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1 Chronicles 29
New International Version
1 Chronicles 29
New International Version
Gifts for Building the Temple
29 Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced.(A) The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God. 2 With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold(B) for the gold work, 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,[a](C) stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities.(D) 3 Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided(E) for this holy temple: 4 three thousand talents[b] of gold (gold of Ophir)(F) and seven thousand talents[c] of refined silver,(G) for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, 5 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 themselves to the Lord today?”
6 Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials(H) in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.(I) 7 They(J) gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents[d] and ten thousand darics[e] of gold, ten thousand talents[f] of silver, eighteen thousand talents[g] of bronze and a hundred thousand talents[h] of iron. 8 Anyone who had precious stones(K) gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.(L) 9 The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly(M) to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
David’s Prayer
10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,
“Praise be to you, Lord,
the God of our father Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power(N)
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.(O)
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.(P)
12 Wealth and honor(Q) come from you;
you are the ruler(R) of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
13 Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name.
14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this?(S) Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.(T) 15 We are foreigners and strangers(U) in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow,(V) without hope. 16 Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you. 17 I know, my God, that you test the heart(W) and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.(X) 18 Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you. 19 And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion(Y) to keep your commands, statutes and decrees(Z) and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.”(AA)
20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king.
Solomon Acknowledged as King(AB)
21 The next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and presented burnt offerings to him:(AC) a thousand bulls, a thousand rams and a thousand male lambs, together with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.(AD) 22 They ate and drank with great joy(AE) in the presence of the Lord that day.
Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the Lord to be ruler and Zadok(AF) to be priest. 23 So Solomon sat(AG) on the throne(AH) of the Lord as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons,(AI) pledged their submission to King Solomon.
25 The Lord highly exalted(AJ) Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal splendor(AK) such as no king over Israel ever had before.(AL)
The Death of David(AM)
26 David son of Jesse was king(AN) over all Israel.(AO) 27 He ruled over Israel forty years—seven in Hebron(AP) and thirty-three in Jerusalem.(AQ) 28 He died(AR) at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.(AS)
29 As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, they are written in the records of Samuel the seer,(AT) the records of Nathan(AU) the prophet and the records of Gad(AV) the seer, 30 together with the details of his reign and power, and the circumstances that surrounded him and Israel and the kingdoms of all the other lands.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- 1 Chronicles 29:4 That is, about 110 tons or about 100 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:4 That is, about 260 tons or about 235 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 190 tons or about 170 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 185 pounds or about 84 kilograms
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 380 tons or about 340 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 675 tons or about 610 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 3,800 tons or about 3,400 metric tons
1 Chronicles 29
King James Version
1 Chronicles 29
King James Version
29 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.
2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.
4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?
6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,
7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10 Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
11 Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
16 O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.
20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.
21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
22 And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
25 And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
30 With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
1 Krönikeboken 29
Svenska 1917
1 Krönikeboken 29
Svenska 1917
29 Och konung David sade till hela församlingen: »Min son Salomo den ende som Gud har utvalt, är ung och späd, och arbetet är stort, ty denna borg är icke avsedd för en människa, utan för HERREN Gud.
2 Därför har jag, så vitt jag har förmått, för min Guds hus anskaffat guld till det som skall vara av guld, silver till det som skall vara av silver, koppar till det som skall vara av koppar, järn till det som skall vara av järn, och trä till det som skall vara av trä, dessutom onyxstenar och andra infattningsstenar, svartglänsande och brokiga stenar, korteligen, alla slags dyrbara stenar, så ock marmor i myckenhet.
3 Och därjämte, eftersom jag har min Guds hus kärt, giver jag nu vad jag själv äger i guld och silver till min Guds hus, utöver allt vad jag förut har anskaffat för det heliga huset:
4 tre tusen talenter guld, guld från Ofir, och sju tusen talenter renat silver till att därmed överdraga byggnadernas väggar,
5 till att göra av guld vad som skall vara av guld, och till att göra av silver vad som skall vara av silver, ja, till allt slags arbete som utföres av konstnärer. Vill då någon annan nu i dag frivilligt fylla sin hand med gåvor åt HERREN?»
