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,⚓ 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 talents⚓ of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents⚓ 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 talents⚓ and ten thousand darics⚓ of gold, ten thousand talents⚓ of silver, eighteen thousand talents⚓ of bronze and a hundred thousand talents⚓ 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.
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Tej hov txhua chaw kws pub ua Vaajtswv lub tuam tsev
1Vaajntxwv Tavi has rua cov kws tuaj txoos ua ke hov tas, “Kuv tug tub Xalaumoo yog tuab tug kws Vaajtswv tau xaiv ca. Nwg tseed hluas hab tsw tshua txawj ua hab tej num nuav mas luj heev, tsua qhov lub nam tuam tsev nuav tsw yog ua rua tuabneeg tassws yog ua rua Vaajtswv Yawmsaub. 2Yog le ntawd kuv tau npaaj tseg ca ua kuv tug Vaajtswv lub tuam tsev lawv le kuv muaj peevxwm npaaj tau, yog kub rua tej kws xuas kub ua, nyaj rua tej kws xuas nyaj ua, tooj lab rua tej kws xuas tooj lab ua, hlau rua tej kws xuas hlau ua hab ntoo rua tej kws xuas ntoo ua. Dhau hov mas tseed muaj tej qai zeb av txho ci laam ntau ntau le hab tej qai zeb hlaws kws yuav ua khawm, tej qai zeb hlaws dub txho txaij, tej qai zeb muaj nqes zoo nkauj txhua yaam hab pob zeb mog ntau kawg. 3Tsw taag le hov, tshaaj tej kws kuv tub npaaj ca rua lub tuam tsev dawb huv lawd kuv tseed muaj kub hab nyaj ua kuv tug, mas kuv pub hlo rua kuv tug Vaajtswv lub tuam tsev tsua qhov kuv kub sab quas lug rua Vaajtswv lub tuam tsev hov. 4Tej kws kuv pub yog kub nyaav 3,000 talaa, yog cov kub huv lub tebchaws Aufi, hab cov nyaj kws tub nchuav tau lawm nyaav 7,000 talaa⚓ kws yuav luam tej phaab ntsaa huv lub tuam tsev, 5hab kub rua tej kws yuav xuas kub ua hab nyaj rua tej kws yuav xuas nyaj ua, rua tej num huvsw kws cov Kws txawj yuav ua. Yog le ntawd leejtwg zoo sab pub hov txhua chaw hab pub hlo nwg tug kheej rua Yawmsaub nub nua?” 6Mas cov thawj huv quas cum hab cov thawj huv quas xeem hab cov thawj kaav ib txheeb leej hab cov thawj kaav ib puas leej hab cov num tswv kws saib vaajntxwv tej num zoo sab hlo pub rua Vaajtswv. 7Puab pub ua tej daag num rua huv Vaajtswv lub tuam tsev le nuav, yog kub nyaav 5,000 talaa hab 10,000 ntali, nyaj nyaav 10,000 talaa, tooj lab 18,000 talaa hab hlau 100,000 talaa.⚓8Leejtwg muaj tej qai zeb hlaws muaj nqes mas muab pub rua huv Yawmsaub lub tuam tsev lub txhaab nyaj, kws Yehi‑ee cum Kwsoo ua tug saib. 9Mas cov pejxeem zoo sab xyiv faab tsua qhov puab zoo sab hlo pub txhua yaam nuav hab puab tau zoo sab pub ua lub sab dawb paug rua Yawmsaub. Vaajntxwv Tavi kuj zoo sab xyiv faab kawg le.
Tavi qhuas Vaajtswv Yawmsaub
10Ua le hov mas Tavi txhad qhuas Yawmsaub taab meeg cov kws tuaj txoos ua ke hov hab has tas, “Au Yawmsaub kws yog peb yawm koob Yixayee tug Vaajtswv, thov qhuas koj moog ib txhab ib txhws moog tsw kawg le. 11Au Yawmsaub, koj yog tug luj kawg, koj muaj zug muaj fwjchim ci ntsaa quas ab, koj yog tug kov yeej hab muaj fwjchim meej mom. Tsua qhov ib puas tsaav yaam kws nyob nruab ntug hab nyob huv nplajteb yog koj tug. Au Yawmsaub, koj ua vaajntxwv kaav, hab koj raug muab txhawb nqaa ua ib puas tsaav yaam tug thawj. 12Kev nplua nuj hab meej thawb yog lug ntawm koj lug, koj yog tug kaav txhua yaam huvsw. Tug zug hab fwjchim luj kawg nkaus nyob huv koj txhais teg, hab nyob ntawm koj txhais teg xws kws yuav tsaa ua luj hab pub zug rua suavdawg. 