1 ARST Then King David said to all the people who had gathered there,“My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen to be the next king, is young and does not have much experience. This endeavor of building the temple is large and significant, because this glorious building will not be to honor people, but to honor Yahweh our God. BSB BSB: 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 palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
2 ARST From all the things that I possess, I have provided the resources to build the temple of my God— gold for the things made of gold, silver for the things made of silver, bronze for the things made of bronze, iron for the things made of iron, wood for the things made of wood, and large amounts of onyx for inlays and turquoise and other valuable stones of various colors, and marble. BSB BSB: Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, 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 colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
3 ARST In addition to all these things that I have given for the holy temple, I am giving my own treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, because I very earnestly desire the construction of this temple for my God. BSB BSB: Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
4 ARST I am giving about 100 metric tons of gold from Ophir and 230 metric tons of refined silver to cover the walls of the buildings, BSB BSB: three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
5 ARST for making the other items of gold and silver, and for the other work the craftsmen will do. So now, I ask you, who is willing to show by contributing other gifts for the building of the temple that he has dedicated himself to Yahweh?” BSB BSB: 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 himself to the LORD today?”
6 ARST Then the leaders of the families, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of 1, 000 soldiers and the commanders of 100 soldiers, and the officials who supervised the work that the king wanted done, gave gifts willingly. BSB BSB: Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
7 ARST For the work at the temple they gave 165 metric tons and eighty- four kilograms of gold, 330 metric tons of silver, 600 metric tons of bronze, and 3, 300 metric tons of iron. BSB BSB: Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
8 ARST Any people who owned valuable stones donated them to Yahweh’ s temple. Officials stored the stones in the storeroom of the temple. Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon, was in charge of the stones. BSB BSB: Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 ARST The people were happy to see that their leaders wanted to give those things; they were happy and enthusiastic to give those things to Yahweh. And King David also was very happy. BSB BSB: And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
10 ARST Then, in front of all the people there, David praised Yahweh. He said,“We praise you, Yahweh, the God whom our ancestor Jacob worshiped. We will praise you forever! BSB BSB: Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
11 ARST You, Yahweh, are great and powerful; you are glorious, majestic and wonderful. All of this is true because everything in heaven and on the earth is yours. You are the king of all the world and the exalted ruler of everything. BSB BSB: Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
12 ARST Wealth and honor come from you; you reign over all things. Because you are very powerful, you are able to cause anyone to be great and be strong. BSB BSB: Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
13 ARST So now, our God, we thank you, and we praise you for being majestic. BSB BSB: Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.
14 ARST But I and my people are not really able to give anything to you, because everything that we have comes from you; the things that we have given to you are only the things that we have received from you. BSB BSB: But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
15 ARST You know that we are like foreigners and strangers to you, as our ancestors were. Our years here on earth are like a shadow that disappears quickly; we know that there is nothing that can enable us to escape dying. BSB BSB: For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
16 ARST Yahweh our God, we have gathered all these things to use in building your temple to glorify your reputation as holy, but all of it really belongs to you, and you have given it to us. We give it all back to you. BSB BSB: O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.
17 ARST My God, I know that you test us people, and you are pleased when we do what is right. All these things I have given to you because I wanted to. And now I am pleased to see that your people have gathered in this place and generously given things to you. BSB BSB: I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
18 ARST Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshiped, help your people continue to desire to do things like this forever, and help them be loyal to you. BSB BSB: O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
19 ARST Please enable my son Solomon to faithfully and sincerely obey all of your laws and do everything that is needed to build this temple for which I have provided all these things.” BSB BSB: And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”
20 ARST Then David said to all the people who were gathered there,“Praise Yahweh our God!” So they all praised Yahweh the God whom their ancestors also worshiped. They prostrated themselves on the ground in front of Yahweh and in front of the king. BSB BSB: Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
21 ARST The next day the people offered sacrifices to Yahweh. They presented many animals that they completely burned on the altar: 1, 000 bulls, 1, 000 rams, 1, 000 young sheep, offerings of wine, and many other sacrifices for all the people of Israel to eat. BSB BSB: The next day they offered sacrifices and presented burnt offerings to the LORD: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, along with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
22 ARST On that day the people were joyful and ate and drank in Yahweh’ s honor. Then for the second time they declared that Solomon, David’ s son, was now the king. They anointed him with olive oil to be the king on behalf of Yahweh, and they anointed Zadok to be the high priest. BSB BSB: That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.
23 ARST So Solomon sat on the throne which represented Yahweh’ s reign over Israel. Solomon became king in the place of his father David. During the following years Solomon prospered, and all the Israelite people obeyed him. BSB BSB: 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 ARST All the officers and mighty warriors, as well as King David’ s other sons accepted Solomon as their king and promised to obey him. BSB BSB: All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
25 ARST Yahweh caused all the Israelite people to highly respect Solomon. Yahweh gave him a splendorous kingdom. No king of Israel who served Yahweh received such a kingdom like Solomon did. BSB BSB: The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.
26 ARST Jesse’ s son David was the king who ruled all of Israel. BSB BSB: David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.
27 ARST He ruled over Israel for 40 years: seven years in the city of Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
28 ARST He was very rich and very much honored, and he became an old man. Then he died, and his son Solomon became the king in David’ s place. BSB BSB: He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.
29 ARST Take note, a record of all the things that King David did while he ruled, from the beginning to the end, the prophets Samuel, Nathan, and Gad wrote on scrolls. BSB BSB: Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
30 ARST They told about his powerful rule, and all the things that happened to him and to the people of Israel and in the kingdoms of other countries while he was ruling Israel. BSB BSB: together with all the details of his reign, his might, and the circumstances that came upon him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands.
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