1 Chronicles 29:15-17

International Children’s Bible

¹⁵ We are like foreigners and strangers.
    All our ancestors were also foreigners and strangers.
Our time on earth is like a shadow.
    There is no hope.
¹⁶ Lord our God, we have gathered all this to build your Temple.
    We will build it for worship to you.
But everything has come from you.
    Everything belongs to you.
¹⁷ I know, my God, that you test people’s hearts.
    You are happy when people do what is right.
I was happy to give all these things.
    I gave with an honest heart.
Your people gathered here are happy to give to you.
    I am happy to see their giving.