1Then King David said to all the assembly, "Solomon my son, the one whom God alone has chosen, is still young and untried, and the work is great. This palace is not for man, but for the LORD God."
2"With all my strength I have made ready for the house of my God: gold for the things of gold, silver for the things of silver, brass for the things of brass, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood. I have made ready onyx stones, and stones to be set in place, shining stones of many colours, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in great quantity."
3"More than this, because I have set my heart on the house of my God, I have given my own treasure of gold and silver to the house of my God, over and above all that I have made ready for the holy house. s"
4"I have given three thousand talents of gold, the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,"
5"gold for the things of gold, and silver for the things of silver, and for all the work to be done by the hands of skilled workers. So who is willing to give himself to the LORD today?"
6Then the heads of the families, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials over the king's work, all gave willingly.
7They gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents of gold and ten thousand drams, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
8Those who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, into the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9Then the people were glad, because they had given willingly. With a whole heart they had given willingly to the LORD. King David also rejoiced with great joy.
10So David blessed the LORD in front of all the assembly. David said, "Blessed are you, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever."
11"Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. Everything in heaven and on earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are lifted up as head over all."
12"Both riches and honour come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might. It is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all."
13"So now, our God, we thank you, and we praise your glorious name."
14"But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give so willingly like this? For everything comes from you, and we have given you only what is your own."
15"We are strangers before you, and people passing through, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no staying."
16"O LORD our God, all this great store that we have made ready to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and it is all your own."
17"I know also, my God, that you test the heart, and that you take pleasure in what is upright. As for me, with an upright heart I have willingly given all these things. And now I have seen with joy your people, who are here, giving willingly to you."
18"O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the thoughts and purposes of the hearts of your people, and turn their hearts towards you."
19"And give Solomon my son a whole heart, to keep your commandments, your laws, and your rules, and to do all these things, and to build the palace for which I have made provision."
20Then David said to all the assembly, "Now bless the LORD your God." And all the assembly blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD and the king.
21The next day they made sacrifices to the LORD and offered burnt offerings to the LORD: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and many sacrifices for all Israel.
22They ate and drank before the LORD that day with great gladness. They made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and anointed him before the LORD to be ruler, and Zadok to be priest.
23Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of David his father, and he did well, and all Israel obeyed him.
24All the leaders, and the mighty men, and all the sons of King David as well, gave their loyalty to King Solomon.
25The LORD made Solomon very great in the sight of all Israel, and gave him such royal majesty as no king before him in Israel had ever had.
26So David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
27The time he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
28He died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.
29Now the acts of King David, from first to last, 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,
30together with all his reign and his might, and the times that passed over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.