹ And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

²² And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

²³ Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

²⁴ And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

²⁵ And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

²⁶ Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

²⁷ And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

²⁸ And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

²⁹ Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

³⁰ With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

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¹ Furthermore David ^H1732 the king ^H4428 said ^H559 unto all the congregation, ^H6951 Solomon ^H8010 my son, ^H1121 whom alone ^H259 God ^H430 hath chosen, ^H977 is yet young ^H5288 and tender, ^H7390 and the work ^H4399 is great: ^H1419 for the palace ^H1002 is not for man, ^H120 but for the LORD ^H3068 God. ^H430

² Now I have prepared ^H3559 with all my might ^H3581 for the house ^H1004 of my God ^H430 the gold ^H2091 for things to be made of gold, ^H2091 and the silver ^H3701 for things of silver, ^H3701 and the brass ^H5178 for things of brass, ^H5178 the iron ^H1270 for things of iron, ^H1270 and wood ^H6086 for things of wood; ^H6086 onyx ^H7718 stones, ^H68 and stones to be set, ^H4394 glistering ^H6320 stones, ^H68 and of divers colours, ^H7553 and all manner of precious ^H3368 stones, ^H68 and marble ^H7893 stones ^H68 in abundance. ^H7230

³ Moreover, because I have set my affection ^H7521 to the house ^H1004 of my God, ^H430 I have ^H3426 of mine own proper good, ^H5459 of gold ^H2091 and silver, ^H3701 which I have given ^H5414 to the house ^H1004 of my God, ^H430 over and above ^H4605 all that I have prepared ^H3559 for the holy ^H6944 house, ^H1004

⁴ Even three ^H7969 thousand ^H505 talents ^H3603 of gold, ^H2091 of the gold ^H2091 of Ophir, ^H211 and seven ^H7651 thousand ^H505 talents ^H3603 of refined ^H2212 silver, ^H3701 to overlay ^H2902 the walls ^H7023 of the houses ^H1004 withal:

⁵ The gold ^H2091 for things of gold, ^H2091 and the silver ^H3701 for things of silver, ^H3701 and for all manner of work ^H4399 to be made by the hands ^H3027 of artificers. ^H2796 And who then is willing ^H5068 to consecrate ^H4390 his service ^H3027 this day ^H3117 unto the LORD? ^H3068

⁶ Then the chief ^H8269 of the fathers ^H1 and princes ^H8269 of the tribes ^H7626 of Israel, ^H3478 and the captains ^H8269 of thousands ^H505 and of hundreds, ^H3967 with the rulers ^H8269 of the king's ^H4428 work, ^H4399 offered willingly, ^H5068

⁷ And gave ^H5414 for the service ^H5656 of the house ^H1004 of God ^H430 of gold ^H2091 five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 talents ^H3603 and ten thousand ^H7239 drams, ^H150 and of silver ^H3701 ten ^H6235 thousand ^H505 talents, ^H3603 and of brass ^H5178 eighteen ^{H8083 H7239} thousand ^H505 talents, ^H3603 and one hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 talents ^H3603 of iron. ^H1270

⁸ And they with whom precious stones ^H68 were found ^H4672 gave ^H5414 them to the treasure ^H214 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 by the hand ^H3027 of Jehiel ^H3171 the Gershonite. ^H1649

⁹ Then the people ^H5971 rejoiced, ^H8055 for that they offered willingly, ^H5068 because with perfect ^H8003 heart ^H3820 they offered willingly ^H5068 to the LORD: ^H3068 and David ^H1732 the king ^H4428 also rejoiced ^H8055 with great ^H1419 joy. ^H8057

¹⁰ Wherefore David ^H1732 blessed ^H1288 the LORD ^H3068 before ^H5869 all the congregation: ^H6951 and David ^H1732 said, ^H559 Blessed ^H1288 be thou, LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 our father, ^H1 for ^H5704 ever ^H5769 and ever. ^H5769

¹¹ Thine, O LORD, ^H3068 is the greatness, ^H1420 and the power, ^H1369 and the glory, ^H8597 and the victory, ^H5331 and the majesty: ^H1935 for all that is in the heaven ^H8064 and in the earth ^H776 is thine; thine is the kingdom, ^H4467 O LORD, ^H3068 and thou art exalted ^H4984 as head ^H7218 above all.

