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
.
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
.
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
,
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 :
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
?
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
,
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
Now therefore, our God, we thank
thee, and praise
thy glorious
name
.
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.
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
.
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.
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.
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:
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
.
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
.
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
:
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
.
Then Solomon sat on
the throne
of the LORD
as king
instead of David
his father
, and prospered
; and all Israel
obeyed
him.
And all the princes, and the mighty men
, and all the sons
likewise of king
David
, submitted themselves
unto Solomon
the king
.
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
.
Thus David the son
of Jesse
reigned
over all Israel
.
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
.
And he died in a good
old age
, full
of days
, riches
, and honour
: and Solomon
his son
reigned
in his stead.
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
,
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
.