¶The .xxix. Chapter.
2 The offering of Dauid and of the princes for the building of the temple. 10 Dauid geueth thankes to the Lorde. 20 He exhorteth the people to do the same, 22 Solo∣mon is created king. 28 Dauid dyeth, and Solomon his sonne raigneth in his steade.
[unspec A] 1 AND Dauid the king saide vnto all the con∣gregation: * 1.1 God hath specially chosen Solo∣mon “ 1.2 my sonne which is yet young & tender, & the worke is great: for the house shall not be for man, but for the Lorde God.
2 Moreouer, I haue prepared with all my might for the house of my God, golde for vessels of golde, siluer for them of siluer, brasse for thinges of brasse, iron for thinges of iron, & wood for thynges of wood, and onix stones, and stones to be set, “ 1.3 glistering stones, and of diuers colours, & al maner of precious stones, & marble stones in great aboundaunce.
3 And because I haue lust to the house of my God, I haue of myne owne pro∣per good of golde and siluer which I haue geuen to the house of my God, beside all that I haue prepared for the holy house,
4 Euen three thousand talentes of golde of Ophir, and seuen thousand talentes of tried siluer, to ouer laye the walles of the house withall.
5 The golde for thinges of golde, siluer for them of siluer, and for all maner of worke by the handes of artificers: And whosoeuer is (a) 1.4 wylling, may this day (b) 1.5consecrate his hande vnto the Lorde.
6 And so the auncient fathers and the lordes of the tribes of Israel, the cap∣taynes of thousandes and hundredes, with the lordes that were rulers ouer the kinges worke, were willing,
[unspec B] 7 And gaue for the seruice of the house of God, fiue thousand talentes of golde, and ten thousand peeces [of golde,] and ten thousand talentes of siluer, & eyght∣teene thousand talentes of brasse, and one hundred thousand talentes of iron.
8 And they with whom precious stones were founde, gaue them to the treasure of the house of the Lord by the hand of Iehiel the Gersonite.
9 And the people reioyced when they were so wylling to geue their goodes, and with a perfect heart they offered wyllingly to the Lord: And Dauid the king reioyced with great gladnesse.
10 And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregation, and sayde: Bles∣sed be thou Lorde God of Israel, our father from euer and for euer.
11 Thyne O Lorde is greatnesse, and power, glory, victorie, and prayse: for all that is in heauen and in earth is thyne, and thyne is the kingdome O Lorde, and thou excellest aboue all, euen as the head of all.
12 And richesse and honour come of thee, and thou raignest ouer all, and in thyne hande is power & strength, and in thyne hand it is to make great and to geue strength vnto all.
13 And nowe our God we thanke thee, [unspec C] and prayse thy glorious name.
14 But who am I? and what is my peo∣ple? that we should enforce our selues to geue these thinges so willingly? But all thinges come of thee, & of that which we receaued at thyne hand, we haue ge∣uen thee.
15 * 1.6For we be but straungers before thee, and soiourners, as were al our fathers: Our dayes on the earth also are but as a * 1.7 shadowe, and there is none abiding.
16 O Lorde our God, all this stuffe that we haue prepared to builde thee an house for thy holy name, commeth of thyne hand, and is all thyne.
17 I wot also my God that thou try∣est the heartes, and hast pleasure in vn∣faynednesse, & in the vnfaonednesse of myne heart I haue wyllingly offered al these thinges: And now haue I seene thy people which are founde here to of∣fer vnto thee wyllyngly, and with glad∣nesse.
18 O Lorde God of Abraham, Isahac, and of Israel our fathers, (c) 1.8 keepe this for euer in the desire of the thoughtes of the heart of thy people, & prepare their heartes vnto thee. [unspec D]
19 And geue vnto Solomon my sonne a perfect heart, to keepe thy commaunde∣mentes, thy testimonies, & thy statutes, and to do all, and builde the house, for the which I haue made prouision.