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* King David announced to the entire assembly : »God has chosen my son Solomon . He is however young and lacks experience . The work to be done is enormous , because this is not a palace for people but a Temple for Jehovah God . * »I have made every effort to prepare materials for the Temple : gold , silver , bronze , iron , timber , precious stones and gems , stones for mosaics , and quantities of marble . * »Over and above all this that I have provided , I have given silver and gold from my personal property because of my love for God ’s Temple . * »I have given one hundred and fifteen tons of the finest gold and two hundred and sixty five tons of pure silver for decorating the walls of the Temple * and for all the objects which the skilled workers are to make . Now who else is willing to give a generous offering to Jehovah ?« * Then the heads of the clans , the officials of the tribes , the commanders of the army , and the administrators of the royal property volunteered to give . * They gave the following for the work on the Temple : one hundred and ninety tons of gold , three hundred and eighty tons of silver , six hundred and seventy five tons of bronze , and three thousand seven hundred and fifty tons of iron . * Those who had precious stones gave them to the Temple treasury , which was administered by Jehiel of the Levite clan of Gershon . * The people gave willingly to Jehovah and were happy that so much had been given . King David also was extremely happy . * »There in front of the whole assembly King David praised Jehovah . He said : Jehovah , God of our father Israel . May you be praised forever and ever ! * »You are great and powerful , glorious , splendid , and majestic . Everything in heaven and earth is yours , and you , O Jehovah , are king , supreme ruler over all . * »All riches and wealth come from you . You rule everything by your strength and power . You are able to make anyone great and strong . * »Now , our God , we give you thanks , and we praise your glorious name . * »Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything . This is because everything is a gift from you , and we have only given back what is yours already . * »You know , O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers , as our ancestors did . Our days are like a passing shadow , and we cannot escape death . * »O Jehovah , our God , we have brought together all this wealth to build a Temple to honor your holy name . It all came from you and all belongs to you . * »I well know , O my God , that you test everyone ’s heart and are pleased with people of integrity . In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you . I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you . * »Jehovah , God of our ancestors Abraham , Isaac , and Israel , keep such devotion always strong in your people ’s hearts and keep them always faithful to you . * »Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations .« * Then David commanded the people : Praise Jehovah your God ! The entire assembly praised Jehovah , the God of their ancestors . They bowed low and gave honor to Jehovah and also to the king . * The following day they killed animals as sacrifices , dedicating them to Jehovah . Then they gave them to the people to eat . In addition , they sacrificed a thousand bulls , a thousand rams , and a thousand lambs , which they burned whole on the altar . They also brought the offerings of wine . * That day they were very happy as they ate and drank in the presence of Jehovah . For a second time they proclaimed Solomon king . In the name of Jehovah they anointed him as their ruler and Zadok as priest . * So Solomon succeeded his father David on the throne Jehovah had established . He was a successful king , and the whole nation of Israel obeyed him . * All the officials and soldiers , and even all of David ’s other sons , promised to be loyal to Solomon as king . * Jehovah made the whole nation stand in awe of Solomon . He made him more glorious than any other king that had ruled Israel . * David son of Jesse ruled over all Israel * for forty years . He ruled in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three . * He died at a very old age , wealthy and respected , and his son Solomon succeeded him as king . * The history of King David from beginning to end is recorded in the records of the three prophets , Samuel , Nathan , and Gad . * The records tell how he ruled , how powerful he was , and all the things that happened to him , to Israel , and to the surrounding kingdoms .

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