1. Then King David said to the whole assembly: ‘My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.
2. With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God – gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colours, and all kinds of fine stone and marble – all of these in large quantities.
3. Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple:
4. three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings,
5. for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord today?’
6. Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
7. They gave towards the work on the temple of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze and a hundred thousand talents of iron.
8. Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9. The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
10. David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,‘Praise be to you, Lord,the God of our father Israel,from everlasting to everlasting.
11. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the powerand the glory and the majesty and the splendour,for everything in heaven and earth is yours.Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;you are exalted as head over all.
12. Wealth and honour come from you;you are the ruler of all things.In your hands are strength and powerto exalt and give strength to all.
13. Now, our God, we give you thanks,and praise your glorious name.
14. ‘But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.
15. We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
16. Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.
17. I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.
18. Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people for ever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.
19. And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.’
20. Then David said to the whole assembly, ‘Praise the Lord your God.’ So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king.
21. The next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and presented burnt offerings to him: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams and a thousand male lambs, together with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
22. They ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the Lord that day.Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the Lord to be ruler and Zadok to be priest.
23. So Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him.
24. All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their submission to King Solomon.
25. The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal splendour such as no king over Israel ever had before.
26. David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.
27. He ruled over Israel for forty years – seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
28. He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honour. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.
29. As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, they are written in the records of Samuel the seer, the records of Nathan the prophet and the records of Gad the seer,
30. together with the details of his reign and power, and the circumstances that surrounded him and Israel and the kingdoms of all the other lands.Footnotes for the Book of 1 Chroniclesa 6 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31); most Hebrew manuscripts Darab 7 Achar means trouble; Achar is called Achan in Joshua.c 7 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.d 9 Hebrew Kelubai, a variant of Calebe 11 Septuagint (see also Ruth 4:21); Hebrew Salmaf 23 Or captured the settlements of Jairg 24 Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 42, 45, 49-52 and possibly elsewhere.h 25 Or Oren and Ozem, byi 42 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.j 55 Or of the Sopheritesk 55 Or father of Beth Rekaba 3 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Vulgate); Hebrew fatherb 4 Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 12, 14, 17, 18 and possibly elsewhere.c 9 Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain.d 12 Or of the city of Nahashe 13 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; Hebrew does not have and Meonothai.f 14 Ge Harashim means valley of skilled workers.g 33 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Joshua 19:8); Hebrew Baalh 41 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.a In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66.b 14 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15c 16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71d 26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Ahimoth 26and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:e 27 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Samuel 1:19,20 and 1 Chron. 6:33,34); Hebrew does not have and Samuel his son.f 28 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 8:2 and 1 Chron. 6:33); Hebrew does not have Joel.g 40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one Septuagint manuscript and Syriac Maaseiahh 57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah.i 59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah.j 60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon.k 67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer.l 77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah.a 3 Or Gera the father of Ehudb 29 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:35); Hebrew does not have Jeiel.c 29 Father may mean civic leader or military leader.d 30 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:36); Hebrew does not have Ner.e 33 Also known as Ish-Boshethf 34 Also known as Mephiboshetha 8 Or the Millob 11 Possibly a variant of Jashob-Baalc 11 Or Thirty; some Septuagint manuscripts Three (see also 2 Samuel 23:8)d 23 That is, about 2.3 metresa 3 Or we neglectedb 3 Or himc 11 Perez Uzzah means outbreak against Uzzah.a 7 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershonb 18 Three Hebrew manuscripts and most Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 20 and 16:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Zechariah son and or Zechariah, Ben andc 18 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also verse 21) Jeiel and Azaziahd 20 See verse 18; Hebrew Aziel, a variant of Jaaziel.e 20 Probably a musical termf 21 Probably a musical terma 6 Traditionally judges; also in verse 10a 6 That is, about 34 metric tonsb 6 That is, North-west Mesopotamiaa 12 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also 2 Samuel 24:13) of fleeingb 15 Hebrew Ornan, a variant of Araunah; also in verses 18-28c 17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see 2 Samuel 24:17 and note); Masoretic Text does not have the shepherd.d 25 That is, about 6.9 kilogramsa 10 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also verse 11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zinaa 3 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have Shimei.b 9 See Septuagint; Hebrew does not have his sons and relatives.c 9 See the total in verse 7; Hebrew does not have twelve.d 11 A variant of Zerie 14 A variant of Asarelahf 18 A variant of Uzziela 24 Septuagint; Hebrew number