Gifts for Building the Temple
1Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God. 2With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise,29:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities. 3Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple: 4three thousand talents29:4 That is, about 110 tons or about 100 metric tons of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents29:4 That is, about 260 tons or about 235 metric tons of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, 5for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord today?”
6Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. 7They gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents29:7 That is, about 190 tons or about 170 metric tons and ten thousand darics29:7 That is, about 185 pounds or about 84 kilograms of gold, ten thousand talents29:7 That is, about 380 tons or about 340 metric tons of silver, eighteen thousand talents29:7 That is, about 675 tons or about 610 metric tons of bronze and a hundred thousand talents29:7 That is, about 3,800 tons or about 3,400 metric tons of iron. 8Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
David’s Prayer
10David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,
“Praise be to you, Lord,
the God of our father Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
11Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.
12Wealth and honor come from you;
you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
13Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name.
14“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. 15We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. 16Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you. 17I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you. 18Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you. 19And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.”
20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king.
Solomon Acknowledged as King
21The next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and presented burnt offerings to him: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams and a thousand male lambs, together with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22They ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the Lord that day.
Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, anointing him before the Lord to be ruler and Zadok to be priest. 23So Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him. 24All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their submission to King Solomon.
25The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal splendor such as no king over Israel ever had before.
The Death of David
26David son of Jesse was king over all Israel. 27He ruled over Israel forty years—seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. 28He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.
29As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, they are written in the records of Samuel the seer, the records of Nathan the prophet and the records of Gad the seer, 30together with the details of his reign and power, and the circumstances that surrounded him and Israel and the kingdoms of all the other lands.
Iheo cia Gwaka Hekarũ
129:1 1Ath 3:7; 1Maũ 22:5Ningĩ Mũthamaki Daudi akĩĩra kĩũngano kĩu gĩothe atĩrĩ: “Mũriũ wakwa Solomoni, ũrĩa Ngai athuurĩte, nĩ mwĩthĩ na ndarĩ na ũmenyo wa kũigana. Wĩra ũyũ nĩ mũnene, tondũ nyũmba ĩno ĩhaana ta ya ũthamaki ti ya mũndũ no nĩ ya Jehova Ngai. 229:2 Ezar 1:4; Isa 54:11Nĩnjigithĩtie indo na ũhoti wakwa wothe nĩ ũndũ wa hekarũ ya Ngai wakwa, ngaiga thahabu nĩ ũndũ wa gũthondeka indo cia thahabu, na betha nĩ ũndũ wa gũthondeka indo cia betha, na gĩcango nĩ ũndũ wa gũthondeka indo cia gĩcango, na kĩgera nĩ ũndũ wa gũthondeka indo cia kĩgera, na mbaũ nĩ ũndũ wa gũthondeka indo cia mbaũ, o na tũhiga tũrĩa twĩtagwo onigithi tũrĩa tũtheecagĩrĩrwo indo-inĩ, na tũhiga tũrĩa tũhenagia twa kũgemia nyũmba, na tũhiga twa rangi wa mĩthemba mĩingĩ, na tũhiga twa goro twa mĩthemba mĩingĩ, na mahiga ma nyaigĩ ma mũthemba ũrĩa mwega, indo icio ciothe ngaigithia irĩ nyingĩ mũno. 3Makĩria ma ũguo, harĩ kwĩrutĩra gwakwa igũrũ rĩa hekarũ ya Ngai wakwa nĩngũheana kĩgĩĩna gĩakwa mwene gĩa thahabu na betha nĩ ũndũ wa hekarũ ya Ngai wakwa, na icio ngũciheana nyongerere kĩrĩa kĩngĩ njigithĩtie nĩ ũndũ wa hekarũ ĩno theru: 429:4 Kĩam 10:29; 1Maũ 22:14ngũheana taranda ngiri ithatũ29:4 nĩ ta tani 100 cia thahabu, o thahabu ĩrĩa ya Ofiri, na taranda ngiri mũgwanja29:4 nĩ ta tani 240 cia betha ĩrĩa therie nĩ ũndũ wa kũgemia thingo cia nyũmba, 5o na nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra wa thahabu na indo cia wĩra wa betha ũrĩa wothe ũkaarutwo nĩ mabundi. Na rĩrĩ, nũũ ũkwĩĩamũrĩra Jehova ũmũthĩ na kwĩyendera?”
