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and of hundreds, with the officers over the these things, and to build the temple for which
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king’s work, offered willingly. They gave for the I have made provision.”
work of the house of God five thousand talents 20 Then David said to all the assembly, “Now
and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand bless the LORD your God.” So all the assembly
talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and
bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of bowed their heads and prostrated themselves
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iron. And whoever had precious stones gave before the LORD and the king.
them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, 21 And they made sacrifices to the LORD and
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into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. Then offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the next
the people rejoiced, for they had offered will- day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thou-
ingly, because with a loyal heart they had of- sand lambs, with their drink offerings, and
fered willingly to the LORD; and King David sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. So they
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also rejoiced greatly. ate and drank before the LORD with great
Therefore David blessed the LORD before all gladness on that day. And they made Solomon
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the assembly; and David said: the son of David king the second time, and
anointed him before the LORD to be the leader,
“Blessed are You, LORD God of Israel, 23
our Father, forever and ever. and Zadok to be priest. Then Solomon sat on
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness,
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The power and the glory, vid his father, and prospered; and all Israel
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The victory and the majesty; obeyed him. All the leaders and the mighty
For all that is in heaven and in earth men, and also all the sons of King David, sub-
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is Yours; mitted themselves to King Solomon. So the
Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, LORD exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight
And You are exalted as head over all. of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal
Both riches and honor come from You,
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And You reign over all. him in Israel.
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In Your hand is power and might; Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all
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In Your hand it is to make great Israel. And the period that he reigned over Is-
And to give strength to all. rael was forty years; seven years he reigned in
Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Je-
13 “Now therefore, our God, rusalem. So he died in a good old age, full of
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We thank You days and riches and honor; and Solomon his
And praise Your glorious name. son reigned in his place. Now the acts of King
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But who am I, and who are my people, David, first and last, indeed they are written in
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That we should be able to offer so the book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Na-
willingly as this? than the prophet, and in the book of Gad the
For all things come from You, seer, with all his reign and his might, and the
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And of Your own we have given You. events that happened to him, to Israel, and to
For we are aliens and pilgrims before all the kingdoms of the lands.
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You,
As were all our fathers; Psalm 78:67–72
Our days on earth are as a shadow, 67 Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph,
And without hope. And did not choose the tribe of
“O LORD our God, all this abundance that
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we have prepared to build You a house for 68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Mount Zion which He loved.
Your own. I know also, my God, that You test 69 And He built His sanctuary like the
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the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As heights,
for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have Like the earth which He has
willingly offered all these things; and now with established forever.
joy I have seen Your people, who are present 70 He also chose David His servant,
here to offer willingly to You. O LORD God of And took him from the sheepfolds;
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Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep 71 From following the ewes that had
this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the young He brought him,
heart of Your people, and fix their heart To shepherd Jacob His people,
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toward You. And give my son Solomon a And Israel His inheritance.
loyal heart to keep Your commandments and 72 So he shepherded them according to
Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all the integrity of his heart,
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