291 Then King David said to the entire assembly , "My son Solomon , whom alone God has chosen , is still young and inexperienced and the work is great ; for the temple is not for man , but for the Lord God . 2 "Now with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold , and the silver for the things of silver , and the bronze for the things of bronze , the iron for the things of iron , and wood for the things of wood , onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors , and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance . 3 "Moreover , in my delight in the house of my God , the treasure I have of gold and silver , I give to the house of my God , over and above e all that I have already provided for the holy temple , 4 namely, 3,000 e talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir , and 7,000 e talents of refined silver , to overlay the walls of the buildings ; 5 of gold for the things of gold and of silver for the things of silver , that is, for all the work done by the craftsmen . Who then is willing to consecrate e himself this day to the Lord ?" 6 Then the rulers of the fathers' households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel , and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds , with the overseers over the king's work , offered willingly ; 7 and for the service for the house of God they gave 5,000 e talents and 10,000 e darics of gold , and 10,000 e talents of silver , and 18,000 e e talents of brass , and 100,000 e talents of iron . 8 Whoever possessed precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord , in care of Jehiel the Gershonite . 9 Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly , for they made their offering to the Lord with a whole heart , and King David also rejoiced greatly .
10 So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly ; and David said , "Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father , forever and ever . 11 " Yours, O Lord , is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty , indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth ; Yours is the dominion , O Lord , and You exalt Yourself as head over all . 12 " Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all , and in Your hand is power and might ; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone . 13 "Now therefore, our God , we thank You, and praise Your glorious name . 14 "But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this ? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You. 15 "For we are sojourners before You, and tenants , as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow , and there is no hope . 16 "O Lord our God , all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name , it is from Your hand , and all is Yours. 17 "Since I know , O my God , that You try the heart and delight in uprightness , I, in the integrity of my heart , have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people , who are present here , make their offerings willingly to You. 18 "O Lord , the God of Abraham , Isaac and Israel , our fathers , preserve this forever in the intentions e of the heart of Your people , and direct their heart to You; 19 and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments , Your testimonies and Your statutes , and to do them all , and to build the temple , for which I have made provision ." 20 Then David said to all the assembly , "Now bless the Lord your God ." And all the assembly blessed the Lord , the God of their fathers , and bowed low and did homage to the Lord and to the king . 21 On the next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered burnt offerings to the Lord , 1,000 bulls , 1,000 rams and 1,000 lambs , with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel . 22 So they ate and drank that day before the Lord with great gladness . And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time , and they anointed him as ruler for the Lord and Zadok as priest .
23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father ; and he prospered , and all Israel obeyed him. 24 All the officials , the mighty men , and also all the sons of King David pledged allegiance e to King Solomon . 25 The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel , and bestowed on him royal majesty which had not been on any king before him in Israel .
26 Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel . 27 The period which he reigned over Israel was forty years ; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three e years. 28 Then he died in a ripe old age , full of days , riches and honor ; and his son Solomon reigned in his place . 29 "Now the acts of King David , from first to last , are written in the chronicles of Samuel the seer , in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet and in the chronicles of Gad the seer , 30 with all his reign , his power , and the circumstances which came on him, on Israel , and on all the kingdoms of the lands .
