1And David the king said unto all the assembly , 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 Jehovah God . 2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold , and the silver for the things of silver , and the brass for the things of brass , the iron for the things of iron , and wood for the things of wood ; onyx stones , and stones to be set , stones for inlaid work , and of divers colors , and all manner of precious stones , and marble stones in abundance . 3Moreover also , because I have set my affection on the house of my God , seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver , I give it unto the house of my God , over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house , 4even three thousand talents of gold , of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver , wherewith to overlay the walls of the houses ; 5of gold for the things of gold , and of silver for the things of silver , and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers . Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto Jehovah ?
The Generosity of the Leaders and People
6Then the princes of the fathers’ houses , and the princes of the tribes of Israel , and the captains of thousands and of hundreds , with the rulers over the king ’s work , offered willingly ; 7and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents , and of brass eighteen thousand talents , and of iron a hundred thousand talents . 8And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of Jehovah , under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite . 9Then the people rejoiced , for that they offered willingly , because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah : and David the king also rejoiced with great joy .
David's Prayer of Thanksgiving
10Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly ; and David said, Blessed be thou , O Jehovah , the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever . 11Thine, O Jehovah , is the greatness , and the power , and the glory , and the victory , and the majesty : for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom , O Jehovah , and thou art exalted as head above all . 12Both riches and honor come of thee , and thou rulest over all ; and in thy hand is power and might ; and in thy hand it is to make great , and to give strength unto all . 13Now therefore , our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name . 14But 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 . 15For we are strangers before thee , and sojourners , as all our fathers were : our days on the earth are as a shadow , and there is no abiding . 16O Jehovah our God , all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name cometh of thy hand , and is all thine own . 17I know also , my God, that thou triest the heart , and hast pleasure in uprightness . As for me , in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things : and now have I seen with joy thy people , that are present here , offer willingly unto thee . 18O Jehovah , the God of Abraham, of 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; 19and 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 which I have made provision . 20And David said to all the assembly , Now bless Jehovah your God . And all the assembly blessed Jehovah , the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads , and worshipped Jehovah , and the king .
The Anointing of Solomon
21And they sacrificed sacrifices unto Jehovah , and offered burnt-offerings unto Jehovah , 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 , 22and did eat and drink before Jehovah on that day with great gladness . And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time , and anointed him unto Jehovah to be prince , and Zadok to be priest . 23Then Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king instead of David his father, and prospered ; and all Israel obeyed him . 24And all the princes , and the mighty men , and all the sons likewise of king David , submitted themselves unto Solomon the king . 25And Jehovah 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 . 26Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel . 27And 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 . 28And he died in a good old age , full of days , riches , and honor : and Solomon his son reigned in his stead . 29Now the acts of David the king , first and last, behold , they are written in the history of Samuel the seer , and in the history of Nathan the prophet , and in the history of Gad the seer , 30with all his reign and his might , and the times that went over him , and over Israel , and over all the kingdoms of the countries.