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1 Chronicles 29 (WEBP)

[1] David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.
[2] Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
[3] In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it 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, with which to overlay the walls of the houses;
[5] of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of artisans. Who then offers willingly to consecrate himself today to Yahweh?”
[6] Then the princes of the fathers’ households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king’s work, offered willingly;
[7] and they gave for the service of God’s house of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, of silver ten thousand talents, of bronze eighteen thousand talents, and of iron one hundred thousand talents.
[8] People with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of Yahweh’s house, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
[9] Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Yahweh; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
[10] Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
[11] Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all.
[12] Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all!
[13] Now therefore, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.
[14] But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and we have given you of your own.
[15] For we are strangers before you and foreigners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no remaining.
[16] Yahweh our God, all this store that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and is all your own.
[17] I know also, my God, that you try the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly to you.
[18] Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the heart of your people, and prepare their heart for you;
[19] and give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.”
[20] Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
[21] They sacrificed sacrifices to Yahweh and offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on the next day after that day, even one thousand bulls, one thousand rams, and one thousand lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel,
[22] and ate and drank before Yahweh on that day with great gladness. They made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before Yahweh to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.
[23] Then Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
[24] All the princes, the mighty men, and also all of the sons of King David submitted themselves to Solomon the king.
[25] Yahweh magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and gave to him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
[26] Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
[27] The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
[28] He died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place.
[29] Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,
[30] with all his reign and his might, and the events that involved him, Israel, and all the kingdoms of the lands.

1 Chronicles 29:4a A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 3000 talents is about 90 metric tons
1 Chronicles 29:4b about 210 metric tons
1 Chronicles 29:7a A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 5000 talents is about 150 metric tons
1 Chronicles 29:7b a daric was a gold coin issued by a Persian king, weighing about 8.4 grams or about 0.27 troy ounces each.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Chronicles 29 (KJVS)

[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 ?
[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.
[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 .
[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.
[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:
[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 .
[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 ,
[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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 29 (YLT)

[1] And David the king saith to all the assembly, ‘Solomon my son-the one on whom God hath fixed-is young and tender, and the work is great, for not for man is the palace, but for Jehovah God;
[2] and with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for things of gold, and the silver for those of silver, and the brass for those of brass, the iron for those of iron, and the wood for those of wood, shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting and of diverse colours, and all kinds of precious stone, and stones of white marble, in abundance.
[3] ‘And again, because of my delighting in the house of my God, the substance I have-a peculiar treasure of gold and silver-I have given for the house of my God, even over and above all I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary:
[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,
[5] even gold for things of gold, and silver for those of silver, and for all the work by the hand of artificers; and who is he that is offering willingly to consecrate his hand to-day to Jehovah?’
[6] And the heads of the fathers, and the heads of the tribes of Israel, and the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, even to the heads of the work of the king, offer willingly.
[7] And they give for the service of the house of God, of gold-talents five thousand, and drams a myriad; and of silver-talents ten thousand, and of brass-a myriad and eight thousand talents; and of iron-a hundred thousand talents;
[8] and he with whom stones are found hath given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
[9] And the people rejoice because of their offering willingly, for with a perfect heart they have offered willingly to Jehovah; and also David the king hath rejoiced-great joy.
[10] And David blesseth Jehovah before the eyes of all the assembly, and David saith, ‘Blessed art Thou, Jehovah, God of Israel our father, from age even unto age.
[11] To Thee, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the might, and the beauty, and the victory, and the honour, because of all in the heavens and in the earth; to Thee, O Jehovah, is the kingdom, and he who is lifting up himself over all for head;
[12] and the riches, and the honour are from before Thee, and Thou art ruling over all, and in Thy hand is power and might, and in Thy hand, to make great, and to give strength to all.
[13] ‘And now, our God, we are giving thanks to Thee, and giving praise to Thy beauteous name;
[14] yea, because, who am I, and who are my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee is the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee;
[15] for sojourners we are before Thee, and settlers, like all our fathers; as a shadow are our days on the land, and there is none abiding.
[16] ‘O Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build to Thee a house, for Thy holy name, is out of Thy hand, and of Thee is the whole.
[17] ‘And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.
[18] ‘O Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this to the age for the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of Thy people, and prepare their heart unto Thee;
[19] and to Solomon my son give a perfect heart, to keep Thy commands, Thy testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do the whole, even to build the palace for which I have prepared.’
[20] And David saith to all the assembly, ‘Bless, I pray you, Jehovah your God;’ and all the assembly bless Jehovah, God of their fathers, and bow and do obeisance to Jehovah, and to the king.
[21] And they sacrifice to Jehovah sacrifices, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the morrow of that day, bullocks a thousand, rams a thousand, lambs a thousand, and their oblations, even sacrifices in abundance, for all Israel.
[22] And they eat and drink before Jehovah on that day with great joy, and cause Solomon son of David to reign a second time, and anoint him before Jehovah for leader, and Zadok for priest.
[23] And Solomon sitteth on the throne of Jehovah for king instead of David his father, and prospereth, and all Israel hearken unto him,
[24] and all the heads, and the mighty men, and also all the sons of king David have given a hand under Solomon the king;
[25] and Jehovah maketh Solomon exceedingly great before the eyes of all Israel, and putteth upon him the honour of the kingdom that hath not been on any king over Israel before him.
[26] And David son of Jesse hath reigned over all Israel,
[27] and the days that he hath reigned over Israel are forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three;
[28] and he dieth in a good old age, satisfied with days, riches, and honour, and reign doth Solomon his son in his stead.
[29] And the matters of David the king, the first and the last, lo, they are written beside the matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the matters of Gad the seer,
[30] with all his reign, and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all kingdoms of the lands.