1 Chronicles 29:1-4

1Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, 1is still young and inexperienced, and the work is great; for 2the 3temple is not for mankind, but for the Lord God.

2Now 4with all my ability I have provided 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, the iron for the things of iron, wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.

3In addition, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy 5temple,

4namely, 6three thousand 7talents of gold, from 8the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the 9buildings;