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大卫王备金银铜铁木石建殿

29 大卫王对会众说:“我儿子所罗门是神特选的,还年幼娇嫩。这工程甚大,因这殿不是为人,乃是为耶和华神建造的。 我为我神的殿已经尽力预备金子做金器,银子做银器,铜做铜器,铁做铁器,木做木器,还有红玛瑙、可镶嵌的宝石、彩石和一切的宝石,并许多汉白玉。 且因我心中爱慕我神的殿,就在预备建造圣殿的材料之外,又将我自己积蓄的金银献上,建造我神的殿, 就是俄斐金三千他连得,精炼的银子七千他连得,以贴殿墙, 金子做金器,银子做银器,并借匠人的手制造一切。今日有谁乐意将自己献给耶和华呢?”

会众尽心乐输

于是,众族长和以色列各支派的首领、千夫长、百夫长,并监管王工的官长,都乐意献上。 他们为神殿的使用,献上金子五千他连得零一万达利克,银子一万他连得,铜一万八千他连得,铁十万他连得。 凡有宝石的都交给革顺耶歇,送入耶和华殿的府库。 因这些人诚心乐意献给耶和华,百姓就欢喜,大卫王也大大欢喜。

大卫称颂耶和华

10 所以,大卫在会众面前称颂耶和华说:“耶和华,我们的父以色列的神,是应当称颂直到永永远远的! 11 耶和华啊,尊大、能力、荣耀、强盛、威严都是你的,凡天上地下的都是你的,国度也是你的,并且你为至高,为万有之首。 12 丰富、尊荣都从你而来,你也治理万物。在你手里有大能大力,使人尊大、强盛都出于你。 13 我们的神啊,现在我们称谢你,赞美你荣耀之名。 14 我算什么,我的民算什么,竟能如此乐意奉献?因为万物都从你而来,我们把从你而得的献给你。 15 我们在你面前是客旅,是寄居的,与我们列祖一样。我们在世的日子如影儿,不能长存[a] 16 耶和华我们的神啊,我们预备这许多材料要为你的圣名建造殿宇,都是从你而来,都是属你的。 17 我的神啊,我知道你察验人心,喜悦正直。我以正直的心乐意献上这一切物,现在我喜欢见你的民在这里都乐意奉献于你。 18 耶和华我们列祖亚伯拉罕以撒以色列的神啊,求你使你的民常存这样的心思意念,坚定他们的心归向你。 19 又求你赐我儿子所罗门诚实的心,遵守你的命令、法度、律例,成就这一切的事,用我所预备的建造殿宇。”

会众称颂耶和华

20 大卫对全会众说:“你们应当称颂耶和华你们的神!”于是会众称颂耶和华他们列祖的神,低头拜耶和华与王。 21 次日,他们向耶和华献平安祭和燔祭,就是献公牛一千只、公绵羊一千只、羊羔一千只,并同献的奠祭,又为以色列众人献许多的祭。那日他们在耶和华面前吃喝,大大欢乐。

复膏所罗门立之为王

22 他们奉耶和华的命再膏大卫的儿子所罗门做王,又膏撒督做祭司。 23 于是所罗门坐在耶和华所赐的位上,接续他父亲大卫做王,万事亨通。以色列众人也都听从他。 24 众首领和勇士,并大卫王的众子,都顺服所罗门王。 25 耶和华使所罗门以色列众人眼前甚为尊大,极其威严,胜过在他以前的以色列王。

大卫寿终

26 耶西的儿子大卫以色列众人的王。 27 做王共四十年,在希伯仑做王七年,在耶路撒冷做王三十三年。 28 他年纪老迈,日子满足,享受丰富、尊荣,就死了,他儿子所罗门接续他做王。 29 大卫王始终的事,都写在先见撒母耳的书上和先知拿单并先见迦得的书上。 30 他的国事和他的勇力,以及他和以色列并列国所经过的事,都写在这书上。

