Gifts for building the temple
1 Then King David said to the whole assembly: ‘My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LordGod.
2 With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God – gold 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,stones of various colours, and all kinds of fine stone and marble – all of these in large quantities.
3 Besides, 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 provided for this holy temple:
4 three thousand talentsof gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talentsof refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings,
5 for 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 Lordtoday?’
6 Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
7 They gave towards the work on the temple of God five thousand talentsand ten thousand daricsof gold, ten thousand talentsof silver, eighteen thousand talentsof bronze and a hundred thousand talentsof iron.
8 Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lordin the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
David’s prayer
10 David praised the Lordin the presence of the whole assembly, saying,
‘Praise be to you, Lord,
the God of our father Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendour,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.
12 Wealth and honour come from you;
you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
13 Now, 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? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.
15 We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
16 Lordour 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.
17 I know, my God, that you test the heart 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.
18 Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people for ever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.
19 And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.’
20 Then David said to the whole assembly, ‘Praise the Lordyour God.’ So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lordand the king.
Solomon acknowledged as king
21 The next day they made sacrifices to the Lordand presented burnt offerings to him: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams and a thousand male lambs, together with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
22 They ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the Lordthat day.
Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the Lordto be ruler and Zadok to be priest.
23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the Lordas king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him.
24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their submission to King Solomon.
25 The Lordhighly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal splendour such as no king over Israel ever had before.
The death of David
26 David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.
27 He ruled over Israel for forty years – seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
28 He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honour. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.
29 As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, they are written in the records of Samuel the seer, the records of Nathan the prophet and the records of Gad the seer,
30 together with the details of his reign and power, and the circumstances that surrounded him and Israel and the kingdoms of all the other lands.
Footnotes for the Book of 1 Chronicles
a6Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31); most Hebrew manuscriptsDara
b7Acharmeanstrouble;Acharis calledAchanin Joshua.
c7The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
d9HebrewKelubai, a variant ofCaleb
e11Septuagint (see also Ruth 4:21); HebrewSalma
f23Orcaptured the settlements of Jair
g24Fathermay meancivic leaderormilitary leader; also in verses 42, 45, 49-52 and possibly elsewhere.
h25OrOren and Ozem, by
i42The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
j55Orof the Sopherites
k55Orfather of Beth Rekab
a3Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Vulgate); Hebrewfather
b4Fathermay meancivic leaderormilitary leader; also in verses 12, 14, 17, 18 and possibly elsewhere.
c9Jabezsounds like the Hebrew forpain.
d12Orof the city of Nahash
e13Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; Hebrew does not haveand Meonothai.
f14Ge Harashimmeansvalley of skilled workers.
g33Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Joshua 19:8); HebrewBaal
h41The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
a In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66.
b14HebrewJehozadak, a variant ofJozadak; also in verse 15
c16HebrewGershom, a variant ofGershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71
d26Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscriptsAhimoth 26and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:
e27Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Samuel 1:19,20 and 1 Chron. 6:33,34); Hebrew does not haveand Samuel his son.
f28Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 8:2 and 1 Chron. 6:33); Hebrew does not haveJoel.
g40Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one Septuagint manuscript and SyriacMaaseiah
h57See Joshua 21:13; Hebrewgiven the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah.
i59Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not haveJuttah.
j60See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not haveGibeon.
k67See Joshua 21:21; Hebrewgiven the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer.
l77See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not haveJokneam, Kartah.
a3OrGera the father of Ehud
b29Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:35); Hebrew does not haveJeiel.
c29Fathermay meancivic leaderormilitary leader.
d30Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:36); Hebrew does not haveNer.
e33Also known asIsh-Bosheth
f34Also known asMephibosheth
a8Orthe Millo
b11Possibly a variant ofJashob-Baal
c11OrThirty; some Septuagint manuscriptsThree(see also 2 Samuel 23:8)
d23That is, about 2.3 metres
a3Orwe neglected
b3Orhim
c11Perez Uzzahmeansoutbreak against Uzzah.
a7HebrewGershom, a variant ofGershon
b18Three Hebrew manuscripts and most Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 20 and 16:5); most Hebrew manuscriptsZechariah son andorZechariah, Ben and
c18Hebrew; Septuagint (see also verse 21)Jeiel and Azaziah
d20See verse 18; HebrewAziel, a variant ofJaaziel.
e20Probably a musical term
f21Probably a musical term
a6Traditionallyjudges; also in verse 10
a6That is, about 34 metric tons
b6That is, North-west Mesopotamia
a12Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also 2 Samuel 24:13)of fleeing
b15HebrewOrnan, a variant ofAraunah; also in verses 18-28
c17Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see 2 Samuel 24:17 and note); Masoretic Text does not havethe shepherd.
d25That is, about 6.9 kilograms
a10One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also verse 11); most Hebrew manuscriptsZina
a3One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not haveShimei.
b9See Septuagint; Hebrew does not havehis sons and relatives.
c9See the total in verse 7; Hebrew does not havetwelve.
d11A variant ofZeri
e14A variant ofAsarelah
f18A variant ofUzziel
a24Septuagint; Hebrewnumber
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