1Chronicles 29

1 Then King David addressed the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God alone has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the task is great, since this structure will be a citadel to the LORD God and not for human beings.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:1

2 To the extent that I have been able to do so, I have provided supplies for the Temple of my God, including gold for what is to be made of gold, silver for what is to be made of silver, bronze for what is to be made of bronze, iron for what is to be made of iron, wood for what is to be made of wood, and great quantities of onyx, precious stones, antimony, colored stones, all types of other semi-precious stones, and plenty of marble.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:2

3 “In addition to everything that I have supplied for the Temple, it pleases me to provide my own treasure of gold and silver, so because of my love for the Temple of my God I hereby give to the Temple of my God the following:ISV — 1Chronicles 29:3

4 3,000 gold talents ^{a29:4 i.e. about 225,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds} imported from Ophir, ^{b29:4 Or from a source of fine gold; cf. 2Chr 8:18} 7,000 talents ^{c29:4 i.e. about 525,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds} of refined silver for gilding the walls of the TempleISV — 1Chronicles 29:4

5 and for all the work to be undertaken by skilled artists, gold for what is to be made of gold, and silver for what is to be made of silver. Who then, will be dedicating the productivity ^{d29:5 Lit. filling} of his own work ^{e29:5 Lit. hand} to the LORD today?”ISV — 1Chronicles 29:5

6 So the leaders of the ancestral households presented their voluntary offerings, as did the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s business.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:6

7 They presented 5,000 gold talents ^{f29:7 i.e. about 375,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds} and 10,000 gold darics ^{g29:7 i.e. about 156 pounds; a daric weighed about one quarter of an ounce} for the work of the Temple of God, 10,000 silver talents ^{h29:7 i.e. about 750,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds} , 18,000 bronze talents, ^{i29:7 i.e. about 1,350,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds} and 100,000 iron talents. ^{j29:7 i.e. about 7,500,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds}ISV — 1Chronicles 29:7

8 Whoever owned precious stones gave them to the treasury of the Temple of the LORD, in care of Jehiel the Gershonite.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:8

9 Then the people rejoiced because they had given voluntarily, since with a devoted heart they had freely given to the LORD. King David also rejoiced greatly.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:9

10 Then David blessed the LORD in the presence of the entire assembly. David said, How blessed you are, LORD, the God of our ancestor Israel, from eternity to eternity!ISV — 1Chronicles 29:10

11 To you, LORD, belongs the greatness, and the valor, and the splendor, and the endurance, and the majesty because all that is in heaven and on earth is yours. To you belongs the kingdom, LORD, and you are exalted as head over all.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:11

12 Both wealth and honor proceed from you, and you are ruling over them all. You control ^{k29:12 Lit. You have in your hand} power— you control who is made great, and how everyone becomes strong.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:12

13 And so, our God, we are giving you thanks, and we are praising your wonderful name!ISV — 1Chronicles 29:13

14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we make such voluntary offerings as these? For all things come from you, and from your own hand we are giving to you.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:14

15 For we are aliens and vagrants in your presence, as were all of our ancestors. Our days on the earth pass away like shadows, and we have no hope.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:15

16 LORD our God, all of this abundance that we have given for building a temple for your great name was provided by you ^{l29:16 Lit. by your hand} and all of it belongs to you.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:16

17 And I know, God, that it is you who searches the heart and you who finds pleasure in righteousness. With a righteous heart I have freely given all these things, and now I have seen all of these people of yours giving freely and joyfully to you!ISV — 1Chronicles 29:17

18 LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep your purposes and thoughts constantly in the hearts of your people and direct their hearts toward you,ISV — 1Chronicles 29:18

19 granting to my son Solomon to keep with a devoted heart your commands, your decrees, and your statutes, carrying out all of them, and that he may build the Temple for which I have made the preparations.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:19

20 Then David told the entire assembly, “Bless the LORD your God, please.” So the entire assembly blessed the LORD God of their ancestors, bowing their heads and falling in the LORD’s presence and before the king.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:20

21 The next day, they offered sacrifices and burnt offerings to the LORD amounting to ^{m29:21 The Heb. lacks amounting to} 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, along with their libations. Sacrifices were abundant throughout all Israel,ISV — 1Chronicles 29:21

22 and they ate and drank in the LORD’s presence with great joy. ( ; 2:12) They crowned David’s son Solomon king a second time and anointed him to serve ^{n29:22 The Heb. lacks serve} as Commander-in-Chief ^{o29:22 Or prince; lit. Nagid; i.e. an officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and management authority} to the LORD and Zadok to serve ^{p29:22 The Heb. lacks serve} as priest.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:22

23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in the place of ^{q29:23 Or king under} his father David. He prospered, and all of Israel obeyed ^{r29:23 Or listened to} him.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:23

24 All of the officials, all of the valiant soldiers, and all of King David’s sons submitted to King Solomon’s control,ISV — 1Chronicles 29:24

25 and the LORD exalted Solomon magnificently in the sight of all Israel, bestowing upon him royal majesty such as had not been given to any king in Israel before him.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:25

26 Jesse’s son David reigned as king over all of Israel,ISV — 1Chronicles 29:26

27 serving as king over Israel for 40 years. He reigned for seven years in Hebron and for 33 in Jerusalem.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:27

28 He died at a good old age, having lived a full life, replete with riches and honor, and with his son Solomon reigning in his place.ISV — 1Chronicles 29:28

29 The activities of David the king are recorded in the History of Samuel the Seer, ^{s29:29 An ancient chronicle of Israel, apparently now lost} in the History of Nathan the Prophet, ^{t29:29 An ancient chronicle of Israel, apparently now lost} and in the History of Gad the Seer, ^{u29:29 An ancient chronicle of Israel, apparently now lost}ISV — 1Chronicles 29:29

30 including details regarding ^{v29:30 The Heb. lacks details regarding} his reign, his power, the circumstances that attended his life, Israel, and all of the kingdoms of the countries that surrounded him. ^{w29:30 The Heb. lacks that surrounded him}ISV — 1Chronicles 29:30