1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 29 ©

1 David by example and exhortation 6 causeth the princes and people to offer willingly for the service of the temple. 10 David's thanksgiving and prayer. 20 The people having blessed God, and sacrificed, make Solomon king the second time. 23 The prosperity and majesty of Solomon's reign. 26 David's reign and death.

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FURTHERMORE David the king asaid unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet byoung and tender, and the work is great: for the cpalace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

a ch. 28.1,8.
b ch. 22.5,17. 2Ch. 12.13; 9.30. 1Ki. 3.7. Pr. 4.3.
c ch. 28.10. 2Ch. 2.4,5. Ps. 132.5.
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Now I dhave 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; eonyx stones, and stones to be set, *glistering stones, and of *divers colours, and all *manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

d ch. 22.14-16. 2Co. 8.3. 2Ch. 31.20,21.
e Ge. 2.12.
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Moreover, fbecause 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,

f 2Co. 5.14. Ps. 84.1; 26.8; 137.5,6; 122.
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Even gthree thousand talents of gold, of the gold of hOphir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses *withal :

g ch. 22.14.
h 1Ki. 9.28.
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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 1consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?

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¶Then ithe chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with jthe rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

i ch. 27.1; 28.1.
j ch. 27.25-31.
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And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand k*drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

k Ezr. 8.27. Ne. 7.70-72.
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And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel lthe Gershonite.

l ch. 26.21,22.
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Then the people rejoiced, for that they moffered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

m Ju. 5.9. 1Ki. 8.61. Ezr. 2.68-70. Ps. 110.3. Je. 3.22. 2Co. 8.12; 9.7. v.5. 2Ki. 12.4.
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¶Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, nBlessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

n Ps. 72.18,19; 145. 1Ki. 8.15. 2Ch. 20.6. Eze. 3.12. Lu. 1.68.
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oThine, O LORD, is the pgreatness, 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.

o Mat. 6.13; 11.25. 1Ti. 1.17; 6.15,16. Re. 5.12,13. Ne. 9.5,6; 1.5. Ps. 8.1,9; 29.1,2; 24.1; 47.2,8,9; 48.1; 86.8-10; 89.5-8; 145.3; 148.1-14. Da. 4.34,35. Ac. 4.24.
p De. 3.24.
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Both qriches and honour come of thee, and rthou reignest over all; and sin thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

q De. 8.18. Pr. 10.22. Ps. 75.6,7. Ja. 1.17. Ro. 11.35,36.
r Da. 4.34,35; 6.26. Re. 5.13; 11.17; 15.3,4; 19.1,6.
s 2Ch. 20.6.
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Now therefore, our God, twe thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

t Ps. 105.1; 106.1; 135; 136; 145.
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But uwho am I, and what is my people, that we should 2be able to offer so willingly after this *sort? for all vthings come of thee, and 3of thine own have we given thee.

u Ps. 115.1. 2Co. 3.5. Phi. 2.13. 1Co. 15.10.
v Ja. 1.17. Ro. 11.36. v.14.
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For wwe are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our xdays on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none 4abiding.

w Ps. 39.12; 119.19. He. 11.13. 1Pe. 2.11. Ge. 47.9.
x Job 14.2. Ps. 90.9; 102.11; 144.4. Ec. 6.12. Ja. 4.14.
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O LORD our God, yall this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

y Ja. 1.17. Ro. 11.36. v.14. Ps. 24.1.
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I know also, my God, that thou ztriest the heart, and hast apleasure 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 5present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

a Ps. 51.6; 11.7. Pr. 11.20.
z 1Sa. 16.7. ch. 28.9. Ps. 7.9. He. 4.13. Pr. 17.3.
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O LORD bGod of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, ckeep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and 6prepare their heart unto thee:

b Ex. 3.6,15,16; 4.5. Mat. 22.32. Ac. 3.13.
c Je. 10.23. ch. 28.9. Ac. 11.23.
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And give unto Solomon dmy son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the epalace, for the which fI have made provision.

d Pr. 16.1,9; 21.1. Eze. 36.26,27; 11.19,20. Je. 32.39,40. Ps. 51.7,10. 1Ki. 8.61. v.9.
e v.1.
f ch. 21.25; 22.14. v.2-8.
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¶And David said to all the congregation, gNow bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation hblessed the LORD God of their fathers, and ibowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.

g Ps. 103.1,2,20; 134.1; 145.10; 148.13,14.
h Jos. 22.33.
i Ge. 24.26; 47.31. Ex. 4.31. Ps. 29.1. He. 11.21.
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And they jsacrificed 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 kdrink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

j 2Ch. 7.4-9. 1Ki. 8.62-65. Ezr. 6.17.
k Ge. 35.14.
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And did eat and drink lbefore the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king mthe second time, and nanointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and oZadok to be priest.

l Ex. 24.11. Le. 7.15,16. Ne. 8.10.
m ch. 23.1. 1Ki. 1.38,39.
n 1Ki. 1.33-39.
o 1Ki. 2.35. 1Sa. 2.36.
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Then Solomon sat on pthe throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and qprospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

p ch. 28.5; 17.14. Ps. 82.1. Pr. 8.15. Ro. 13.1.
q ch. 22.11; 18.14. 1Ki. 2-10. 2Ch. 1-9.
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And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, 7submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

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And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed rupon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

r 1Ki. 3.13; 1.37,47. 2Ch. 1.1,12. Ec. 2.9. Ps. 45; 72; 110. He. 2.8,9.
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¶Thus David the son of Jesse reigned sover all Israel.

s ch. 18.14. Ps. 78.71,72.
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And the ttime that he reigned over Israel was uforty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

t 1Ki. 2.11. 2Sa. 5.5; 2.11. ch. 3.4.
u 2Sa. 5.4.
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And he died in a vgood old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his *stead.

v Ge. 15.15; 25.8. Job 5.26. Pr. 16.31. Ac. 13.36.
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Now wthe acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the 8book of xSamuel the seer, and in the book of yNathan the prophet, and in the book of zGad the seer,

w 1Ki. 11.41,42; 14.29; 15.23. ch. 11-29. 1Sa. 16-30. 2Sa. 1-24. Ps. 1-150. Ac. 13.22,36; 7.46. He. 11.32-34.
x 1Sa. 9.9. ch. 26.28.
y 2Sa. 12.1.
z 1Sa. 22.5.
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With all his reign and his might, and athe times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

a Da. 4.23,25.