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 Inaddition, because Ihave 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.