Category: 1 Chronicles

Census Brings Pestilence

1 Then Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel.

2 So David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, “Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring mewordthat I may know their number.”

3 Joab said, “May the Lordadd to His people a hundred times as many as they are! But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”

4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

5 Joab gave the number of the census ofallthe people to David. And all Israel were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword; and Judahwas470,000 men who drew the sword.

6 But he did not number Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s command was abhorrent to Joab.

7 God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.

8 David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”

9 The Lordspoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

10 “Go and speak to David, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I offer you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you.” ’ ”

11 So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Take for yourself

12 either three years of famine, or three months to be swept away before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakesyou,or else three days of the sword of the Lord, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of the Lorddestroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now, therefore, consider what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.”

13 David said to Gad, “I am in great distress; please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are very great. But do not let me fall into the hand of man.”

14 So the Lordsent a pestilence on Israel; 70,000 men of Israel fell.

15 And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroyit,the Lordsaw and was sorry over the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now relax your hand.” And the angel of the Lordwas standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

16 Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the Lordstanding between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.

17 David said to God, “Is it not I who commanded to count the people? Indeed, I am the one who has sinned and done very wickedly, but these sheep, what have they done? O Lordmy God, please let Your hand be against me and my father’s household, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”

David’s Altar

18 Then the angel of the Lordcommanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar to the Lordon the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

19 So David went up at the word of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the Lord.

20 Now Ornan turned back and saw the angel, and his four sonswho werewith him hid themselves. And Ornan was threshing wheat.

21 As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor and prostrated himself before David with his face to the ground.

22 Then David said to Ornan, “Give me the site ofthisthreshing floor, that I may build on it an altar to the Lord; for the full price you shall give it to me, that the plague may be restrained from the people.”

23 Ornan said to David, “Takeitfor yourself; and let my lord the king do what is good in his sight. See, I will give the oxen for burnt offerings and the threshing sledges for wood and the wheat for the grain offering; I will giveitall.”

24 But King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buyitfor the full price; for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, or offer a burnt offering which costs me nothing.”

25 So David gave Ornan 600 shekels of gold by weight for the site.

26 Then David built an altar to the Lordthere and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to the Lordand He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

27 The Lordcommanded the angel, and he put his sword back in its sheath.

28 At that time, when David saw that the Lordhad answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifice there.

29 For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offeringwerein the high place at Gibeon at that time.

30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of the angel of the Lord.

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David Prepares for Temple Building

1 Then David said, “This is the house of the LordGod, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

2 So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.

3 David prepared large quantities of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than could be weighed;

4 and timbers of cedar logs beyond number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large quantities of cedar timber to David.

5 David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lordshall be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all lands.Thereforenow I will make preparation for it.” So David made ample preparations before his death.

Solomon Charged with the Task

6 Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the LordGod of Israel.

7 David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the Lordmy God.

8 But the word of the Lordcame to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My name, because you have shedsomuch blood on the earth before Me.

9 Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name shall beSolomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

10 He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

11 Now, my son, the Lordbe with you that you may be successful, and build the house of the Lordyour God just as He has spoken concerning you.

12 Only the Lordgive you discretion and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lordyour God.

13 Then you will prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the Lordcommanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.

14 Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of the Lord100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.

15 Moreover, there are many workmen with you, stonecutters and masons of stone and carpenters, and all men who are skillful in every kind of work.

16 Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the Lordbe with you.”

17 David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon,saying,

18 “Is not the Lordyour God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lordand before His people.

19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lordyour God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LordGod, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lordand the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”

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Solomon Reigns

1 Now when David reached old age, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

Offices of the Levites

3 The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and their number by census of men was 38,000.

4 Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6,000wereofficers and judges,

5 and 4,000weregatekeepers, and 4,000werepraising the Lordwith the instruments which David made for giving praise.

6 David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Gershonites

7 Of the GershoniteswereLadan and Shimei.

8 The sons of LadanwereJehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.

9 The sons of ShimeiwereShelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’householdsof Ladan.

10 The sons of ShimeiwereJahath, Zina, Jeush and Beriah. These fourwerethe sons of Shimei.

11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s household, one class.

