1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, 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 the LORD God. 2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold 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 stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, 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, 4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: 5 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 service this day unto the LORD?*29.5 consecrate his service: Heb. fill his hand

6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly, 7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 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 Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 14 But 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.*29.14 be able: Heb. retain, or, obtain strength*29.14 of thine…: Heb. of thine hand 15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.*29.15 abiding: Heb. expectation 16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own. 17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.*29.17 present: Heb. found 18 O LORD God of Abraham, 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:*29.18 prepare: or, stablish 19 And 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 the which I have made provision.

20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king. 21 And they sacrificed 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: 22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.

23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.*29.24 submitted…: Heb. gave the hand under Solomon 25 And the LORD 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.

26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 And 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. 28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead. 29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,*29.29 book: or, history: Heb. words 30 With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

1 VERDER het koning Dawid aan die hele vergadering gesê: My seun Salomo, die een wat God verkies het, is jonk en teer, en die werk is groot, want nie vir 'n mens is die paleis nie, maar vir die Here God.

2 En uit al my krag het ek gereed gelê vir die huis van my God: goud vir die goue en silwer vir die silwer- en koper vir die koper-, yster vir die yster- en hout vir die houtwerke; oniksstene en stene om in te lê, swart en veelkleurige stene, en allerhande kosbare stene en marmerstene in menigte.

3 Bowendien, omdat ek behae het in die huis van my God, besit ek persoonlik goud en silwer; dit gee ek aan die huis van my God bo en behalwe alles wat ek vir die huis van die heiligdom in gereedheid gebring het:

4 drieduisend talente goud, uit goud van Ofir, en seweduisend talente gelouterde silwer om daarmee die mure van die geboue oor te trek;

5 goud vir die goue en silwer vir die silwervoorwerpe en vir al die werk van kunstenaarshand. Wie bied hom dan vandag gewillig aan om sy hand te vul vir 'n offer aan die Here?

6 Toe het vrywillig gegee: die familie-owerstes en die stamowerstes van Israel en die owerstes oor duisend en oor honderd en ook die owerstes oor die diens van die koning.

7 En hulle het gegee vir die diens van die huis van God: aan goud vyfduisend talente en tienduisend darieke; en aan silwer tienduisend talente; en aan koper agttienduisend talente; en aan yster honderdduisend talente.

8 En by wie edelgesteentes gevind is, hulle het dit gegee vir die skat van die huis van die Here onder toesig van Jéhiël, die Gersoniet.

9 En die volk was bly oor hulle gewilligheid, want met 'n volkome hart het hulle vrywillig aan die Here gegee, en ook koning Dawid was baie bly.

10 EN Dawid het die Here geloof voor die oë van die hele vergadering, en Dawid het gesê: U sy geloofd, Here, God van ons vader Israel van ewigheid tot ewigheid.

11 Aan U, Here, kom toe die grootheid en die mag en die heerlikheid en die roem en die majesteit, ja, alles in hemel en op aarde; aan U, Here, kom toe die koningskap en die selfverhoging as Hoof oor alles.

12 En die rykdom en die eer kom van U, en U heers oor alles; en in u hand is krag en mag, en in u hand is dit om alles groot en sterk te maak.

13 En nou, onse God, ons loof U, en ons prys u heerlike Naam.

14 Want wie is ek tog, en wat is my volk, dat ons in staat sou wees om sulke vrywillige gawes te skenk? Want dit kom alles van U, en uit u hand het ons dit aan U gegee.

15 Want ons is vreemdelinge en bywoners voor u aangesig soos al ons vaders; ons dae op die aarde is soos 'n skaduwee, en daar is geen verwagting nie.

16 Here onse God, hierdie ganse rykdom wat ons berei het om vir U, vir u heilige Naam, 'n huis te bou — dit kom uit u hand en dit behoort alles aan U.

17 En ek weet, my God, dat U die hart toets en behae het in opregtheid; ek het in die opregtheid van my hart al hierdie dinge vrywillig gegee; en nou het ek met blydskap gesien hoe u volk, hier aanwesig, vrywillig aan U gegee het.

18 Here, God van Abraham, Isak en Israel, ons vaders, bewaar dit vir ewig, so 'n gesindheid in die gedagtes van die hart van u volk, en rig hulle hart tot U;

19 en gee aan my seun Salomo 'n volkome hart om u gebooie, u getuienisse en u insettinge te hou, en om alles te doen en om die paleis te bou wat ek voorberei het.

20 Daarna het Dawid aan die hele vergadering gesê: Loof nou die Here julle God. Toe het die hele vergadering die Here, die God van hulle vaders, geloof; en hulle het gebuig en voor die Here en voor die koning neergeval.

21 En hulle het daardie volgende dag slagoffers aan die Here geoffer en brandoffers aan die Here gebring: duisend bulle, duisend ramme, duisend lammers, met die drankoffers daarvan, en slagoffers in menigte vir die hele Israel.

22 En hulle het dié dag geëet en gedrink voor die aangesig van die Here met groot blydskap, en Salomo, die seun van Dawid, vir die tweede maal koning gemaak en as vors gesalf vir die Here en Sadok as priester gesalf.

23 So het Salomo dan op die troon van die Here gaan sit as koning in die plek van sy vader Dawid, en hy was voorspoedig; en die hele Israel was hom gehoorsaam.

24 En al die owerstes en die helde en selfs al die seuns van koning Dawid het hulle aan koning Salomo onderwerp.

25 En die Here het Salomo buitengewoon groot gemaak voor die oë van die hele Israel, en Hy het 'n koninklike majesteit op hom gelê wat op geen enkele koning oor Israel voor hom gewees het nie.

26 So was dan Dawid, die seun van Ísai, koning oor die hele Israel;

27 en die dae wat hy oor Israel geregeer het, was veertig jaar; in Hebron het hy sewe jaar geregeer, en in Jerusalem het hy drie-en-dertig geregeer.

28 En hy het in goeie ouderdom gesterwe, afgeleef, vol rykdom en eer, en sy seun Salomo het in sy plek koning geword.

29 En die geskiedenis van koning Dawid, die vroeëre en die latere, kyk, dit is beskrywe in die Geskiedenis van die siener Samuel en in die Geskiedenis van die profeet Natan en in die Geskiedenis van die siener Gad,

30 saam met sy hele koningskap en sy heldedade en die tye wat oor hom en oor Israel en oor al die koninkryke van die lande heengegaan het.