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Then King David said to the entire assembly, "My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, ^(C1)is still young and inexperienced, and the work is great; for ^(C2)the ^(F1)temple is not for mankind, but for the LORD God.

"Now ^(C1)with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.

"In addition, 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 holy ^(F1)temple,

namely, ^(C1)three thousand ^(F1)talents of gold, from ^(C2)the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the ^(F2)buildings;

gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work ^(F1)done by the craftsmen. Who then is willing ^(F2)to consecrate himself this day to the LORD?"

Then ^(C1)the rulers of the fathers' households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with ^(C2)the supervisors of the king's work, offered willingly;

and for the service of the house of God they gave five thousand talents and ten thousand ^(F1)(C1)darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

^(F1)Whoever possessed precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, ^(F2)in care of ^(C1)Jehiel the Gershonite.

Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the LORD ^(C1)wholeheartedly, and King David also rejoiced greatly.