1 Chronicles 29
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Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: "My son Solomon, whom alone God has a chosen, is b young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the LORD God.
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"Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, c onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance.
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"Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver:
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"three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of d Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;
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"the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is e willing to consecrate himself this day to the LORD?"
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Then f the leaders of the fathers' houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with g the officers over the king's work, h offered willingly.
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They gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
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And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, into the hand of i Jehiel the Gershonite.
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Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had j offered willingly to the LORD; and King David also rejoiced greatly.
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Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said:
"Blessed are You, LORD God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
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k Yours, O LORD, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O LORD,
And You are exalted as head over all.
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l Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
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"Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
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But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.
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For m we are aliens and pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
n Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.
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"O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own.
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"I know also, my God, that You o test the heart and p have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You.
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"O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You.
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"And q give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your commandments and Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these things, and to build the temple for which r I have made provision."
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Then David said to all the assembly, "Now bless the LORD your God." So all the assembly blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the LORD and the king.
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And they made sacrifices to the LORD and offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the next day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and s sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
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So they ate and drank before the LORD with great gladness on that day. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and t anointed him before the LORD to be the leader, 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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All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, u submitted themselves to King Solomon.
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So the LORD exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and v bestowed on 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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w And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; x seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
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So he y died in a good old age, z full of days and riches and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place.
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Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
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with all his reign and his might, a and the events that happened to him, to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the lands.
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1 Chronicles 28:5
And of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
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1 Kings 3:7
Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.
1 Chronicles 22:5
Now David said, "Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it." So David made abundant preparations before his death.
Proverbs 4:3
When I was my father's son, Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother.
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Isaiah 54:11
O you afflicted one, Tossed with tempest, and not comforted, Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems, And lay your foundations with sapphires.
Isaiah 54:12
I will make your pinnacles of rubies, Your gates of crystal, And all your walls of precious stones.
Revelation 21:18
The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
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1 Kings 9:28
And they went to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.
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2 Chronicles 29:31
Then Hezekiah answered and said, "Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near, and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD." So the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.
2 Corinthians 8:5
And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.
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1 Chronicles 27:1
And the children of Israel, according to their number, the heads of fathers' houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the king in every matter of the military divisions. These divisions came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division having twenty-four thousand.
1 Chronicles 28:1
Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all the mighty men of valor.
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1 Chronicles 27:25 - 31
And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king's treasuries; and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
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Exodus 35:21 - 35
Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the LORD's offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.
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1 Chronicles 23:8
The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel - three in all.
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Exodus 25:2
Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.
1 Kings 8:61
"Let your heart therefore be loyal to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day."
2 Corinthians 9:7
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
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Matthew 6:13
And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 5:13
And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: "Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!
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Romans 11:36
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
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Leviticus 25:23
The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with Me.
Psalms 39:12
Hear my prayer, O LORD, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Hebrews 11:14
For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland.
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.
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Job 14:2
He comes forth like a flower and fades away; He flees like a shadow and does not continue.
Psalms 90:9
For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh.
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1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.
1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
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Proverbs 11:20
Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
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1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
Psalms 72:1
Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king's Son.
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1 Chronicles 29:1
Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: "My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the LORD God.
1 Chronicles 29:2
Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance.
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1 Kings 8:62
Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD.
1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the LORD, twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.
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1 Kings 1:32 - 35
And King David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada." So they came before the king.
1 Kings 1:39
Then Zadok the priest took a horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!
1 Chronicles 23:1
So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
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Ecclesiastes 8:2
I say, "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God.
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1 Kings 3:13
And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days.
2 Chronicles 1:12
"wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like."
Ecclesiastes 2:9
So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
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2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
1 Kings 2:11
The period that David reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
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2 Samuel 5:5
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
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Genesis 25:8
Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
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1 Chronicles 23:1
So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
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Daniel 2:21
And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.
Daniel 4:23
And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him'.
Daniel 4:25
They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.
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