Kohathites

12 The sons of Kohath were four: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.

14 Butas forMoses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

15 The sons of MoseswereGershom and Eliezer.

16 The son of GershomwasShebuel the chief.

17 The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 The son of Izhar was Shelomith the chief.

19 The sons of HebronwereJeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

20 The sons of UzzielwereMicah the first and Isshiah the second.

Merarites

21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of MahliwereEleazar and Kish.

22 Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took themas wives.

23 The sons of Mushiwerethree: Mahli, Eder and Jeremoth.

Duties Revised

24 These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households,eventhe heads of the fathers’householdsof those of them who were counted, in the number of names by their census, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

25 For David said, “The LordGod of Israel has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.

26 Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.”

27 For by the last words of David the sons of Leviwerenumbered from twenty years old and upward.

28 For their office is to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God,

29 and with the showbread, and the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, orwhat is baked inthe pan or what is well-mixed, and all measures of volume and size.

30 They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at evening,

31 and to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the fixed festivals in the numbersetby the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord.

32 Thus they are to keep charge of the tent of meeting, and charge of the holy place, and charge of the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.

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Divisions of Levites

1 Now the divisions of the descendants of Aaronwere these:the sons of AaronwereNadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

3 David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices for their ministry.

4 Since more chief men were found from the descendants of Eleazar than the descendants of Ithamar, they divided them thus:there weresixteen heads of fathers’ households of the descendants of Eleazar and eight of the descendants of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ households.

5 Thus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and the descendants of Ithamar.

6 Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’householdsof the priests and of the Levites; one father’s household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.

7 Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,

8 the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,

9 the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,

10 the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,

11 the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah,

12 the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,

13 the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,

14 the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,

15 the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizzez,

16 the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel,

17 the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,

18 the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.

19 These were their offices for their ministry whentheycame in to the house of the Lordaccording to the ordinancegivento them through Aaron their father, just as the LordGod of Israel had commanded him.

20 Now for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the first.

22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

23 The sonsof Hebron:Jeriahthe first,Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24 Ofthe sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

26 The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.

27 The sons of Merari: by JaaziahwereBeno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.

28 By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. Thesewerethe sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

31 These also cast lots just as their relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’householdsof the priests and of the Levites—the head of fathers’householdsas well as those of his younger brother.

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Number and Services of Musicians

1 Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the servicesomeof the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, whowereto prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:

2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asharelah; the sons of Asaphwereunder the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord.

4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

5 All thesewerethe sons of Heman the king’s seer to exalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.

6 All these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Hemanwereunder the direction of the king.

7 Their number who were trained in singing to the Lord, with theirrelatives, all who were skillful,was288.

Divisions of Musicians

8 They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacheras wellas the pupil.

9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sonsweretwelve;

10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

14 the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

28 for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

29 for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

30 for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

31 for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.

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Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1 For the divisions of the gatekeepersthere wereof the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

3 Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

4 Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventhandPeullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.

6 Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were mighty men of valor.

7 The sons of ShemaiahwereOthni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, were valiant men.

8 All thesewereof the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their relativeswereable men with strength for the service, 62 from Obed-edom.

9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, 18 valiant men.

10 Also Hosah,oneof the sons of Merari had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and relatives of Hosahwere13.

12 To these divisions of the gatekeepers, the chief men,were givenduties like their relatives to minister in the house of the Lord.

13 They cast lots, the small and the great alike, according to their fathers’ households, for every gate.

14 The lot to the east fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lotsforhis son Zechariah, a counselor with insight, and his lot came out to the north.

15 For Obed-edomit fellto the south, and to his sons went the storehouse.

16 For Shuppim and Hosahit wasto the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard.

17 On the east there were six Levites, on the north four daily, on the south four daily, and at the storehouse two by two.

18 At theParbar on the westthere werefour at the highway and two at the Parbar.

19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers of the sons of Korah and of the sons of Merari.

