New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

1Then KingH4428 DavidH1732 saidH559 to the entireH3605 assemblyH6951, “My sonH1121 SolomonH8010, whom aloneH259 GodH430 has chosenH977, 1is still youngH5288 and inexperiencedH7390, and the workH4399 is greatH1419; for 2the 3templeH1002 is not for mankindH120, but for the LordH3068 GodH430. 2Now 4with allH3605 my abilityH3581 I have providedH3559 for the houseH1004 of my GodH430 the goldH2091 for the things of goldH2091, the silverH3701 for the things of silverH3701, the bronzeH5178 for the things of bronzeH5178, the ironH1270 for the things of ironH1270, woodH6086 for the things of woodH6086, onyxH7718 stonesH68 and inlaidH4394 stones, stonesH68 of antimonyH6320 and stonesH7553 ofH7553 variousH7553 colorsH7553, and allH3605 kinds of preciousH3368 stonesH68 and alabasterH7893 in abundanceH7230. 3InH5750 additionH5750, in my delightH7521 in the houseH1004 of my GodH430, the treasureH5459 I haveH3426 of goldH2091 and silverH3701, I giveH5414 to the houseH1004 of my GodH430, overH4605 and aboveH4480 H4605 allH3605 that I have already providedH3559 for the holyH6944 5templeH1004, 4namely, 6threeH7969 thousandH505 7talentsH3603 of goldH2091, from 8the goldH2091 of OphirH211, and sevenH7651 thousandH505 talentsH3603 of refinedH2212 silverH3701, to overlayH2902 the wallsH7023 of the 9buildingsH1004; 5goldH2091 for the things of goldH2091 and silverH3701 for the things of silverH3701, that is, for allH3605 the workH4399 10doneH3027 by the craftsmenH2796. WhoH4310 then is willingH5068 11to consecrateH4390 H3027 himself this dayH3117 to the LordH3068?”

6Then 12the rulersH8269 of the fathers’H1 households, the leadersH8269 of the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, and the commandersH8269 of thousandsH505 and hundredsH3967, with 13the supervisorsH8269 of the king’sH4428 workH4399, offeredH5068 willinglyH5068; 7and for the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of GodH430 they gaveH5414 fiveH2568 thousandH505 talentsH3603 and tenH6235 thousandH505 14 15daricsH150 of goldH2091, tenH6235 thousandH505 talentsH3603 of silverH3701, eighteenH8083 H7239 H505 thousandH8083 H7239 H505 talentsH3603 of brassH5178, and a hundredH3967 thousandH505 talentsH3603 of ironH1270. 8 16Whoever possessedH4672 precious stonesH68 gaveH5414 them to the treasuryH214 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, 17in careH3027 of 18JehielH3171 the GershoniteH1649. 9Then the peopleH5971 rejoicedH8055 becauseH5921 they had offeredH5068 so willinglyH5068, for they madeH5068 their offeringH5068 to the LordH3068 19wholeheartedlyH8003 H3820, and KingH4428 DavidH1732 alsoH1571 rejoicedH8055 greatlyH1419.

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Notes

1. 1 Chronicles 29:1 1 Chr 22:5 ↩
2. 1 Chronicles 29:1 1 Chr 29:19 ↩
3. 1 Chronicles 29:1 Lit palace ↩
4. 1 Chronicles 29:2 1 Chr 22:3-5 ↩
5. 1 Chronicles 29:3 Lit house ↩
6. 1 Chronicles 29:4 1 Chr 22:14 ↩
7. 1 Chronicles 29:4 A talent was about 75 lb. or 34 kg ↩
8. 1 Chronicles 29:4 1 Kin 9:28 ↩
9. 1 Chronicles 29:4 Lit houses ↩
10. 1 Chronicles 29:5 Lit by the hand of the craftsmen ↩
11. 1 Chronicles 29:5 Lit to fill his hand ↩
12. 1 Chronicles 29:6 1 Chr 27:1; 28:1 ↩
13. 1 Chronicles 29:6 1 Chr 27:25-31 ↩
14. 1 Chronicles 29:7 A coin weighing about 0.25 oz. or 7 gm ↩
15. 1 Chronicles 29:7 Ezra 2:69; Neh 7:70 ↩
16. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Lit Those with whom were found ↩
17. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Lit on the hand of ↩
18. 1 Chronicles 29:8 1 Chr 23:8 ↩
19. 1 Chronicles 29:9 1 Kin 8:61; 2 Cor 9:7 ↩

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