1Ch 29 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 4 said 1 David 2 the 3 king] to all the assembly, Solomon my son, in whom [ 2 has taken 3 for 4 himself 1 the lord ], is young and tender, and the work is great; for [ 3 is not 4 to man 1 the 2 place of abode], but only to the lord God.

1 Chronicles 29

CHAPTER 29 David Assembles the People

1 And [⁴said ¹David ²the ³king] to all the assembly, Solomon my son, in whom [²has taken ³for ⁴himself ¹the lord], is young and tender, and the work is great; for [³is not ⁴to man ¹the ²place of abode], but only to the lord God. 2 And I according to all my power have prepared for the house of my God -- the gold for a gold thing, and the silver for a silver thing, and the brass for a brass thing, and the iron for an iron thing, and wood for a wood thing, and [²stones ¹onyx], and fullness [²stones ¹of very costly], and colored, and every [²stone ¹valuable], and stones of Paros in multitude. 3 And still, because of my favoring to the house of my God, there is to me [⁴which ⁵I procured ¹gold ²and ³silver]; and behold, I give it for the house of my God, for above and outside what I prepared for the house of the holy place -- 4 three thousand talents of gold from Ophir, and seven thousand talents [²silver ¹of unadulterated], to overlay by them the walls of the temple; 5 for the gold for the gold things, and for the silver for the silver things, and for every work by the hand of craftsmen. And who is feeling eager to fill his hands today to the lord? 6 And [⁵were eager ¹the ²rulers ³of the ⁴families], and the rulers of the sons of Israel, and the commanders of thousands, and commanders of hundreds, and the superintendents of the works, and the managers of the king. 7 And they gave for the works of the house of the lord [³of gold ²talents ¹five thousand], and [²dracmas ¹ten thousand], and [⁴of silver ³talents ¹ten ²thousand], and [⁴of brass ³talents ¹ten thousand ²eight thousand], and of iron a hundred thousand talents. 8 And the ones who were found with stones for themselves gave to the storehouses of the house of the lord, through the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 And [³were glad ¹the ²people] over the voluntary offering, for from [²heart ¹a full] they were volunteering to the lord. And David the king was glad [²gladness ¹with great].

David Prays and Blesses God

10 And [³blessed ¹king ²David] the lord before the assembly, saying, Blessed are you, O lord God of Israel, our father from the eon and unto the eon. 11 To you, O lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the majesty, and the victory, and the acknowledgment. For you [²of all ³the things ⁴in ⁵heaven ⁶and ⁷upon ⁸the ⁹earth ¹are master]. To you, O lord, is the kingdom, and the raising in all, and in all rule. 12 From you are the riches and the glory. You rule all, O lord, ruler of all sovereignty. And in your hand is strength and dominion; and in your hand to magnify, and to strengthen all. 13 And now, O lord, we make acknowledgment to you, and we praise the name of your glory. 14 And who am I, and what is my people, that we were strong to volunteer to you thus? For [²are yours ¹all things], and of your things we give to you. 15 For we are sojourners before you, and sojourners as all our fathers, and [²are as ³shadows ¹our days] upon the earth, and there is no waiting. 16 O lord our God, to all this abundance which we prepared for you to build a house to your name -- to the holy name, [³from ⁴your hand ¹for ²it is], and [³yours ²are ¹all things]. 17 And I know, O lord, that you are the one examining hearts, and loving righteousness. And I in singleness of heart volunteered all these things. And now, your people, being found here, see with gladness, volunteering to you. 18 O lord, God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, of the one of our fathers, keep of them the thing shaped of the thoughts of the heart of your people into the eon! and straighten out their hearts to you! 19 And [⁴Solomon ²to ³my son ¹give ⁶heart ⁵a good]! to observe your commandments, and your testimonies, and your orders, and [³unto ⁴completion ¹to lead ²all], and to build the furnishing of your house which I prepared. 20 And David said to all the assembly, Bless indeed the lord our God! And [⁴blessed ¹all ²the ³assembly] the lord, the God of their fathers, and bent the knees to do obeisance to the lord, and to the king. 21 And David sacrificed to the lord a sacrifice, and offered whole burnt-offerings to the lord on the next day of the first day -- [²calves ¹of a thousand], [²rams ¹a thousand], [²lambs ¹a thousand], and their libations, and sacrifices in multitude for all Israel.

Solomon Anointed as King

22 And they ate and drank before the lord in that day with [²joy ¹great]. And they gave reign for a second time for Solomon son of David. And they anointed him to the lord as king, and Zadok for priest. 23 And Solomon sat upon the throne of the lord as king instead of David his father, and he prospered. And [³obeyed ⁴him ¹all ²Israel]. 24 And the rulers, and the mighty ones, and also all the sons of king David submitted to him. 25 And the lord magnified Solomon before all Israel, and put upon him glory of the kingdom of which did not happen unto any king before him over Israel. 26 And David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 And the days which he reigned over Israel -- forty years. In Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

The Death of David

28 And he died in [²old age ¹a good], full of days, in wealth, and glory. And [³reigned ¹Solomon ²his son] instead of him. 29 And the rest of the words of David the king, the ones former and the ones latter, behold, they are written in the words of Samuel the seer, and by the words of Nathan the prophet, and by the words of Gad the seer, 30 concerning all his kingship, and all his dominion, and of the events of the times of the ones spreading unto him, and unto Israel, and unto all the kingdoms of the lands.