Contributions for Building the Temple

29 Then King David said to all the assembly, “My son Solomon—God has chosen him alone—is young and inexperienced. The task is great^(A) because the temple will not be for man but for the Lord God.^{(B) 2} So to the best of my ability I’ve made provision for the house of my God:^(C) 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, stones for mounting,^[a] antimony,^[b](D) stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and a great quantity of marble. ³ Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house: ⁴ 100 tons^[c](E) of gold (gold of Ophir^(F)) and 250 tons^[d] of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, ⁵ the gold for the gold work and the silver for the silver, for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the Lord today?”

⁶ Then the leaders of the households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds,^(G) and the officials in charge of the king’s work^(H) gave willingly. ⁷ For the service of God’s house they gave 185 tons^[e] of gold and 10,000 gold coins,^[f](I) 375 tons^[g] of silver, 675 tons^[h] of bronze, and 4,000 tons^[i] of iron. ⁸ Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the Lord’s house under the care of Jehiel^(J) the Gershonite. ⁹ Then the people rejoiced because of their leaders’ willingness to give, for they had given to the Lord with a whole heart.^(K) King David also rejoiced greatly.

David’s Prayer

¹⁰ Then David praised the Lord in the sight of all the assembly. David said,

²⁰ Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So the whole assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors.^(U) They bowed down and paid homage to the Lord and the king.^(V)

²¹ The following day they offered sacrifices to the Lord and burnt offerings to the Lord: 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, along with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.^{(W) 22} They ate and drank with great joy in the Lord’s presence that day.

The Enthronement of Solomon

Then, for a second time,^(X) they made David’s son Solomon king; they anointed him^[m] as the Lord’s ruler,^(Y) and Zadok as the priest. ²³ Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.^{(Z) 24} All the leaders and the mighty men, and all of King David’s sons as well, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. ²⁵ The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel^(AA) and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been bestowed on any king over Israel before him.^(AB)

A Summary of David’s Life

²⁶ David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.^{(AC) 27} The length of his reign over Israel was 40 years; he reigned in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for 33.^{(AD) 28} He died at a ripe old age,^(AE) full of days,^(AF) riches, and honor, and his son Solomon became king in his place. ²⁹ As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, note that they are written in the Events of Samuel the Seer,^(AG) the Events of Nathan the Prophet,^(AH) and the Events of Gad the Seer,^{(AI) 30} along with all his reign, his might, and the incidents that affected him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the surrounding lands.