629:6 1Maũ 27:1; Ezar 7:15Hĩndĩ ĩyo atongoria a nyũmba, na anene a mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli, na anene a ikundi cia ngiri ngiri na anene a ikundi cia igana igana na anene arĩa maarũgamagĩrĩra wĩra wa mũthamaki makĩheana indo na kwĩyendera. 729:7 Thaam 25:2; Neh 7:70-71Nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra wa hekarũ ya Ngai nĩmaheanire taranda ngiri ithano,29:7 nĩ ta tani 170 na dariki ngiri ikũmi29:7 nĩ ta kilo 84 cia thahabu, na taranda ngiri ikũmi29:7 nĩ ta tani 345 cia betha, na taranda ngiri ikũmi na inyanya29:7 nĩ ta tani 620 cia gĩcango, na taranda ngiri igana rĩmwe29:7 nĩ ta tani 3,450 cia kĩgera. 829:8 Thaam 35:27; 1Maũ 26:21Mũndũ o wothe warĩ na tũhiga twa goro nĩatũheanire thĩinĩ wa kĩgĩĩna kĩa hekarũ ya Jehova kĩrĩa kĩamenyagĩrĩrwo nĩ Jehieli ũrĩa Mũgerishoni. 929:9 1Ath 8:61Andũ nĩmakenirio nĩ ũrĩa atongoria ao maamũkĩire ũhoro ũcio na kwĩyendera, tondũ nĩmarutĩire Jehova indo na ngoro yao yothe matekũringĩrĩrio. Mũthamaki Daudi o nake nĩakenire mũno.
Ihooya rĩa Daudi
10Daudi nĩagoocire Jehova arĩ mbere ya kĩũngano kĩu gĩothe, akiuga atĩrĩ,
“Ũrogoocwo wee, o Wee Jehova,
Ngai wa ithe witũ Isiraeli,
kuuma tene nginya tene.
1129:11 Thab 24:8; Kũg 5:12-13Wee Jehova-rĩ, ũnene, na hinya,
na riiri, na wathani, na ũkengi nĩ ciaku,
nĩgũkorwo kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩrĩ igũrũ na thĩ nĩ gĩaku.
Wee Jehova, ũthamaki nĩ waku;
nĩũtũũgĩrĩtio, ũkanenehio gũkĩra indo ciothe.
1229:12 2Maũ 1:12; Koh 5:19Ũtonga na gĩtĩĩo ciumaga kũrĩ we;
Wee nĩwe wathaga indo ciothe.
Hinya na ũhoti wa gũtũũgĩria
o na kũhe andũ othe hinya irĩ moko-inĩ maku.
13Na rĩrĩ, Ngai witũ, nĩtũgũgũcookeria ngaatho,
na tũkagooca rĩĩtwa rĩaku rĩrĩ riiri.
1429:14 Thab 8:4“No niĩ ngĩrĩ ũ, nao andũ akwa-rĩ, makĩrĩ a, atĩ no tũhote kũheana na ũtaana ta ũyũ? Indo ciothe ciumaga kũrĩ we, na kĩrĩa twakũhe no kĩrĩa kiumĩte moko-inĩ maku. 1529:15 Thab 39:12; Ahib 11:13; Ayub 14:2Ithuĩ tũrĩ ageni na agendi maitho-inĩ maku, o ta ũrĩa maithe maitũ ma tene othe maatariĩ. Matukũ maitũ gũkũ thĩ matariĩ o ta kĩĩruru, na gũtirĩ mwĩhoko wa gũtũũra. 16Wee Jehova Ngai witũ, ũingĩ wa indo ici twaruta cia gũgwakĩra hekarũ nĩ ũndũ wa Rĩĩtwa rĩaku Itheru ciumĩte guoko-inĩ gwaku, na ciothe no ciaku. 1729:17 Thab 139:23; 1Maũ 28:9Niĩ nĩnjũũĩ atĩ Wee Ngai wakwa nĩũtuĩragia ngoro, na nĩũkenagio nĩ ũrũngĩrĩru wa ngoro. Indo ici ciothe ndĩciheanĩte na kwĩyendera na wĩhokeku. Na rĩu ndĩ na gĩkeno nĩ ũndũ wa kwĩonera ũrĩa andũ aya aku marĩ haha makũrutĩire indo na wendo. 18Wee Jehova, Ngai wa maithe maitũ Iburahĩmu, na Isaaka na Isiraeli, tũũria wendo ũyũ ũrĩ ngoro-inĩ cia andũ aku nginya tene na ũtũme matũũre magwathĩkagĩra. 1929:19 1Maũ 28:9; Isa 38:3Na ũhotithie mũriũ wakwa Solomoni kwĩrutĩra na ngoro yake yothe, kũmenyagĩrĩra maathani maku, na maũndũ marĩa wee wendaga o na kĩrĩra gĩaku kĩa watho wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na ekage maũndũ mothe nĩguo aake mwako wa nyũmba ĩno ĩhaana ta nyũmba ya ũthamaki, ĩrĩa niĩ njigithĩirie indo ciayo.”
