1 Chronicles 29:1-9

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; 5gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work 10done by the craftsmen. Who then is willing 11to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”

6Then 12the rulers of the fathers’ households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with 13the supervisors of the king’s work, offered willingly; 7and for the service of the house of God they gave five thousand talents and ten thousand 1415darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. 816Whoever possessed precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, 17in care of 18Jehiel the Gershonite. 9Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the Lord 19wholeheartedly, and King David also rejoiced greatly.