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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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?
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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,
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And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents
and ten thousanddrams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass
eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
(29:7) "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."
King David collects ten thousand drams (or
darics) for the construction of the temple in Jerusalem. This is especially interesting since darics
were coins named after King Darius I who lived some five hundred years after David.
As usual, the reported amounts of gold, silver, and iron are grossly exaggerated. (5000
talents
of gold, for example, would be about 150,000 kilograms, which would be worth about 4.2 billion US dollars in today's market.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
(29:11) "All that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine." Who owns the earth?
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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.
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Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his
father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
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And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king
David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
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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.
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Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
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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.
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And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and
Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
29:29Now 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,
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