14. Who am I,and who are my people,that we should be able to offer so willingly?Since everything comes from you,we have given you that which comes from your own hand.
15. To be sure, we are like all our ancestors,immigrants without permanent homes.Our days are like a shadow on the ground,and there’s no hope.
16. Lord, our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build you a temple for your holy name comes from your hand and belongs to you.
17. Since I know, my God, that you examine the mind and take delight in honesty, I have freely given all these things with the highest of motives. And now I’ve been delighted to see your people here offering so willingly to you.
18. Lord, God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep these thoughts in the mind of your people forever, and direct their hearts toward you.
19. As for Solomon my son, give him the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, laws, and regulations—observing all of them—and to build the temple that I have prepared.
20. Then David said to the whole assembly, "Bless the Lord your God," and the whole assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their ancestors, bowed down, and worshipped before the Lord and the king.
21. On the very next day they offered sacrifices and entirely burned offerings to the Lord—a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, along with their drink offerings—and many other sacrifices for all Israel’s sake.