1 GLT And King David said to all the assembly,“Solomon my son, alone God has chosen him, is young and tender, and the work is great; for not for man is the palace but for Yahweh 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 GLT And according to all my power I have provided for the house of my God, the gold for the gold, and the silver for the silver, and the bronze for the bronze, the iron for the iron, and the wood for the wood, stones of onyx and settings, stones of antimony and colorful things, and all the rare stones and alabaster stones, in abundance. 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 GLT And again, in my delighting in the house of my God, possessions belonging to me, gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, above all I have prepared for the sacred house: 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 GLT 3, 000 talents of gold from the gold of Ophir, and 7, 000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses, 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 GLT gold for gold, and silver for silver, and for all the work by the hand of the craftsmen. And who offers freely to fill his hand today 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 GLT And the chiefs of the fathers offered freely as well as the chiefs of the tribes of Israel and the chiefs of thousands and hundreds, and the chiefs of the work of the king. 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 GLT And they gave for the service of the house of God gold, 5, 000 talents and 10, 000 darics, and silver, 10, 000 talents, and bronze, 18, 000 talents, and iron, 100, 000 talents. 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 GLT And he who was found with it, stones, they gave to the treasury of the house of Yahweh, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 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 GLT And the people rejoiced because they offered freely, for with a whole heart they offered freely to Yahweh. And also King David rejoiced with great joy. 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 GLT And David blessed Yahweh in the eyes of all the assembly. And David said,“Blessed are you, Yahweh, God of Israel, our father, from forever and until 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 GLT To you, Yahweh, the greatness, and the might, and the beauty, and the splendor, and the majesty; indeed, everything in the heavens and in the earth. To you, Yahweh, the kingdom and lifting yourself above all as head. 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 GLT And the riches and the glory from before your face, and you are ruling over all, and in your hand power and might, and in your hand to make great and to strengthen all. 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 GLT And now, our God, we are giving thanks to you and praising the name of your beauty. BSB BSB: Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.
14 GLT But who am I, and who are my people, that we should retain power to offer freely like this? For from you is everything, and from your hand we have given to 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 GLT For we are foreigners before your face and sojourners, like all our fathers, like the shadow are our days on the earth, and there is no hope. 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 GLT Yahweh our God, all this abundance that we have prepared in order to build for you a house for the name of your holiness, from your hand it is and for you is all. 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 GLT And I know, my God, that you examine the heart and in uprightness are pleased. I, in the uprightness of my heart, I have offered freely all these, and now your people are found here, I see with joy, to offer freely 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 GLT Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel— our fathers— keep this forever concerning the purpose of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and direct their hearts 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 GLT And to Solomon my son, give a whole heart to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all and to build the palace for which I have prepared.” 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 GLT And David said to all the assembly,“Bless Yahweh your God.” And all the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers. And they bowed down and paid homage to Yahweh and to 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 GLT And they sacrificed to Yahweh sacrifices, and they offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on the day following that day, 1, 000 bulls, 1, 000 rams, 1, 000 lambs, and their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 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 GLT And they ate and drank before the face of Yahweh that day with great joy. And they made king a second time Solomon, the son of David, and they anointed for Yahweh for a leader and Zadok for 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 GLT And Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and he succeeded. And all Israel listened to 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 GLT And all the chiefs, and the mighty ones, and also all the sons of King David gave a hand under King Solomon. BSB BSB: All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
25 GLT And Yahweh made Solomon exceedingly great in the eyes of all Israel. And he bestowed on him majesty of a kingdom which has not been on any king before his face over Israel. 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 GLT And David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. BSB BSB: David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.
27 GLT And the days which he reigned over Israel, 40 years. In Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned 33. BSB BSB: The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
28 GLT And he died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and glory. And Solomon his son reigned in his 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 GLT And the matters of King David, the first things and the last things, behold, they are written in the words of Samuel the Seer, and in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Gad the prophet, 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 GLT with all his reign and his might and the times which passed over on him, and on Israel, and on all the kingdoms of the lands. 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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