13Peb tug Vaajtswv, nwgnuav peb ua koj tsaug hab qhuas koj lub npe kws muaj fwjchim ci ntsaa quas ab. 14“Tassws kuv yog leejtwg hab kuv cov tuabneeg yog leejtwg kws peb yuav muaj peevxwm pub tau rua koj ua lub sab dawb paug le nuav? Tsua qhov txhua yaam puavleej yog lug ntawm koj lug mas peb tau pub yaam kws yog koj le rov rua koj xwb. 15Tsua qhov ntawm koj xubndag tes peb yog tuabneeg lwm teb lwm chaw hab yog tuabneeg tuaj ua qhua nyob xwb ib yaam nkaus le peb tej laug suavdawg. Peb lub noob nyoog nyob huv nplajteb nuav zoo yaam le tug duab xwb hab tsw muaj daabtsw nyob ruaj khov moog le. 16Au Yawmsaub kws yog peb tug Vaajtswv, tej hov txhua chaw ntau ntau nuav kws peb tau npaaj ca ua lub tuam tsev rua koj lub npe dawb huv nyob mas puavleej yog lug ntawm koj txhais teg lug hab yog koj tug huvsw. 17Kuv tug Vaajtswv, kuv paub tseeb tas koj swm lub sab hab koj txaus sab rua txujkev ncaaj nceeg. Mas kuv lub sab ncaaj nceeg hab kuv pub tej yaam nuav ua sab dawb paug rua koj, mas lub swjhawm nuav kuv kuj pum koj haiv tuabneeg kws nyob ntawm nuav zoo sab hlo pub ua lub sab dawb paug rua koj. 18Au Yawmsaub kws yog peb yawm koob Aplahaa, Yiha hab Yixayee tug Vaajtswv, thov koj paab kuas koj haiv tuabneeg lub sab ntshaw hab xaav ua le nuav moog ib txhws le, hab thov koj ua rua puab lub sab xwb rua koj. 19Thov koj paab kuv tug tub Xalaumoo kuas tuav rawv koj tej lug nkaw hab koj tej lug qha hab koj tej kaab ke kawg sab kawg ntsws, hab ua lawv le txhua yaam huvsw mas nwg txhad ua tau lub nam tuam tsev kws kuv tub npaaj tseg lawm.” 20Mas Tavi has rua cov kws tuaj txoos ua ke tas, “Ca le qhuas Yawmsaub kws yog mej tug Vaajtswv.” Mas cov tuabneeg suavdawg qhuas Yawmsaub kws yog puab tej laug tug Vaajtswv, hab puab nyo hau pe hawm Yawmsaub hab khoov ntshws pe vaajntxwv. 21Nub tom qaab puab tua tsaj xyeem rua Yawmsaub, hab ua kevcai hlawv huvsw xyeem rua Yawmsaub. Puab xyeem ib txheeb tug txwv nyuj, ib txheeb tug txwv yaaj, ib txheeb tug mivnyuas yaaj nrug cov cawv txwv maab kws laub xyeem, hab ua kevcai xyeem ntau ntau le ua cov Yixayee suavdawg le feem. 22Mas nub hov puab tau noj tau haus ua xyiv faab hlo rua ntawm Yawmsaub xubndag.
Tsaa Xalaumoo ua vaajntxwv
Mas puab rov qaab ua kevcai zag ob tsaa Tavi tug tub Xalaumoo ua vaajntxwv,⚓ puab laub roj tsaa nwg ua tug thawj rua ntawm Yawmsaub xubndag, hab tsaa Xantau ua pov thawj. 23Mas Xalaumoo nyob tsawg sau lub zwm txwv kws yog Yawmsaub tsaa, ua vaajntxwv nyob nwg txwv Tavi chaw. Mas nwg vaam meej tuaj hab cov Yixayee suavdawg kuj noog nwg lug. 24Taag nrho cov thawj hab cov tub rog sab luj sab tuab hab vaajntxwv Tavi cov tub suavdawg yeem lug tas yuav zwm rua vaajntxwv Xalaumoo. 25Mas Yawmsaub pub kuas Xalaumoo muaj koob meej nto moo quas lug taab meeg cov Yixayee suavdawg hab pub kuas nwg ua vaajntxwv muaj fwjchim meej mom ntau dua tej vaajntxwv kws kaav cov Yixayee ua nwg ntej.
Tavi tuag
(1Vntx. 2:10-12)
26Yexi tug tub Tavi ua vaajntxwv kaav cov Yixayee suavdawg. 27Nwg ua vaajntxwv kaav cov Yixayee tau plaub caug xyoo. Nwg nyob huv lub moos Heploo kaav tau xyaa xyoo hab nyob huv Yeluxalee kaav tau peb caug peb xyoos. 28Mas nwg txhad tuag rua thaus laug heev hab noob nyoog nchaav, nwg nplua nuj heev hab muaj meej thawb. Mas nwg tug tub Xalaumoo sawv nwg chaw ua vaajntxwv kaav. 29Tej daag num kws vaajntxwv Tavi ua txwj thaus chiv moog txug thaus kawg mas tub muab sau ca rua huv phoo ntawv keeb kwm kws Xamuyee tug kws has pum tom hauv ntej tau sau hab nyob huv phoo ntawv keeb kwm kws Nathaa kws yog xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug tau sau hab huv phoo ntawv keeb kwm kws Kas tug kws has pum tom hauv ntej tau sau. 30Puavleej has txug txhua yaam kws Tavi kaav hab nwg tug peevxwm hab tej xwm kws tshwm rua nwg hab rua cov Yixayee hab tshwm rua txhua lub tebchaws huv nplajteb.