20Ningĩ Daudi akĩĩra kĩũngano gĩothe atĩrĩ, “Goocai Jehova Ngai wanyu.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ othe makĩgooca Jehova Ngai wa maithe mao; makĩinamĩrĩra, na makĩĩgũithia thĩ mbere ya Jehova na mbere ya mũthamaki.
Solomoni Kwamũkĩrwo ta Mũthamaki
2129:21 1Ath 8:62Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ makĩrutĩra Jehova magongona na makĩmũrutĩra maruta ma njino, ta ũũ: ndegwa ngiri ĩmwe, na ndũrũme ngiri ĩmwe na tũtũrũme ngiri ĩmwe, o hamwe na maruta mao ma indo cia kũnyuuo na magongona mangĩ maingĩ nĩ ũndũ wa andũ a Isiraeli othe. 22Makĩrĩa na makĩnyua marĩ na gĩkeno kĩnene mũthenya ũcio marĩ hau mbere ya Jehova.
Ningĩ makĩamũkĩra Solomoni mũrũ wa Daudi arĩ mũthamaki hĩndĩ ya keerĩ, na makĩmũitĩrĩria maguta mbere ya Jehova atuĩke wa kũmathamakĩra, nake Zadoku atuĩke mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai. 2329:23 Gũcook 17:18; 1Ath 2:12Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Solomoni agĩikarĩra gĩtĩ gĩa ũthamaki kĩa Jehova, na agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩa ithe Daudi. Nake akĩgaacĩra na agĩathĩkĩrwo Isiraeli guothe. 24Anene othe, na andũ arĩa maarĩ njamba, hamwe na ariũ a Mũthamaki Daudi othe magĩtĩkĩra Mũthamaki Solomoni amaathage.
2529:25 Josh 3:7; 2Maũ 1:1, 12Jehova agĩtũũgĩria Solomoni mũno maitho-inĩ ma andũ a Isiraeli othe, na akĩmũhe ũthamaki ũrĩ na riiri ũtaahetwo mũthamaki ũngĩ wa Isiraeli mbere ĩyo.
Gĩkuũ kĩa Daudi
26Daudi mũrũ wa Jesii aarĩ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli guothe. 2729:27 Kĩam 23:19; 2Sam 5:4-5Aathamakĩire Isiraeli mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna, mĩaka mũgwanja yayo agĩthamaka arĩ Hebironi, nayo mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ĩtatũ agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu. 2829:28 Kĩam 15:15; 1Maũ 23:1Aakuire arĩ mũkũrũ mũno, arĩkĩtie gũkenera gũtũũra gwake matukũ maingĩ, na arĩ mũtongu, na agatĩĩo. Mũriũ Solomoni nĩwe wathamakire ithenya rĩake.
2929:29 1Sam 22:5Naho ha maũndũ marĩa makoniĩ wathani wa Mũthamaki Daudi kuuma kĩambĩrĩria nginya mũthia, nĩmandĩkĩtwo thĩinĩ wa maandĩko ma Samũeli ũrĩa warĩ muoni-maũndũ, na maandĩko-inĩ ma Nathani ũrĩa mũnabii na maandĩko-inĩ ma Gadi ũrĩa muoni-maũndũ, 30hamwe na maũndũ mothe marĩa maakoniĩ ũthamaki wake na ũhoti ũrĩa aarĩ naguo, na ũrĩa maũndũ marĩa maamũthiũrũrũkĩirie maatariĩ na ma Isiraeli na mothamaki ma mabũrũri marĩa mangĩ mothe.