Footnotes

  1. 历代志上 29:15 或作:没有长存的指望。

為建殿而獻的禮物

29 大衛王又對全體會眾說:「我兒所羅門是上帝特別揀選的,但他還年輕,缺乏經驗。建殿的工程浩大,因為這殿不是為人造的,乃是為耶和華上帝造的。 我已竭盡所能為我上帝的殿預備了製作金器、銀器、銅器、鐵器和木器所需的金銀銅鐵及木頭,還有大量的瑪瑙、鑲嵌用的寶石、彩石、大理石及其他貴重的石頭。 而且,我因為愛慕我上帝的殿,除了預備以上物品外,還把自己珍藏的金銀獻上,用來建造我上帝的殿。 我獻上一百噸俄斐金、二百四十噸純銀,用來貼殿牆, 供匠人製作金器銀器。今天,有誰樂意向耶和華奉獻?」

結果,各族長、以色列各支派的首領、千夫長、百夫長和負責王室事務的官員都樂意奉獻, 他們為上帝的殿奉獻了一百七十噸金子,三百四十噸銀子,六百二十噸銅,三千四百噸鐵。 有寶石的人都把寶石交到耶和華殿的庫房,由革順人耶歇保管。 因為他們誠心誠意地把東西獻給上帝,百姓歡喜不已,大衛王也非常歡喜。

大衛頌讚耶和華

10 大衛在會眾面前頌讚耶和華,說:「我們先祖以色列的上帝耶和華啊,你永永遠遠當受頌讚! 11 耶和華啊,偉大、權能、榮耀、尊貴和威嚴都是你的,天上地下的一切都是你的。耶和華啊,國度是你的,你是萬有的主宰。 12 富貴和尊榮都從你而來,你掌管一切,你手中有權能和力量,能使人尊大、強盛。 13 我們的上帝啊,我們稱頌你,讚美你榮耀的名。

14 「我算什麼,我的人民算什麼,怎麼配向你奉獻?因為萬物都從你而來,我們只是把從你那裡得來的獻給你。 15 我們在你面前只是客旅,是寄居的,像我們祖先一樣;我們在世的日子就像影子一樣轉瞬即逝。 16 我們的上帝耶和華啊,我們為你的聖名建造殿宇所預備的這一切財物都是從你那裡來的,都屬於你。 17 我的上帝啊,我知道你洞察人心,喜愛正直的人。我懷著正直的心甘願獻上這一切,我也看見你這裡的子民甘心樂意地將財物獻給你。 18 我們祖先亞伯拉罕、以撒、以色列的上帝耶和華啊!求你使你的子民常存這樣的心志,使他們的心忠於你。 19 求你賜給我兒所羅門忠誠的心,以遵行你的誡命、法度和律例,用我預備的材料全力建造殿宇。」

20 大衛對全體會眾說:「你們要頌讚你們的上帝耶和華。」於是,全體會眾頌讚他們祖先的上帝耶和華,向耶和華和王俯伏下拜。

所羅門被立為王

21 次日,他們向耶和華獻祭。他們代表全以色列獻上一千頭公牛、一千隻公綿羊、一千隻羊羔作燔祭,同時還獻上奠祭及許多其他祭。 22 那一天,他們在耶和華面前歡歡喜喜地吃喝。

他們再次擁立大衛的兒子所羅門做王,在耶和華面前膏立他做首領,又膏立撒督做祭司。 23 於是,所羅門登上了耶和華所賜的王位,接替他父親大衛做王。他凡事亨通,以色列眾人都服從他, 24 眾首領、勇士以及大衛王的眾子都效忠於他。 25 耶和華使所羅門倍受以色列人尊崇,賜他君王的威嚴,超過在他之前的所有以色列王。

大衛去世

26 耶西的兒子大衛是全以色列的王, 27 他在以色列執政共四十年:在希伯崙執政七年,在耶路撒冷執政三十三年。 28 大衛年紀老邁,享盡富貴尊榮後,壽終正寢。他兒子所羅門繼位。 29 大衛王一生的事蹟都記在撒母耳先見、拿單先知和迦得先見的史記上。 30 書中記述了他的政績和英勇事蹟,以及他和以色列及列國所遭遇的事。

Now that the Jews are rebuilding Jerusalem in the postexilic period, they should take David’s words to Solomon as their own charge. They, too, must make their relationships with God of primary importance. He will guide them as they rebuild His temple and His nation, if they continue to follow His purpose. The Jews must not be daunted by the size of the project before them. God will use great leaders like Ezra and Nehemiah to guide them through every step of rebuilding His temple and rebuilding His nation.

