I. CHRONICLES XXIX. 22.

8 And they with whom precious stones were_found gave them to the_treasure_ of the_house_of Jthe Lorp, by the_ hand_of Jehiél the Gershonite.
B.C. 1015. Weight of gold about 5,496 tons. See ch.
8 Then the people rejoiced, for that} 14
they offered _ willingly, because with perfect heart they offered _ willingly to ‘the Lorp: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10 Wherefore David blessed J-the Lorp before all the «congregation: and Dayid said, “Blessed be Thou, J) Lorp =God_of Israél our father, /r for ever and ever,
11 Thine, O_! Lorp, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that zs in the =heaven and in the earth is Thine ; Thine is the kingdom, O_? Lor», and Thou art_exalted as head above all.
12 Both xriches and xhonour come of Thee, and Thow -reignest over ~all; and in Thine hand is power and might ; and in Thine hand it 7s to make_great, and to give_strength unto ~
13 Now therefore, our =God, we +thank Thee, and +praise Thy glorious name.
14 But who am £, and what is my people, that we should_be able to offer_ so_willingly after this_sort? for ~xall_ things come of Thee, and of Thine own haye_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 xshadow, and there is none abiding.
16 O_) LorD our =God, all «this xstore that we -have_prepared to build Thee a house for Thine holy name cometh of Thine hand, and 7s xall Thine_own.
17T know also, my =God, that Thon triest the heart, and thast_pleasure in =uprightness. As for me, in the_upright- ness_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_will- ingly unto Thee.
18 O_! Lorp =God_of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israél, 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 command- ments, Thy testimonies, and Thy sta- tutes, 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 «con- gregation, “Now «bless ‘-the Lorp your =God.” And all the «congrega- tion blessed Jthe Lorp =God_of_ their fathers, and bowed_down_their_heads, and worshipped ‘the Lorp, and the
ing.
21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto ‘the Lorp, and offered « « burnt_offer- ings unto / the Lorn, on the morrow_
after xthat xday, even a thousand bul-
locks, a thousand rams,and a thousand lambs, with their drink _ offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israél:
2 And ,fdid_eat and drink before ‘the Lorp on xthat xday with great gladness. ~°
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11. Matt. 6. 13. 1 Tim. 1.17. Rev.
5, 13. 12. Rom. 11, 36.
15. Job 14, 2. Ps, 39. 12. James 4. 14.
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