Gifts for Building the Temple
1Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced.a The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LORD God. 2With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—goldb for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise,1,c stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities.d 3Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have providede for this holy temple: 4three thousand talents2 of gold (gold of Ophir)f and seven thousand talents3 of refined silver,g for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, 5for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the LORD today?”
6Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officialsh in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.i 7Theyj gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents4 and ten thousand darics5 of gold, ten thousand talents6 of silver, eighteen thousand talents7 of bronze and a hundred thousand talents8 of iron. 8Anyone who had precious stonesk gave them to the treasury of the temple of the LORD in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.l 9The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedlym to the LORD. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
David’s Prayer
10David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,
“Praise be to you, LORD,
the God of our father Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
11Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the powern
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.o
Yours, LORD, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.p
12Wealth and honorq come from you;
you are the rulerr of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
13Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name.
14“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this?s Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.t 15We are foreigners and strangersu in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow,v without hope. 16LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you. 17I know, my God, that you test the heartw and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.x 18LORD, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you. 19And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotiony to keep your commands, statutes and decreesz and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.”a
20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the LORD your God.” So they all praised the LORD, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the LORD and the king.
Solomon Acknowledged as King
29:21-25pp — 1Ki 1:28–53
21The next day they made sacrifices to the LORD and presented burnt offerings to him:b a thousand bulls, a thousand rams and a thousand male lambs, together with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.c 22They ate and drank with great joyd in the presence of the LORD that day.
Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the LORD to be ruler and Zadoke to be priest. 23So Solomon satf on the throneg of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him. 24All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons,h pledged their submission to King Solomon.
25The LORD highly exaltedi Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal splendorj such as no king over Israel ever had before.k
The Death of David
29:26-28pp — 1Ki 2:10–12
26David son of Jesse was kingl over all Israel.m 27He ruled over Israel forty years—seven in Hebronn and thirty-three in Jerusalem.o 28He diedp at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.q
29As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, they are written in the records of Samuel the seer,r the records of Nathans the prophet and the records of Gadt the seer, 30together with the details of his reign and power, and the circumstances that surrounded him and Israel and the kingdoms of all the other lands.