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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.
02 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 colours, and all manner of precious
stones, and marble stones in abundance.
03 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.
04 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:
05 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?
06 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,
07 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.
08 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.
09 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 honour 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.
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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 honour: 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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