¹² Both riches ^H6239 and honour ^H3519 come of thee, ^H6440 and thou reignest ^H4910 over all; and in thine hand ^H3027 is power ^H3581 and might; ^H1369 and in thine hand ^H3027 it is to make great, ^H1431 and to give strength ^H2388 unto all.

¹³ Now therefore, our God, ^H430 we thank ^H3034 thee, and praise ^H1984 thy glorious ^H8597 name. ^H8034

¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, ^H5971 that we should be ^H6113 able ^H3581 to offer so willingly ^H5068 after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own ^H3027 have we given ^H5414 thee.

¹⁵ For we are strangers ^H1616 before ^H6440 thee, and sojourners, ^H8453 as were all our fathers: ^H1 our days ^H3117 on the earth ^H776 are as a shadow, ^H6738 and there is none abiding. ^H4723

¹⁶ O LORD ^H3068 our God, ^H430 all this store ^H1995 that we have prepared ^H3559 to build ^H1129 thee an house ^H1004 for thine holy ^H6944 name ^H8034 cometh of thine hand, ^H3027 and is all thine own.

¹⁷ I know ^H3045 also, my God, ^H430 that thou triest ^H974 the heart, ^H3824 and hast pleasure ^H7521 in uprightness. ^H3476 As for me, in the uprightness ^H4339 of mine heart ^H3824 I have willingly offered ^H5068 all these things: and now have I seen ^H7200 with joy ^H8057 thy people, ^H5971 which are present ^H4672 here, to offer willingly ^H5068 unto thee.

¹⁸ O LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Abraham, ^H85 Isaac, ^H3327 and of Israel, ^H3478 our fathers, ^H1 keep ^H8104 this for ever ^H5769 in the imagination ^H3336 of the thoughts ^H4284 of the heart ^H3824 of thy people, ^H5971 and prepare ^H3559 their heart ^H3824 unto thee:

¹⁹ And give ^H5414 unto Solomon ^H8010 my son ^H1121 a perfect ^H8003 heart, ^H3824 to keep ^H8104 thy commandments, ^H4687 thy testimonies, ^H5715 and thy statutes, ^H2706 and to do ^H6213 all these things, and to build ^H1129 the palace, ^H1002 for the which I have made provision. ^H3559

²⁰ And David ^H1732 said ^H559 to all the congregation, ^H6951 Now bless ^H1288 the LORD ^H3068 your God. ^H430 And all the congregation ^H6951 blessed ^H1288 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of their fathers, ^H1 and bowed down their heads, ^H6915 and worshipped ^H7812 the LORD, ^H3068 and the king. ^H4428

²¹ And they sacrificed ^H2076 sacrifices ^H2077 unto the LORD, ^H3068 and offered ^H5927 burnt offerings ^H5930 unto the LORD, ^H3068 on the morrow ^H4283 after that day, ^H3117 even a thousand ^H505 bullocks, ^H6499 a thousand ^H505 rams, ^H352 and a thousand ^H505 lambs, ^H3532 with their drink offerings, ^H5262 and sacrifices ^H2077 in abundance ^H7230 for all Israel: ^H3478

²² And did eat ^H398 and drink ^H8354 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068 on that day ^H3117 with great ^H1419 gladness. ^H8057 And they made Solomon ^H8010 the son ^H1121 of David ^H1732 king ^H4427 the second time, ^H8145 and anointed ^H4886 him unto the LORD ^H3068 to be the chief governor, ^H5057 and Zadok ^H6659 to be priest. ^H3548

²³ Then Solomon ^H8010 sat on ^H3427 the throne ^H3678 of the LORD ^H3068 as king ^H4428 instead of David ^H1732 his father, ^H1 and prospered; ^H6743 and all Israel ^H3478 obeyed ^H8085 him.

