16. Our Lord God, we have brought all these things for building a temple to honour you. They belong to you, and you gave them to us.
17. But we are happy, because everyone has voluntarily given you these things. You know what is in everyone's heart, and you are pleased when people are honest.
18. Always make us eager to give, and help us be faithful to you, just as our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob faithfully worshipped you.
19. And give Solomon the desire to obey your laws and teachings completely, and the desire to build the temple for which I have provided these gifts.
20. David then said to the people, “Now it's your turn to praise the Lord, the God your ancestors worshipped!” So everyone praised the Lord, and they bowed down to honour him and David their king.
21. The next day, the Israelites slaughtered a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, and they offered them as sacrifices to please the Lord, along with offerings of wine.
22. The people were very happy, and they ate and drank there at the Lord's altar.That same day, Solomon was crowned king. The people celebrated and poured olive oil on Solomon's head to show that he would be their next king. They also poured oil on Zadok's head to show that he was their priest.
23. So Solomon became king after David his father. Solomon was successful, and everyone in Israel obeyed him.
24. Every official and every soldier, as well as all David's other sons, were loyal to him.
25. The Lord made Solomon a great king, and the whole nation was amazed at how famous he was. In fact, no other king of Israel was as great as Solomon.