1Ch 29:1 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.
1Ch 29:2 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
colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
1Ch 29:3 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,
1Ch 29:4 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:
1Ch 29:5 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?
1Ch 29:6 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,
1Ch 29:7 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.
1Ch 29:8 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.
1Ch 29:9 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.
1Ch 29:10 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.
1Ch 29:11 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.
1Ch 29:12 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.
1Ch 29:13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
1Ch 29:14 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.
1Ch 29:15 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.
1Ch 29:16 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.
1Ch 29:17 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.
1Ch 29:18 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:
1Ch 29:19 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.
1Ch 29:20 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.
1Ch 29:21 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:
1Ch 29:22 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.
1Ch 29:23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David
his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
1Ch 29:24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of
king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
1Ch 29:25 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.
1Ch 29:26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
1Ch 29:27 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.
1Ch 29:28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and
Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
1Ch 29:29 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,
1Ch 29:30 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.