1 King David said to the whole assembly, "My son Solomon, the only one God has chosen, is young and tender, and the task is great, for the palace is not for a man but for the LORD God.
2 I have made ready for the house of my God with all my might: gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood; also onyx stones and stones for setting, stones of antimony and of many colors, every kind of precious stone, and alabaster in quantity.
3 Besides, because of my love for the house of my God, I am giving my own private treasure of gold and silver to the house of my God, beyond all I have made ready for the holy house:
4 three thousand talents of gold, gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to cover the walls of the buildings;
5 gold for the gold work and silver for the silver, and for all the work done by craftsmen. Now who will offer willingly to consecrate himself today to the LORD?"
6 Then the leaders of the fathers' houses, the leaders of Israel's tribes, the leaders of thousands and hundreds, and the officials over the king's work made their offerings willingly.
7 For the service of God's house they gave five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.
8 Those who owned precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 The people were glad at their willing giving, for they had given to the LORD freely with an undivided heart, and King David too was very glad.
10 David blessed the LORD before the whole assembly. David said, "Blessed be you, LORD, God of our father Israel, from age to age.
11 Yours, LORD, are greatness and power, glory, victory, and majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom, and you are lifted high as head over everything.
12 Wealth and honor come from your presence; you rule over everything. In your hand are strength and power; it is in your hand to make anyone great and to give strength to all.
13 Now, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.
14 Yet who am I, and who are my people, that we should have the strength to give so willingly? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.
15 We are strangers and sojourners before you, as all our fathers were. Our days on earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope of staying.
16 LORD our God, all this wealth we have made ready to build you a house for your holy name is from your hand, and all of it is yours.
17 I know, my God, that you examine the heart and delight in integrity. With an honest heart I have willingly given all these things, and now I have seen with joy your people who are here giving willingly to you.
18 LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel our fathers, keep this purpose forever in the thoughts of your people's hearts, and fix their hearts on you.
19 Give my son Solomon an undivided heart to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, to carry them all out, and to build the palace I have made ready for."
20 David then told the whole assembly, "Bless the LORD your God now." And the whole assembly blessed the LORD God of their fathers; they bowed low and fell prostrate before the LORD and before the king.
21 On the following day they sacrificed sacrifices to the LORD and presented burnt offerings to the LORD: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in great number for all Israel.
22 They ate and drank in the presence of the LORD that day with great gladness. Then they made David's son Solomon king a second time and anointed him for the LORD as leader, and Zadok as priest.
23 So Solomon sat as king on the LORD's throne in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel listened to him.
24 All the officials and the mighty men, as well as all of King David's sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
25 The LORD made Solomon very great in the eyes of all Israel and gave him royal splendor such as no king over Israel before him had had.
26 So David son of Jesse ruled over all Israel.
27 He reigned over Israel forty years in all: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
28 He died at a ripe old age, full of years, wealth, and honor, and his son Solomon became king after him.
29 The deeds of King David, from beginning to end, are recorded in the words of Samuel the seer, the words of Nathan the prophet, and the words of Gad the seer,
30 together with all his reign and his power, and the times that passed over him, over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the lands.