Keepers of the Treasure

20 The Levites, their relatives, had charge of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the dedicated gifts.

21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan,namely,the Jehielites,werethe heads of the fathers’households,belonging to Ladan the Gershonite.

22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, had charge of the treasures of the house of the Lord.

23 As for the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites,

24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was officer over the treasures.

25 His relatives by EliezerwereRehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son and Shelomoth his son.

26 This Shelomoth and his relatives had charge of all the treasures of the dedicated gifts which King David and the heads of the fathers’households,the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated.

27 They dedicated part of the spoil won in battles to repair the house of the Lord.

28 And all that Samuel the seer had dedicated and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had dedicatedanything, all of thiswas in the care of Shelomoth and his relatives.

Outside Duties

29 As for the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons wereassignedto outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges.

30 As for the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the Lordand the service of the king.

31 As for the Hebronites, Jerijah the chief (these Hebronites were investigated according to their genealogies and fathers’households,in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and men of outstanding capability were found among them at Jazer of Gilead)

32 and his relatives, capable men,were2,700 in number, heads of fathers’households.And King David made them overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites concerning all the affairs of God and of the king.

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Commanders of the Army

1 Nowthis isthe enumeration of the sons of Israel, the heads of fathers’households,the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all the affairs of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each divisionnumbering24,000:

2 Jashobeam the son of Zabdielhad charge of the first division for the first month; and in his divisionwere24,000.

3 He wasfrom the sons of Perez,and waschief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.

4 Dodai the Ahohite and his division had charge of the division for the second month, Miklothbeingthe chief officer; and in his divisionwere24,000.

5 The third commander of the army for the third monthwasBenaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest,aschief; and in his divisionwere24,000.

6 This Benaiahwasthe mighty man of the thirty, and had charge of thirty; and over his division was Ammizabad his son.

7 The fourth for the fourth monthwasAsahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his divisionwere24,000.

8 The fifth for the fifth monthwasthe commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his divisionwere24,000.

9 The sixth for the sixth monthwasIra the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his divisionwere24,000.

10 The seventh for the seventh monthwasHelez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his divisionwere24,000.

11 The eighth for the eighth monthwasSibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites; and in his divisionwere24,000.

12 The ninth for the ninth monthwasAbiezer the Anathothite of the Benjamites; and in his divisionwere24,000.

13 The tenth for the tenth monthwasMaharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites; and in his divisionwere24,000.

14 The eleventh for the eleventh monthwasBenaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his divisionwere24,000.

15 The twelfth for the twelfth monthwasHeldai the Netophathite of Othniel; and in his divisionwere24,000.

Chief Officers of the Tribes

16 Now in charge of the tribes of Israel: chief officer for the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;

17 for Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;

18 for Judah, Elihu,oneof David’s brothers; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;

19 for Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel;

20 for the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; for the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;

21 for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;

22 for Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. Thesewerethe princes of the tribes of Israel.

23 But David did not count those twenty years of age and under, because the Lordhad said He would multiply Israel as the stars of heaven.

24 Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun to countthem,but did not finish; and because of this, wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not included in the account of the chronicles of King David.

Various Overseers

25 Now Azmaveth the son of Adiel had charge of the king’s storehouses. And Jonathan the son of Uzziah had charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages and in the towers.

26 Ezri the son of Chelub had charge of the agricultural workers who tilled the soil.

27 Shimei the Ramathite had charge of the vineyards; and Zabdi the Shiphmite had charge of the produce of the vineyardsstoredin the wine cellars.

28 Baal-hanan the Gederite had charge of the olive and sycamore trees in theShephelah; and Joash had charge of the stores of oil.

29 Shitrai the Sharonite had charge of the cattle which were grazing in Sharon; and Shaphat the son of Adlai had charge of the cattle in the valleys.

30 Obil the Ishmaelite had charge of the camels; and Jehdeiah the Meronothite had charge of the donkeys.

31 Jaziz the Hagrite had charge of the flocks. All these were overseers of the property which belonged to King David.

Counselors

32 Also Jonathan, David’s uncle,wasa counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni tutored the king’s sons.

