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I Chronicles
Chapter 29
1
Furthermore
David
the king said unto all the congregation,
Solomon
my son,
whom
alone 'Elohiym/Godhead has chosen,
is
yet young and tender,
and
the work is great . . .
for
the palace is not for man,
but
for Jehovah/God 'Elohiym/Godhead.
2
Now I have prepared with all my might
for
the house of my 'Elohiym/Godhead
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/differing colors,
and
all manner of precious stones,
and
marble stones in abundance.
3
Moreover, because I have set my affection
to
the house of my 'Elohiym/Godhead,
I
have of my own proper good,
of
gold and silver,
which
I have given to the house of my 'Elohiym/Godhead,
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.
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 Jehovah/God?
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 'Elohiym/Godhead
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 Jehovah/God,
by
the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9
Then the people rejoiced,
for
that they offered willingly,
because
with perfect heart
they
offered willingly to Jehovah/God.
And
David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10
Wherefore David blessed Jehovah/God
before
all the congregation.
And
David said, Blessed be you,
Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel our father,
forever
and ever.
11
Yours, O Jehovah/God,
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 Yours.
Yours
is the kingdom,
O
Jehovah/God,
and
You are exalted as head above all.
12
Both riches and honor come of You,
and
You reign over all;
and
in Your hand is power and might;
and
in Your hand it is to make great,
and
to give strength unto all.
13
Now therefore, our 'Elohiym/Godhead,
we
thank you,
and
praise Your glorious name.
14
But who am I {David},
and
what is my people,
that
we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort?
For
all things come of You,
and
of Your own have we given You.
15
For we are strangers before you, and sojourners,
as
were all our fathers.
Our
days on the earth are as a shadow,
and
there is none abiding.
16
O Jehovah/God our 'Elohiym/Godhead,
all
this store that we have prepared
to
build You an house for Your holy Name
comes
of Your hand,
and
is all Your own.
17
I know also, my 'Elohiym/Godhead,
that
You try the heart,
and
have pleasure in uprightness.
As
for me, in the uprightness of my heart
I
have willingly offered all these things.
And
now have I seen with joy your people,
which
are present here,
to
offer willingly unto you.
18
O Jehovah/God 'Elohiym/Godhead
of
Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers,
keep
this forever in the imagination of the thoughts
of
the heart of your people,
and
prepare their heart unto you.
19
And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart,
to
keep your commandments,
your
testimonies, and your statutes,
and
to do all these things,
and
to build the palace,
for
the which I have made provision.
20
And David said to all the congregation,
Now
bless Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead.
And
all the congregation blessed
Jehovah/God
your 'Elohiym/Godhead of their fathers,
and
bowed down their heads,
and
worshipped Jehovah/God, and the king.
21
And they sacrificed sacrifices unto Jehovah/God,
and
offered burnt offerings unto Jehovah/God,
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 Jehovah/God
on
that day with great gladness.
And
they made Solomon
the
son of David king the second time,
and
anointed him unto Jehovah/God
to
be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
23
Then Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah/God
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 Jehovah/God 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.
27``
And the time
that
he {David} reigned over Israel was forty years . . .
he
reigned seven years in Hebron,
and
thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem
{over
both Judea and all Israel - see also II Samuel 54-5}.
28
And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor.
And
Solomon his son reigned in his place/stead.
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, 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.
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