¶ Furthermore David the king said unto¹ all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom² alone God hath chosen, is yet young³ and tender, and the work is great: for the palace⁴ is not for man, but for the LORD God.

Now I have prepared⁵ with all⁶ my might for the house of my God the gold⁷ 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 stones⁸, and stones to be set, glistering stones⁹, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones¹⁰ in abundance.

Moreover, because I have set¹¹ my affection to the house of my God, I have¹² of mine own proper good¹³, 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,

Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir¹⁴, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

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 service¹⁶ this day unto the LORD?

Then the chief¹⁷ of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers¹⁸ of the king's work, offered willingly,

And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams¹⁹, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

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 Gershonite²⁰.

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered²¹ willingly, because with perfect heart²² they offered willingly to the LORD: and David²³ the king also rejoiced with great joy.

¶ Wherefore David blessed²⁴ the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou,²⁵ LORD God²⁶ of Israel our father²⁷, for ever and ever.

Thine, O LORD, is the greatness²⁸, and the power, and the glory, and the victory²⁹, and the majesty³⁰: for all that³¹ is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the³² kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted³³ as head above all.

Both riches³⁴ and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all;³⁵ and in thine hand is power³⁶ and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength³⁷ unto all.

Now therefore, our God, we thank³⁸ thee, and praise thy glorious name.

But who am I,³⁹ and what is my people, that we should⁴⁰ be able⁴¹ to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things⁴² come of thee, and of thine own⁴³ have we given thee.

For we⁴⁴ are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days⁴⁵ on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding⁴⁶.

O LORD our God, all this store⁴⁷ that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart⁴⁸, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness⁵⁰ of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people⁵¹, which are present⁵² here, to offer willingly unto thee.

O LORD God⁵³ of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep⁵⁴ this for ever in the imagination⁵⁵ of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare⁵⁶ their heart unto thee:

And give⁵⁷ 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 which⁵⁸ I have made provision.

¶ And David said to all the congregation, Now bless⁵⁹ the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down⁶⁰ their heads, and worshipped⁶¹ the LORD, and the king.

And they sacrificed⁶² 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:

And did eat and drink⁶⁴ before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time⁶⁵, and anointed⁶⁶ him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok⁶⁷ to be priest.

¶ Then Solomon sat on the throne⁶⁸ of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered⁶⁹; and all Israel⁷⁰ obeyed him.

And all the princes⁷¹, and the mighty men, and all the sons⁷² likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto⁷³ Solomon the king.

And the LORD magnified Solomon⁷⁴ exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed⁷⁵ upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel⁷⁶.

And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years⁷⁷; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

And he died⁷⁸ in a good old age⁷⁹, full of days⁸⁰, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

Now the acts⁸¹ of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book⁸² of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan⁸³ the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer⁸⁴,

¶ With all his reign and his might⁸⁵, and the times⁸⁶ that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.