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Chapter 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. |
| 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 colors, and all manner of precious stones, and
marble stones in abundance. |
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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. |
| 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: |
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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? |
| 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, |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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Both riches and honor 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. |
| 13 | Now therefore, our God, we
thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. |
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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: |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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: |
| 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. |
| 23 | Then Solomon
sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and
prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. |
| 24 | And all the princes, and the
mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto
Solomon the king. |
| 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. |
| 26 | Thus David the son of Jesse
reigned over all Israel. |
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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. |
| 28 | And he died in a good old
age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his
stead. |
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| 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, |
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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. |
