1 Chronicles 29 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Offerings for Building the Temple

1Ch 29:1Furthermore 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[fn] is not for man but for the LORD God.

1Ch 29:2

1Ch 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.

1Ch 29:3

1Ch 29:3“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:

1Ch 29:4

1Ch 29:4“three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;

1Ch 29:5

1Ch 29:5“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 willing to consecrate himself this day to the LORD?”

1Ch 29:6

1Ch 29:6Then the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the officers over the king’s work, offered willingly.

1Ch 29:7

1Ch 29:7They 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.

1Ch 29:8

1Ch 29:8And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, into the hand of Jehiel[fn] the Gershonite.

1Ch 29:9

1Ch 29:9Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the LORD; and King David also rejoiced greatly.

David’s Praise to God

1Ch 29:10

1Ch 29:10Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said:

“Blessed are You, LORD God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.

1Ch 29:11

1Ch 29:11Yours, 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.

1Ch 29:12

1Ch 29:12Both 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.

1Ch 29:13

1Ch 29:13“Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.

1Ch 29:14

1Ch 29:14But 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.

1Ch 29:15

1Ch 29:15For we are aliens and pilgrims before You,
As were all our fathers;
Our days on earth are as a shadow,
And without hope.

1Ch 29:16

1Ch 29:16“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.

1Ch 29:17

1Ch 29:17“I know also, my God, that You test the heart and 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.

1Ch 29:18

1Ch 29:18“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.

1Ch 29:19

1Ch 29:19“And 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[fn] for which I have made provision.”

1Ch 29:20

1Ch 29:20Then 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.

Solomon Anointed King

(1 Kin. 1:38–40; 2:12 )

1Ch 29:21

1Ch 29:21And 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 sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

1Ch 29:22

1Ch 29:22So 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 anointed him before the LORD to be the leader, and Zadok to be priest.

1Ch 29:23

1Ch 29:23Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

1Ch 29:24

1Ch 29:24All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, submitted themselves to King Solomon.

1Ch 29:25

1Ch 29:25So the LORD exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

The Close of David’s Reign

1Ch 29:26

1Ch 29:26Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

1Ch 29:27

1Ch 29:27And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.

1Ch 29:28

1Ch 29:28So he died in a good old age, full of days and riches and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place.

1Ch 29:29

1Ch 29:29Now 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,

1Ch 29:30

1Ch 29:30with all his reign and his might, and the events that happened to him, to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the lands.

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NKJV Footnotes

(29:1)

Literally palace

(29:8)

Possibly the same as Jehieli (compare 26:21, 22)

(29:19)

Literally palace

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