²⁴ And all the princes, ^H8269 and the mighty men, ^H1368 and all the sons ^H1121 likewise of king ^H4428 David, ^H1732 submitted themselves ^{H5414 H3027 H8478} unto Solomon ^H8010 the king. ^H4428

²⁵ And the LORD ^H3068 magnified ^H1431 Solomon ^H8010 exceedingly ^H4605 in the sight ^H5869 of all Israel, ^H3478 and bestowed ^H5414 upon him such royal ^H4438 majesty ^H1935 as had not been on any king ^H4428 before ^H6440 him in Israel. ^H3478

²⁶ Thus David ^H1732 the son ^H1121 of Jesse ^H3448 reigned ^H4427 over all Israel. ^H3478

²⁷ And the time ^H3117 that he reigned ^H4427 over Israel ^H3478 was forty ^H705 years; ^H8141 seven ^H7651 years ^H8141 reigned ^H4427 he in Hebron, ^H2275 and thirty ^H7970 and three ^H7969 years reigned ^H4427 he in Jerusalem. ^H3389

²⁸ And he died ^H4191 in a good ^H2896 old age, ^H7872 full ^H7649 of days, ^H3117 riches, ^H6239 and honour: ^H3519 and Solomon ^H8010 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

²⁹ Now the acts ^H1697 of David ^H1732 the king, ^H4428 first ^H7223 and last, ^H314 behold, they are written ^H3789 in the book ^H1697 of Samuel ^H8050 the seer, ^H7200 and in the book ^H1697 of Nathan ^H5416 the prophet, ^H5030 and in the book ^H1697 of Gad ^H1410 the seer, ^H2374

³⁰ With all his reign ^H4438 and his might, ^H1369 and the times ^H6256 that went over ^H5674 him, and over Israel, ^H3478 and over all the kingdoms ^H4467 of the countries. ^H776

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¹ And David the king said unto all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Jehovah God.

² Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the `things of' gold, and the silver for the `things of' silver, and the brass for the `things of' brass, the iron for the `things of' iron, and wood for the `things of' wood; onyx stones, and `stones' to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

³ Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

⁴ even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, wherewith to overlay the walls of the houses;

⁵ of gold for the `things of' gold, and of silver for the `things of' silver, and for all manner of work `to be made' by the hands of artificers. Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto Jehovah?

⁶ Then the princes of the fathers' `houses', and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered willingly;

⁷ and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.

⁸ And they with whom `precious' stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of Jehovah, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

⁹ Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

¹⁰ Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

¹¹ Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the earth `is thine'; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all.

¹² Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

¹³ Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

¹⁵ For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

¹⁶ O Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name cometh of thy hand, and is all thine own.

¹⁷ I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, that are present here, offer willingly unto thee.

¹⁸ O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee;

¹⁹ and give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.

²⁰ And David said to all the assembly, Now bless Jehovah your God. And all the assembly blessed Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Jehovah, and the king.

²¹ And they sacrificed sacrifices unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel,

²² and did eat and drink before Jehovah on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto Jehovah to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.

²³ Then Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

²⁴ And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

²⁵ And Jehovah magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

²⁶ Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

²⁷ And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three `years' reigned he in Jerusalem.

²⁸ And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

²⁹ Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

³⁰ with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

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¹ And David the king saith to all the assembly, `Solomon my son -- the one on whom God hath fixed -- `is' young and tender, and the work `is' great, for not for man is the palace, but for Jehovah God;

² and with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for `things of' gold, and the silver for `those of' silver, and the brass for `those of' brass, the iron for `those of' iron, and the wood for `those of' wood, shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting and of diverse colours, and all `kinds of' precious stone, and stones of white marble, in abundance.

³ `And again, because of my delighting in the house of my God, the substance I have -- a peculiar treasure of gold and silver -- I have given for the house of my God, even over and above all 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 gold for `things of' gold, and silver for `those of' silver, and for all the work by the hand of artificers; and who `is' he that is offering willingly to consecrate his hand to-day to Jehovah?'

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, even to the heads of the work of the king, offer willingly.

⁷ And they give for the service of the house of God, of gold -- talents five thousand, and drams a myriad; and of silver -- talents ten thousand, and of brass -- a myriad and eight thousand talents; and of iron -- a hundred thousand talents;

⁸ and he with whom stones are found hath given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

⁹ And the people rejoice because of their offering willingly, for with a perfect heart they have offered willingly to Jehovah; and also David the king hath rejoiced -- great joy.

¹⁰ And David blesseth Jehovah before the eyes of all the assembly, and David saith, `Blessed `art' Thou, Jehovah, God of Israel our father, from age even unto age.

¹¹ To Thee, O Jehovah, `is' the greatness, and the might, and the beauty, and the victory, and the honour, because of all in the heavens and in the earth; to Thee, O Jehovah, `is' the kingdom, and he who is lifting up himself over all for head;

¹² and the riches, and the honour `are' from before Thee, and Thou art ruling over all, and in Thy hand `is' power and might, and in Thy hand, to make great, and to give strength to all.