6 Då kommo frivilligt familjehövdingarna och Israels stamhövdingar, så ock över- och underhövitsmännen och tillika uppsyningsmännen över konungens arbeten,
7 och de gåvo till arbetet på Guds hus fem tusen talenter guld, tio tusen dariker, tio tusen talenter silver, aderton tusen talenter koppar och ett hundra tusen talenter järn.
8 Och var och en som hade ädla stenar i sin ägo gav dem till skatten i HERRENS hus, under gersoniten Jehiels vård.
9 Då gladde sig folket över deras frivilliga gåvor, ty av hängivet hjärta buro de fram sina frivilliga gåvor åt HERREN; konung David gladde sig ock högeligen.
10 Och David lovade HERREN inför hela församlingen; David sade: »Lovad vare du, HERRE, vår fader Israels Gud, från evighet till evighet!
11 Dig, HERRE, tillhör storhet och makt och härlighet och glans och majestät, ja, allt vad i himmelen och på jorden är. Ditt, o HERRE, är riket, och du har upphöjt dig till ett huvud över allt.
12 Rikedom och ära komma från dig, du råder över allt, och i din hand är kraft och makt; det står i din hand att göra vad som helst stort och starkt.
13 Så tacka vi dig nu, vår Gud, och lova ditt härliga namn.
14 Ty vad är väl jag, och vad är mitt folk, att vi själva skulle förmå att giva sådana frivilliga gåvor? Nej, från dig kommer allt, och ur din hand hava vi givit det åt dig.
15 Ty vi äro främlingar hos dig och gäster såsom alla våra fäder; såsom en skugga äro våra dagar på jorden, och intet är här att lita på.
16 HERRE, vår Gud, alla dessa håvor som vi hava anskaffat för att bygga dig ett hus åt ditt heliga namn -- från din hand hava de kommit, och ditt är alltsammans.
17 Och jag vet, min Gud, att du prövar hjärtat och har behag till vad rätt är. Med rättsinnigt hjärta har jag burit fram alla dessa frivilliga gåvor; och nu har jag ock sett med glädje huru ditt folk, som står har, har burit fram åt dig sina frivilliga gåvor.
18 HERRE, Abrahams, Isaks och Israels, våra fäders, Gud, låt evinnerligen ditt folks hjärtas håg och tankar vara redo till sådant, och vänd deras hjärtan till dig.
19 Och giv min son Salomo ett hängivet hjärta, så att han håller dina bud, dina vittnesbörd och dina stadgar, och utför allt detta och bygger denna borg, vartill jag har skaffat förråd.»
20 Därefter sade David till hela församlingen: »Loven HERREN, eder Gud.» Då lovade hela församlingen HERREN, sina fäders Gud, och de bugade sig och föllo ned för HERREN och för konungen.
21 Och dagen efter denna dag slaktade de slaktoffer åt HERREN och offrade brännoffer åt HERREN: tusen tjurar, tusen vädurar och tusen lamm med tillhörande drickoffer, därtill slaktoffer i myckenhet för hela Israel.
22 Och de åto och drucko inför HERRENS ansikte på den dagen med stor glädje. Och de gjorde för andra gången Salomo, Davids son, till konung; de smorde honom till en HERRENS furste, och Sadok till präst.
23 Och så satt Salomo på HERRENS tron såsom konung efter sin fader David, och han blev lyckosam; och hela Israel lydde honom.
24 Och alla hövdingarna och hjältarna och därjämte alla konung Davids söner underkastade sig konung Salomo.
25 Och HERREN gjorde Salomo övermåttan stor inför hela Israel, och lät hans konungsliga härlighet bliva större än någons som före honom hade varit konung över Israel.
26 Men David, Isais son, hade regerat över hela Israel.
27 Den tid han regerade över Israel var fyrtio år; i Hebron regerade han i sju år, och i Jerusalem regerade han i trettiotre år.
28 Och han dog i en god ålder, mätt på att leva och mätt på rikedom och ära. Och hans son Salomo blev konung efter honom.
29 Och vad som är att säga om konung David, om hans första tid såväl som om hans sista, det finnes upptecknat i siaren Samuels krönika, i profeten Natans krönika och i siaren Gads krönika,
30 tillika med hela hans regering och hans bedrifter och de skickelser som övergingo honom och Israel och alla andra länder och riken.
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