29 David (to the entire assembly): Although my son Solomon was chosen by God and has the ability to build a beautiful temple, he is still young and inexperienced for such a great work. This work is not for men—it is for the Eternal God. I have tried to help him as much as I can by providing gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stones (the onyx, inlaid stones, antimony, stones of various colors, precious stones, and alabaster) in abundance to use in my God’s temple. Furthermore I will give my own gold and silver treasures (in addition to the materials I have provided for the construction) to the temple because of my delight in the house of my God. These gifts include 110 tons of the finest gold, 260 tons of refined silver (to cover the walls of the buildings), more gold and more silver as needed. All of this work will be done by the skilled workers, so who then is willing give of himself this day to the Eternal?

Then family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the managers over the king’s work, offered willingly. For the service of the temple of God they gave 190 tons and 185 pounds of gold, 375 tons of silver, 675 tons of bronze, and 3,750 tons of iron. Anyone who owned precious stones gave them willingly to the treasury of the temple of the Eternal, where they were managed by Jehiel the Gershonite. Then all the people rejoiced because the officers had given to the Eternal so willingly and wholeheartedly. King David also rejoiced greatly, and 10 he blessed the Eternal in a prayer before the assembly.

David: You are blessed, O Eternal One,
        God of Israel, our father, forever and ever.
11     All that is great and powerful and glorious and victorious and majestic
        is Yours, O Eternal One.
    Indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth belongs to You.
        The kingdom belongs to You, O Eternal One, and You are the head of it all.
12     Wealth and glory come from You,
        and You rule over them all.
    In Your hand is power and strength,
        and You use them to make great and strengthen everyone.
13     Because of your greatness, our God,
        we testify about Your greatness and praise Your glorious name.

14     But who am I and who are my people
        that we can offer up anything to You so willingly?
    All our offerings come from You,
        so we can give You nothing that isn’t already Yours.
15     For we are strangers before You, sojourners, as all our fathers were.
        Our days on the earth are dark and temporary.
16     O Eternal One our God, we realize that all this abundance,
        all that will build Your temple for Your holy name,
    Is from Your hand already.
        Everything is Yours.

17     O my God, You test the heart and delight when it is proven faithful,
        so I, with an honest heart, have willingly offered all these things.
    And now I have joyfully witnessed Your people, who are present here,
        make their offerings willingly and joyously to You.
18     O Eternal One, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,
        sustain this purpose and thought
    In the hearts of Your people forever
        and guide their hearts to You.
19     Especially give to my son Solomon a perfect heart,
        one that keeps Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your laws,
    One that will do them all, and one that will build the temple,
        for which I have made provisions.

20 (to the assembly) Now bless the Eternal One your God.

Right then, the assembly obeyed David, blessing the Eternal, the God of their fathers, and bowed low in worship before the Eternal One and the king. 21 On the next day, they made sacrifices and burnt offerings to Him: 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs. They also gave abundant drink offerings and sacrifices for all Israel. 22 Then they ate and drank before the Eternal with great gladness, and they coronated Solomon (son of David) a second time, anointing him as ruler and Zadok as priest for the Eternal. 23 Then, for the first time, Solomon sat on the throne of the Eternal as king instead of his father David. Solomon prospered, and all Israel recognized him as their king. 24 All the officials, the warriors, and the other sons of King David pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. 25 The Eternal exalted Solomon as a great ruler before all Israel and gave him royal majesty greater than any king before him in Israel.

26 David the son of Jesse was the first king to reign over all Israel. 27 His rule over Israel lasted 40 years: 7 years in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem. 28 Then he died peacefully of old age, after a long life, riches, and honor. And after he joined with his ancestors in death, his son Solomon reigned over Israel in his place.

29 The actions of King David, from his birth until his death, are recorded in the chronicles of Samuel the seer, Nathan the prophet, and Gad the visionary. 30 These chronicles include the activities during his reign, descriptions of his power, and the experiences of him, Israel, and all the kingdoms of the nations.