1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. 2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, 4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: 5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
6 ¶ Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly, 7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10 ¶ Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. 15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. 16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own. 17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. 18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: 19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things , and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.
20 ¶ And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king. 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel: 22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. 25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
26 ¶ Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead. 29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 30 With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
Ziedojumi tempļa celšanai
1 Ķēniņš Dāvids sacīja visai sapulcei: “Dievs ir izvēlējies tikai viņu, manu dēlu Sālamanu, jaunu un maigu puisi, bet darbs ir liels, jo ne cilvēkam domāts šis templis, bet Kungam Dievam! 2 Es esmu sagādājis Dieva namam, ko vien spēju: zeltu zeltlietām, sudrabu sudrablietām, varu – tam, kas no vara, dzelzi – tam, kas no dzelzs, un koku – tam, kas no koka, oniksa akmeņus, ieliekamos akmeņus, briljantus, raibus akmeņus, visādus dārgakmeņus un daudz marmora. 3 Turklāt es tik ļoti esmu vēlējies Dieva namu, ka esmu tam veltījis savu mantu, savu zeltu un sudrabu – to es pievienoju tam, ko biju sagatavojis svētajam namam: 4 trīs tūkstošus talantu zelta, Ofīras zelta, septiņus tūkstošus talantu sudraba, nama sienu pārklājumam, 5 zeltu zeltlietām, sudrabu sudrablietām un visam, ko darina amatnieki. Kurš vēl šodien labprātīgi ziedos Kungam?!”
6 Tad arī tēvu namu galvenie, Israēla cilšu vadoņi, virsnieki pār tūkstošiem un simtiem un ķēniņa galminieki ziedoja labprātīgi. 7 Viņi ziedoja darbiem Dieva namā piecus tūkstošus talantu un desmit tūkstošus dariku zelta, desmit tūkstošus talantu sudraba, astoņpadsmit talantu vara un simts tūkstošus talantu dzelzs. 8 Kam vien bija dārgakmeņi, tas deva tos Kunga nama dārgumu krātuvē geršonieša Jehiēla pārziņā. 9 Tauta priecājās par labprātīgajiem ziedojumiem, jo visi Kungam ziedoja no sirds pilnības! Un arī ķēniņš Dāvids varen priecājās!
Dāvida lūgšana
10 Visai sapulcei klātesot, Dāvids slavēja Kungu, sacīdams:
“Slavēts tu, Kungs, Israēla Dievs!
Mūsu tēvs no mūžības līdz mūžībai!
11 Kungs, tu varens un liels,
dižens, mūžīgs un cēls!
Viss, kas debesīs un virs zemes,
tava valstība, Kungs!
Tu – visam pāri!
12 Bagātība un gods – no tevis!
Tu valdi pār visu,
tavā rokā spēks un vara!
Stipru un varenu tu visu dari!
13 Mūsu Dievs, tagad tev pateicamies!
Slavējam tavu diženo vārdu!
14 Bet kas esmu es, kas ir mana tauta,
ka spējām tā ziedot kā šoreiz!?
Viss nāk no tevis –
kas nāk no tevis,
to atdevām tev!
15 Kā svešinieki mēs tavā priekšā,
visi mūsu tēvi kā ceļinieki,
mūsu dienas kā ēna pār zemi –
un cerību nav!
16 Kungs, mūsu Dievs,
visa šī bagātība,
ko savācām, lai celtu namu
tavam svētajam vārdam, –
tevis dota, jo tev pieder viss!
17 Es zinu, mans Dievs, –
tu pārbaudi sirdis,
tev tīkami taisnīgie!
Taisnu sirdi un labprāt es visu devu!
Tagad arī tava tauta, kas šeit,
es redzu – tev ziedo ar prieku!
18 Kungs, mūsu tēvu Ābrahāma, Īzaka un Israēla Dievs!
Uzturi mūžam šādu nodomu savas tautas sirdī!
Pievērs sev viņu sirdis!
19 Ļauj manam dēlam Sālamanam
no visas sirds pildīt tavus baušļus,
liecības un likumus! –
lai viņš paveic visu,
lai uzbūvē celtni, ko sāku es!”
20 Dāvids sacīja visai sapulcei: “Slavējiet Kungu, savu Dievu!” Un visa sapulce slavēja Kungu, savu tēvu Dievu, viņi pielūdza un zemojās Kungam un ķēniņam. 21 Nākamajā dienā viņi lielā skaitā pienesa Kungam sadedzināmos upurus par visu Israēlu: tūkstoš vēršus, tūkstoš aunus, tūkstoš jērus, kā arī dzeramo upuri.
Sālamans – ķēniņš pār Israēlu
(1Ķēn 1:38–401Ķēn 2:12)22 Todien viņi ēda un dzēra Kunga priekšā ar lielu prieku un apstiprināja par ķēniņu Dāvida dēlu Sālamanu. Kunga priekšā viņi to svaidīja par valdnieku, bet Cādoku par priesteri. 23 Sālamans sēdās Kunga tronī un kļuva par ķēniņu sava tēva Dāvida vietā. Viņam viss veicās, un viss Israēls viņu klausīja. 24 Ķēniņam Sālamanam bija pakļauti visi augstmaņi, spēkavīri un arī visi ķēniņa Dāvida dēli. 25 Viss Israēls redzēja, ka Kungs Sālamanu dara varenu – viņš tam deva ķēnišķu godību, kādas nav bijis nevienam Israēla ķēniņam pirms tam.
Dāvida valdīšana
26 Dāvids, Jišaja dēls, valdīja pār visu Israēlu. 27 Laiks, kad viņš valdīja pār Israēlu, bija četrdesmit gadu. Septiņus gadus viņš valdīja Hebronā, un trīsdesmit trīs gadus viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē. 28 Viņš nomira lielā vecumā, sāts mūža dienu, bagāts un godāts. Viņa dēls Sālamans sāka valdīt pēc viņa. 29 Par ķēniņa Dāvida darbiem no pirmā līdz pēdējam ir rakstīts redzētāja Samuēla, pravieša Nātāna un redzētāja Gāda darbos, 30 tur ir rakstīts arī par viņa valdīšanu, varonību un tiem laikiem, ko pieredzēja viņš, Israēls un visu zemju valstis.
