The First Book of Divre Hayamim, starting at chapter 28

   {28:1} David assembled all the princes of Yisra'el, the princes of
 the tribes, and the captains of the companies who served the king by
 division, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds,
 and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and
 of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the
 mighty men of valor, to Yerushalayim. {28:2} Then David the king stood
 up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: as for
 me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the
 covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made
 ready for the building. {28:3} But God said to me, You shall not build
 a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed
 blood. {28:4} However the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, chose me out of
 all the house of my father to be king over Yisra'el forever: for he
 has chosen Yehudah to be prince; and in the house of Yehudah, the
 house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure
 in me to make me king over all Yisra'el; {28:5} Of all my sons (for
 the LORD has given me many sons), he has chosen Shlomo my son to sit
 on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Yisra'el. {28:6} He said
 to me, Shlomo your son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I
 have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. {28:7} I will
 establish his kingdom forever, if he be constant to do my
 [1>]mitzvot[<1] and my ordinances, as at this day. {28:8} Now
 therefore, in the sight of all Yisra'el, the assembly of the LORD, and
 in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the
 [2>]mitzvot[<2] of the LORD your God; that you may possess this good
 land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you
 forever. {28:9} You, Shlomo my son, know the God of your father, and
 serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD
 searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the
 thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake
 him, he will cast you off forever. {28:10} Take heed now; for the LORD
 has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do
 it. {28:11} Then David gave to Shlomo his son the pattern of the porch
 [of the temple], and of the houses of it, and of the treasuries of it,
 and of the upper rooms of it, and of the inner chambers of it, and of
 the place of the mercy seat; {28:12} and the pattern of all that he
 had by the Spirit, for the courts of the house of the LORD, and for
 all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God, and
 for the treasuries of the dedicated things; {28:13} also for the
 divisions of the [3>]kohanim[<3] and the Levites, and for all the work
 of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of
 service in the house of the LORD; {28:14} of gold by weight for the
 [vessels of] gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; [of
 silver] for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of
 every kind of service; {28:15} by weight also for the menorot of gold,
 and for the lamps of it, of gold, by weight for every menorah and for
 the lamps of it; and for the menorot of silver, [silver] by weight for
 [every] menorah and for the lamps of it, according to the use of every
 menorah; {28:16} and the gold by weight for the tables of show bread,
 for every table; and silver for the tables of silver; {28:17} and the
 forks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden
 bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for
 every bowl; {28:18} and for the altar of incense refined gold by
 weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, [even] the Keruvim,
 that spread out [their wings], and covered the ark of the covenant of
 the LORD. {28:19} All this, [said David], have I been made to
 understand in writing from the hand of the LORD, even all the works of
 this pattern. {28:20} David said to Shlomo his son, Be strong and of
 good courage, and do it: don't be afraid, nor be dismayed; for the
 LORD God, even my God, is with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake
 you, until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is
 finished. {28:21} Behold, there are the divisions of the
 [4>]kohanim[<4] and the Levites, for all the service of the house of
 God: and there shall be with you in all manner of work every willing
 man who has skill, for any manner of service: also the captains and
 all the people will be entirely at your command.

   {29:1} David the king said to all the assembly, Shlomo my son, whom
 alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great;
 for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. {29:2} Now I have
 prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the
 [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the
 brass for the [things of] brass, the iron for the [things of] iron,
 and wood for the [things of] wood; [5>]shoham[<5] stones, and [stones]
 to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of various colors, and all
 manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. {29:3} In
 addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God,
 seeing that I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it
 to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for
 the holy house, {29:4} even three thousand talents of gold, of the
 gold of Ofir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which
 to overlay the walls of the houses; {29:5} of gold for the [things of]
 gold, and of silver for the [things of] silver, and for all manner of
 work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. Who then offers
 willingly to consecrate himself this day to the LORD? {29:6} Then the
 princes of the fathers' [houses], and the princes of the tribes of
 Yisra'el, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the
 rulers over the king's work, offered willingly; {29:7} and they gave
 for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and
 ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass
 eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.
 {29:8} They with whom [precious] stones were found gave them to the
 treasure of the house of the LORD, under the hand of Yechi'el the
 Gershonite. {29:9} Then the people rejoiced, because they offered
 willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to the
 LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy. {29:10}
 Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David
 said, You are blessed, LORD, the God of Yisra'el our father, forever
 and ever. {29:11} Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory,
 the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in
 the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, LORD, and you are exalted as
 head above all. {29:12} Both riches and honor come of you, and you
 rule over all; and in your hand is power and might; and it is in your
 hand to make great, and to give strength to all. {29:13} Now
 therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise your glorious name.
 {29:14} But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to
 offer so willingly as this? For all things come of you, and of your
 own have we given you. {29:15} For we are strangers before you, and
 foreigners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a
 shadow, and there is no abiding. {29:16} LORD our God, all this store
 that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name comes of
 your hand, and is all your own. {29:17} I know also, my God, that you
 try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the
 uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and
 now have I seen with joy your people, that are present here, offer
 willingly to you. {29:18} LORD, the God of Avraham, of Yitzchak, and
 of Yisra'el, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the
 thoughts of the heart of your people, and prepare their heart to you;
 {29:19} and give to Shlomo my son a perfect heart, to keep your
 [6>]mitzvot[<6], your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all
 these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made
 provision. {29:20} David said to all the assembly, Now bless the LORD
 your God. All the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers,
 and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before the LORD
 and the king. {29:21} They sacrificed sacrifices to the LORD, and
 offered burnt offerings to the LORD, on the next day after that day,
 even one thousand bulls, one thousand rams, and one thousand lambs,
 with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all
 Yisra'el, {29:22} and ate and drink before the LORD on that day with
 great gladness. They made Shlomo the son of David king the second
 time, and anointed him to the LORD to be prince, and Tzadok to be
 [7>]kohen[<7]. {29:23} Then Shlomo sat on the throne of the LORD as
 king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Yisra'el
 obeyed him. {29:24} All the princes, the mighty men, and also all of
 the sons of king David submitted themselves to Shlomo the king.
 {29:25} The LORD magnified Shlomo exceedingly in the sight of all
 Yisra'el, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on
 any king before him in Yisra'el. {29:26} Now David the son of Yishai
 reigned over all Yisra'el. {29:27} The time that he reigned over
 Yisra'el was forty years; he reigned seven years in Chevron, and
 thirty-three [years] reigned he in Yerushalayim. {29:28} He died in a
 good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Shlomo his son
 reigned in his place. {29:29} Now the acts of David the king, first
 and last, behold, they are written in the history of Shemu'el the
 seer, and in the history of Natan the prophet, and in the history of
 Gad the seer, {29:30} with all his reign and his might, and the times
 that went over him, and over Yisra'el, and over all the kingdoms of
 the countries.

   

   

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Footnotes:
[1] {28:7} commandments

[2] {28:8} commandments

[3] {28:13} priests

[4] {28:21} priests

[5] {29:2} onyx

[6] {29:19} commandments

[7] {29:22} priest


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