1 Chronicles 29:1–8

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR BUILDING THE TEMPLE

29Then King David said to all the assembly, “My son Solomon—God has chosen him alone—is young and inexperienced. The task is great^j because the building will not be built for a human but for the Lord God.^{k 2}So to the best of my ability I’ve made provision for the house of my God:^l gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx, stones for mounting,^C antimony,^m stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and a great quantity of marble. ³Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house: ⁴100 tons^En of gold (gold of Ophir^o) and 250 tons^F of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, ⁵the gold for the gold work and the silver for the silver, for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the Lord today?”

⁶Then the leaders of the households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds,^p and the officials in charge of the king’s work^q gave willingly. ⁷For the service of God’s house they gave 185 tons^G of gold and 10,000 gold coins,^Hr 375 tons^I of silver, 675 tons^J of bronze, and 4,000 tons^K of iron. ⁸Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the Lord’s house under the care of Jehiel^s the Gershonite.