Chapter 29

Furthermore David the king said⁴ unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen,¹ [is yet] young and tender, and the work [is] great: for the palace [is] not for man, but for the LORD God.

Now I have prepared⁵² 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.

Moreover, because I have set my affection² to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, [which] I have given¹ to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared⁵² for the holy house,

[Even] three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined³⁰ silver, to overlay² the walls of the houses [withal]:

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 willing¹⁰² to consecrate¹⁵ his service this day unto the LORD?

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,¹⁰¹

And gave⁴ 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 ⁷²³⁹ thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

And they with whom [precious] stones were found¹² gave¹ [them] to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

Then the people rejoiced,⁴ for that they offered willingly,⁹⁹ because with perfect heart they offered willingly⁹⁸ to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced¹ with great joy.

Wherefore David blessed¹⁷ the LORD before all the congregation: and David said,⁴ Blessed⁷ [be] thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

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^{102 5375 102} as head above all.

Both riches and honour [come] of thee, and thou reignest⁶ over all; and in thine hand [is] power and might; and in thine hand [it is] to make great,¹⁵ and to give strength¹⁵ unto all.

Now therefore, our God, we thank⁵⁶ thee, and praise¹⁸ thy glorious name.

But who [am] I, and what [is] my people, that we should be⁴ able to offer so willingly⁹⁹ after this sort? for all things [come] of thee, and of thine own have we given¹ thee.

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.

O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared⁵² to build² thee an house for thine holy name [cometh] of thine hand, and [is] all thine own.

I know¹ also, my God, that thou triest⁶ the heart, and hast pleasure⁴ in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered⁹⁸ all these things: and now have I seen¹ with joy thy people, which are present⁸ here, to offer willingly⁹⁹ unto thee.

O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep³ this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare⁵⁴ their heart unto thee:

And give³ unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep² thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do² all [these things], and to build² the palace, [for] the which I have made provision.⁵²

And David said⁴ to all the congregation, Now bless¹⁶ the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed¹⁷ the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads,⁴ and worshipped¹⁰¹ the LORD, and the king.

And they sacrificed⁴ sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered⁵⁵ 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:

And did eat⁴ and drink⁴ before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king⁵⁵ the second time, and anointed⁴ [him] unto the LORD [to be] the chief governor, and Zadok [to be] priest.

Then Solomon sat⁴ on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered;⁵⁵ and all Israel obeyed⁴ him.

And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted¹ themselves unto Solomon the king.

And the LORD magnified¹⁷ Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed⁴ upon him [such] royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

Thus David the son of Jesse reigned¹ over all Israel.

And the time that he reigned¹ over Israel [was] forty years; seven years reigned¹ he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned¹ he in Jerusalem.

And he died⁴ in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned⁴ in his stead.

Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they [are] written⁷ in the book of Samuel the seer,⁶ and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over¹ him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.