33 Ahithophelwascounselor to the king; and Hushai the Architewasthe king’s friend.

34 Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar succeeded Ahithophel; and Joab was the commander of the king’s army.

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David’s Address about the Temple

1 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the commanders of the divisions that served the king, and the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds, and the overseers of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, with the officials and the mighty men, even all the valiant men.

2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brethren and my people; Ihadintended to build apermanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lordand for the footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to buildit.

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.’

4 Yet, the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a leader; and in the house of Judah, my father’s house, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to makemeking over all Israel.

5 Of all my sons (for the Lordhas given me many sons), He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lordover Israel.

6 He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him.

7 I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as is done now.’

8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek after all the commandments of the Lordyour God so that you may possess the good land and bequeathitto your sons after you forever.

9 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the Lordsearches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

10 Consider now, for the Lordhas chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act.”

11 Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan of the porchof the temple,its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms and the room for the mercy seat;

12 and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storehouses of the house of God and for the storehouses of the dedicated things;

13 also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lordand for all the utensils of service in the house of the Lord;

14 for the goldenutensils,the weight of gold for all utensils for every kind of service; for the silver utensils, the weightof silverfor all utensils for every kind of service;

15 and the weightof goldfor the golden lampstands and their golden lamps, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; andthe weight of silverfor the silver lampstands, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps according to the use of each lampstand;

16 and the gold by weight for the tables of showbread, for each table; and silver for the silver tables;

17 and the forks, the basins, and the pitchers of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl;

18 and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the model of the chariot,eventhe cherubim that spread outtheir wingsand covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

19 “Allthis,”said David,“the Lordmade me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the details of this pattern.”

20 Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LordGod, 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 Lordis finished.

21 Now behold,there arethe divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of any skill will be with you in all the work for all kinds of service. The officials also and all the people will be entirely at your command.”

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Offerings for the Temple

1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man, but for the LordGod.

2 Now with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for thethings ofgold, and the silver for thethings ofsilver, and the bronze for thethings ofbronze, the iron for thethings ofiron, and wood for thethings ofwood, onyx stones and inlaidstones,stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.

3 Moreover, 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 holytemple,

4 namely,3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;

5 of gold for thethings ofgold and of silver for thethings ofsilver, that is, for all the work done by the craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”

6 Then the rulers of the fathers’households,and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with the overseers over the king’s work, offered willingly;

7 and for the service for the house of God they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, and 10,000 talents of silver, and 18,000 talents of brass, and 100,000 talents of iron.

8 Whoever possessedpreciousstones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, in care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

9 Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the Lordwith a whole heart, and King David also rejoiced greatly.

David’s Prayer

10 So David blessed the Lordin the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O LordGod of Israel our father, forever and ever.

11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

12 Both riches and honorcomefrom You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.

13 Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.

14 “But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.

15 For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.

16 O Lordour God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and all is Yours.

17 Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all thesethings;so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, maketheirofferings willingly to You.

18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You;

19 and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to dothemall, and to build the temple, for which I have made provision.”

20 Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lordyour God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed low and did homage to the Lordand to the king.

Sacrifices

21 On the next day they made sacrifices to the Lordand offered burnt offerings to the Lord, 1,000 bulls, 1,000 ramsand1,000 lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

22 So they ate and drank that day before the Lordwith great gladness.

Solomon Again Made King

And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and they anointedhimas ruler for the Lordand Zadok as priest.

23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lordas king instead of David his father; and he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

24 All the officials, the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David pledged allegiance to King Solomon.

25 The Lordhighly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him royal majesty which had not been on any king before him in Israel.

26 Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

27 The period which he reigned over Israelwasforty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-threeyears.

Death of David

28 Then he died in a ripe old age, full of days, riches and honor; and his son Solomon reigned in his place.

29 Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the chronicles of Samuel the seer, in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet and in the chronicles of Gad the seer,

30 with all his reign, his power, and the circumstances which came on him, on Israel, and on all the kingdoms of the lands.

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