¹³ `And now, our God, we are giving thanks to Thee, and giving praise to Thy beauteous name;

¹⁴ yea, because, who `am' I, and who `are' my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee `is' the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee;

¹⁵ for sojourners we `are' before Thee, and settlers, like all our fathers; as a shadow `are' our days on the land, and there is none abiding.

¹⁶ `O Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build to Thee a house, for Thy holy name, `is' out of Thy hand, and of Thee `is' the whole.

¹⁷ `And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.

¹⁸ `O Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this to the age for the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of Thy people, and prepare their heart unto Thee;

¹⁹ and to Solomon my son give a perfect heart, to keep Thy commands, Thy testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do the whole, even to build the palace `for' which I have prepared.'

²⁰ And David saith to all the assembly, `Bless, I pray you, Jehovah your God;' and all the assembly bless Jehovah, God of their fathers, and bow and do obeisance to Jehovah, and to the king.

²¹ And they sacrifice to Jehovah sacrifices, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the morrow of that day, bullocks a thousand, rams a thousand, lambs a thousand, and their oblations, even sacrifices in abundance, for all Israel.

²² And they eat and drink before Jehovah on that day with great joy, and cause Solomon son of David to reign a second time, and anoint `him' before Jehovah for leader, and Zadok for priest.

²³ And Solomon sitteth on the throne of Jehovah for king instead of David his father, and prospereth, and all Israel hearken unto him,

²⁴ and all the heads, and the mighty men, and also all the sons of king David have given a hand under Solomon the king;

²⁵ and Jehovah maketh Solomon exceedingly great before the eyes of all Israel, and putteth upon him the honour of the kingdom that hath not been on any king over Israel before him.

²⁶ And David son of Jesse hath reigned over all Israel,

²⁷ and the days that he hath reigned over Israel `are' forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three;

²⁸ and he dieth in a good old age, satisfied with days, riches, and honour, and reign doth Solomon his son in his stead.

²⁹ And the matters of David the king, the first and the last, lo, they are written beside the matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the matters of Gad the seer,

³⁰ with all his reign, and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all kingdoms of the lands.

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¹ And king David said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, the one whom God has chosen, is young and tender, and the work is great; for this palace is not to be for man, but for Jehovah Elohim.

² And I have prepared according to all my power for the house of my God gold for [things of] gold, and silver for [things of] silver, and brass for [things of] brass, iron for [things of] iron, and wood for [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and white marble in abundance.

³ And moreover, in my affection for the house of my God I have given of my own property of gold and silver, for the house of my God, over and 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 gold for [things of] gold, and silver for [things of] silver, and for all manner of work by the hands of artificers. And who is willing to offer to Jehovah this day?

⁶ And the chief fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the comptrollers of the king's business, offered willingly.

⁷ And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

⁸ And they with whom stones were found gave [them] to the treasure of the house of Jehovah, into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

⁹ And the people rejoiced because they offered willingly, for with perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

¹⁰ And David blessed Jehovah in the sight of all the congregation; and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah, the God of our father Israel, for ever and ever.

¹¹ Thine, Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the splendour, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is thine: thine, Jehovah, is the kingdom, and thou art exalted as Head above all;

¹² and riches and glory are of thee, and thou rulest over everything; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make all great and strong.

¹³ And now, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer willingly after this manner? for all is of thee, and of that which is from thy hand have we given thee.

¹⁵ For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no hope [of life].

¹⁶ Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house to thy holy name, is of thy hand, and is all thine own.

¹⁷ And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee.

¹⁸ Jehovah, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their hearts to thee!

¹⁹ And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.

²⁰ And David said to all the congregation, Bless now Jehovah your God. And all the congregation blessed Jehovah the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did homage to Jehovah and the king.

²¹ And they sacrificed sacrifices to Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the morrow after that day: a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

²² And they ate and drank before Jehovah on that day with great joy. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him to Jehovah to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.

²³ And Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

²⁴ And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves to Solomon the king.

²⁵ And Jehovah magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him royal majesty such as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

²⁶ Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

²⁷ And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

²⁸ And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

²⁹ And the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer;

³⁰ with all his reign and his might, and the times that passed over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

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¹ David the king said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.

² Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the brass for the [things of] brass, the iron for the [things of] iron, and wood for the [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of various colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

³ In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

⁴ even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses;

⁵ of gold for the [things of] gold, and of silver for the [things of] silver, and for all manner of work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. Who then offers willingly to consecrate himself this day to Yahweh?

⁶ Then the princes of the fathers' [houses], and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered willingly;

⁷ and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.

⁸ They with whom [precious] stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of Yahweh, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

⁹ Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Yahweh: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

¹⁰ Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

¹¹ Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all.

¹² Both riches and honor come of you, and you rule over all; and in your hand is power and might; and it is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all.

¹³ Now therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise your glorious name.

¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.

¹⁵ For we are strangers before you, and foreigners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

¹⁶ Yahweh our God, all this store that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name comes of your hand, and is all your own.

¹⁷ I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy your people, that are present here, offer willingly to you.

¹⁸ Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and prepare their heart to you;

¹⁹ and give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.

²⁰ David said to all the assembly, Now bless Yahweh your God. All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshiped Yahweh, and the king.

²¹ They sacrificed sacrifices to Yahweh, and offered burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the next day after that day, even one thousand bulls, one thousand rams, and one thousand lambs, with their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel,

²² and ate and drink before Yahweh on that day with great gladness. They made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him to Yahweh to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.

²³ Then Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

²⁴ All the princes, the mighty men, and also all of the sons of king David submitted themselves to Solomon the king.

²⁵ Yahweh magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

²⁶ Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

²⁷ The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.

²⁸ He died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his place.

²⁹ Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

³⁰ with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

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¹ And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

² Now as far as I am able, I have made ready what is needed for the house of my God; the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the silver things, and the brass for the brass things, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; beryls and jewels to be framed, and stones of different colours for ornament; all sorts of stones of great price, and polished building-stone, as much as is needed and more.

³ And because this house of God is dear to me, I give my private store of gold and silver to the house of my God, in addition to all I have got ready for the holy house;

⁴ Even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents of the best silver, for plating the walls of the house:

⁵ Gold for the gold things, and silver for the silver things, and for every sort of work to be done by the expert workmen. Who then will come forward, offering himself this day for the Lord's work?

⁶ Then the heads of families and the chiefs of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the controllers of the king's business, freely gave themselves;

⁷ And they gave for the use of the house of the Lord, five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

⁸ And those who had stones of great price gave them to the store of the house of the Lord, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

⁹ Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.

¹⁰ So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever.

¹¹ Yours, O Lord, is the strength and the power and the glory, and the authority and the honour: for everything in heaven and on earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are lifted up as head over all.

¹² Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.

¹³ So now, our God, we give you praise, honouring the glory of your name.

¹⁴ But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.

¹⁵ For we, as all our fathers were, are like men from a strange country before you, who have got a place for a time in the land; our days on the earth are like a shade, and there is no hope of going on.

¹⁶ O Lord our God, all this store, which we have made ready for the building of a house for your holy name, comes from your hand and is yours.

¹⁷ And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.

¹⁸ O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the deepest thoughts of your people, and let their hearts be fixed and true to you;

¹⁹ And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.

²⁰ And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.

²¹ And they made offerings to the Lord, and gave burned offerings to the Lord, on the day after, a thousand oxen, a thousand sheep, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and a great wealth of offerings for all Israel.

²² And with great joy they made a feast before the Lord that day. And they made Solomon, the son of David, king a second time, putting the holy oil on him to make him holy to the Lord as ruler, and on Zadok as priest.

²³ So Solomon was put on the seat of the Lord as king in place of his father David, and everything went well for him; and all Israel was under his authority.

²⁴ And all the chiefs and the men of war and all the sons of King David put themselves under the authority of Solomon the king.

²⁵ And the Lord made Solomon great in the eyes of all Israel, clothing him with glory and honour such as no other king in Israel had had before him.

²⁶ Now David, the son of Jesse, was king over all Israel.

²⁷ For forty years he was ruling as king over Israel, seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

²⁸ And he came to his end after a long life, full of days and great wealth and honour; and Solomon his son became king in his place.

²⁹ Now all the acts of David, first and last, are recorded in the words of Samuel the seer, and the words of Nathan the prophet, and the words of Gad the seer;

³⁰ Together with all his rule and his power, and the events which took place in his time, in Israel and in all the kingdoms of other lands.