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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 on 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.

1 Chronicles 29:5 Heb. to fill his hand
1 Chronicles 29:14 Heb. retain or obtain strength
1 Chronicles 29:15 Heb. expectation
1 Chronicles 29:17 Heb. found
1 Chronicles 29:18 Or, stablish
1 Chronicles 29:24 Heb. gave the hand under Solomon
1 Chronicles 29:29a Or, history
1 Chronicles 29:29b Heb. words

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Chronicles 29 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπεν δαυιδ ο βασιλευς παση τη εκκλησια σαλωμων ο υιος μου εις ον ηρετικεν εν αυτω κυριος νεος και απαλος και το εργον μεγα οτι ουκ ανθρωπω η οικοδομη αλλ η κυριω θεω
[2] κατα πασαν την δυναμιν ητοιμακα εις οικον θεου μου χρυσιον αργυριον χαλκον σιδηρον ξυλα λιθους σοομ και πληρωσεως και λιθους πολυτελεις και ποικιλους και παντα λιθον τιμιον και παριον πολυν
[3] και ετι εν τω ευδοκησαι με εν οικω θεου μου εστιν μοι ο περιπεποιημαι χρυσιον και αργυριον και ιδου δεδωκα εις οικον θεου μου εις υψος εκτος ων ητοιμακα εις τον οικον των αγιων
[4] τρισχιλια ταλαντα χρυσιου του εκ σουφιρ και επτακισχιλια ταλαντα αργυριου δοκιμου εξαλειφθηναι εν αυτοις τους τοιχους του ιερου
[5] δια χειρος τεχνιτων και τις ο προθυμουμενος πληρωσαι τας χειρας αυτου σημερον κυριω
[6] και προεθυμηθησαν αρχοντες των πατριων και οι αρχοντες των υιων ισραηλ και οι χιλιαρχοι και οι εκατονταρχοι και οι προσταται των εργων και οι οικονομοι του βασιλεως
[7] και εδωκαν εις τα εργα οικου κυριου χρυσιου ταλαντα πεντακισχιλια και χρυσους μυριους και αργυριου ταλαντων δεκα χιλιαδας και χαλκου ταλαντα μυρια οκτακισχιλια και σιδηρου ταλαντων χιλιαδας εκατον
[8] και οις ευρεθη παρ αυτοις λιθος εδωκαν εις τας αποθηκας οικου κυριου δια χειρος ιιηλ του γηρσωνι
[9] και ευφρανθη ο λαος υπερ του προθυμηθηναι οτι εν καρδια πληρει προεθυμηθησαν τω κυριω και δαυιδ ο βασιλευς ευφρανθη μεγαλως
[10] και ευλογησεν ο βασιλευς δαυιδ τον κυριον ενωπιον της εκκλησιας λεγων ευλογητος ει κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ ο πατηρ ημων απο του αιωνος και εως του αιωνος
[11] σοι κυριε η μεγαλωσυνη και η δυναμις και το καυχημα και η νικη και η ισχυς οτι συ παντων των εν τω ουρανω και επι της γης δεσποζεις απο προσωπου σου ταρασσεται πας βασιλευς και εθνος
[12] παρα σου ο πλουτος και η δοξα συ παντων αρχεις κυριε ο αρχων πασης αρχης και εν χειρι σου ισχυς και δυναστεια και εν χειρι σου παντοκρατωρ μεγαλυναι και κατισχυσαι τα παντα
[13] και νυν κυριε εξομολογουμεθα σοι και αινουμεν το ονομα της καυχησεως σου
[14] και τις ειμι εγω και τις ο λαος μου οτι ισχυσαμεν προθυμηθηναι σοι κατα ταυτα οτι σα τα παντα και εκ των σων δεδωκαμεν σοι
[15] οτι παροικοι εσμεν εναντιον σου και παροικουντες ως παντες οι πατερες ημων ως σκια αι ημεραι ημων επι γης και ουκ εστιν υπομονη
[16] κυριε ο θεος ημων παν το πληθος τουτο ο ητοιμακα οικοδομηθηναι οικον τω ονοματι τω αγιω σου εκ χειρος σου εστιν και σοι τα παντα
[17] και εγνων κυριε οτι συ ει ο εταζων καρδιας και δικαιοσυνην αγαπας εν απλοτητι καρδιας προεθυμηθην παντα ταυτα και νυν τον λαον σου τον ευρεθεντα ωδε ειδον εν ευφροσυνη προθυμηθεντα σοι
[18] κυριε ο θεος αβρααμ και ισαακ και ισραηλ των πατερων ημων φυλαξον ταυτα εν διανοια καρδιας λαου σου εις τον αιωνα και κατευθυνον τας καρδιας αυτων προς σε
[19] και σαλωμων τω υιω μου δος καρδιαν αγαθην ποιειν τας εντολας σου και τα μαρτυρια σου και τα προσταγματα σου και του επι τελος αγαγειν την κατασκευην του οικου σου
[20] και ειπεν δαυιδ παση τη εκκλησια ευλογησατε κυριον τον θεον υμων και ευλογησεν πασα η εκκλησια κυριον τον θεον των πατερων αυτων και καμψαντες τα γονατα προσεκυνησαν τω κυριω και τω βασιλει
[21] και εθυσεν δαυιδ τω κυριω θυσιας και ανηνεγκεν ολοκαυτωματα τω θεω τη επαυριον της πρωτης ημερας μοσχους χιλιους κριους χιλιους αρνας χιλιους και τας σπονδας αυτων και θυσιας εις πληθος παντι τω ισραηλ
[22] και εφαγον και επιον εναντιον κυριου εν εκεινη τη ημερα μετα χαρας και εβασιλευσαν εκ δευτερου τον σαλωμων υιον δαυιδ και εχρισαν αυτον τω κυριω εις βασιλεα και σαδωκ εις ιερωσυνην
[23] και εκαθισεν σαλωμων επι θρονου δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου και ευδοκηθη και επηκουσαν αυτου πας ισραηλ
[24] οι αρχοντες και οι δυνασται και παντες υιοι του βασιλεως δαυιδ πατρος αυτου υπεταγησαν αυτω
[25] και εμεγαλυνεν κυριος τον σαλωμων επανωθεν εναντιον παντος ισραηλ και εδωκεν αυτω δοξαν βασιλεως ο ουκ εγενετο επι παντος βασιλεως εμπροσθεν αυτου
[26] και δαυιδ υιος ιεσσαι εβασιλευσεν επι ισραηλ
[27] ετη τεσσαρακοντα εν χεβρων ετη επτα και εν ιερουσαλημ ετη τριακοντα τρια
[28] και ετελευτησεν εν γηρει καλω πληρης ημερων πλουτω και δοξη και εβασιλευσεν σαλωμων υιος αυτου αντ αυτου
[29] οι δε λοιποι λογοι του βασιλεως δαυιδ οι προτεροι και οι υστεροι γεγραμμενοι εισιν εν λογοις σαμουηλ του βλεποντος και επι λογων ναθαν του προφητου και επι λογων γαδ του βλεποντος
[30] περι πασης της βασιλειας αυτου και της δυναστειας αυτου και οι καιροι οι εγενοντο επ αυτω και επι τον ισραηλ και επι πασας βασιλειας της γης

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