16. O Lord, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a temple to honour your holy name, but it all came from you and all belongs to you.
17. I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.
18. Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, keep such devotion for ever strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you.
19. Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations.”
20. Then David commanded the people, “Praise the Lord your God!” And the whole assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and gave honour to the Lord and also to the king.
21. The following day they killed animals as sacrifices, dedicating them to the Lord, and then gave them to the people to eat. In addition, they sacrificed a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, which they burnt whole on the altar. They also brought the offerings of wine.
22. So that day they were very happy as they ate and drank in the presence of the Lord.For a second time they proclaimed Solomon king. In the name of the Lord they anointed him as their ruler and Zadok as priest.
23. So Solomon succeeded his father David on the throne which the Lord had established. He was a successful king, and the whole nation of Israel obeyed him.
24. All the officials and soldiers, and even all of David's other sons promised to be loyal to Solomon as king.
25. The Lord made the whole nation stand in awe of Solomon, and he made him more glorious than any other king that had ruled Israel.
26. David son of Jesse ruled over all Israel
27. for forty years. He ruled in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for 33.
28. He died at a ripe old age, wealthy and respected, and his son Solomon succeeded him as king.
29. The history of King David from beginning to end is recorded in the records of the three prophets, Samuel, Nathan, and Gad.