The death of David.

CHAP. I, II. Solomon's offering at Gibeon.

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.

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,

24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon first and last, behold, they are written in the king. the book of Samuel the seer, and in the 25 And the LORD magnified Solomon ex-book of Nathan the prophet, and in the ceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and be-book of Gad the seer,

stowed upon him such royal majesty as had 30 With all his reign and his might, and not been on any king before him in Israel. the times that went over him, and over 26 Thus David the son of Jesse reign- Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the ed over all Israel. countries.

¶ The Second Book of the CHRONICLES.

CHAP. I.

this was in thine heart, and thou hast not ND Solomon the son of David was asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the

the LORD his God was with him, and mag-ed long life; but hast asked wisdom and nified him exceedingly. knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest 2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, judge my people, over whom I have made to the captains of thousands and of hun-thee king:

dreds, and to the judges, and to every 12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted governor in all Israel, the chief of the unto thee; and I will give thee riches and fathers. wealth, and honour, such as none of the

3 So Solomon, and all the congregation kings have had that have been before thee, with him, went to the high place that was neither shall there any after thee have the at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of like.

the congregation of God, which Moses the 13 T Then Solomon came from his servant of the LORD had made in the wil-journey to the high place that was at Giderness. beon to Jerusalem, from before the taker4 But the ark of God had David brought nacle of the congregation, and reigned up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which over Israel. David had prepared for it: for he had 14 And Solomon gathered chariots and pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. horsemen: and he had a thousand and 5 Moreover, the brazen altar, that Be-four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand zaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had horsemen, which he placed in the chariotmade, he put before the tabernacle of the cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. LORD: and Solomon and the congregation 15 And the king made silver and gold sought unto it. at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and

6 And Solomon went up thither to the cedar-trees made he as the sycamore-trees brazen altar before the LORD, which was that are in the vale for abundance. at the tabernacle of the congregation, and 16 And Solomon had horses brought out offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it. of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's mer7 ¶ In that night did God appear unto chants received the linen yarn at a price. Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what 1 17 And they fetched up, and brought shall give thee. forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hun8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou dred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hast shewed great mercy unto David my hundred and fifty: and so brought they father, and hast made me to reign in his out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means. CHAP. II.

stead.

9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise my father for ND Solomon determined to build a thou hast made fac king ovestablished like A house for the name of the LORD, and

the dust of the earth in multitude.

a house for his kingdom.

10 Give me now wisdom and know- 2 And Solomon told out threescore and ledge, that I may go out and come in be- ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fore this people: for who can judge this fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, tby people, that is so great?

and three thousand and six hundred to

11 And God said to Solomon, Because oversee them.

Solomon's message to Huram. II. CHRONICLES.

Measure of the temple.

3 ¶ And Solomon sent to Huram the 15 Now therefore the wheat, and the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal barley, the oil, and the wine which my with David my father, and didst send him lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his cedars to build him a house to dwell servants;

therein, even so deal with me.

16 And we will cut wood out of Le4 Behold, I build a house to the name banon, as much as thou shalt need: and of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to and to burn before him sweet incense, and Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jefor the continual shew-bread, and for the rusalem.

burnt-offerings morning and evening, on 17 And Solomon numbered all the the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and strangers that were in the land of Israel, on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. after the numbering wherewith David his This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. father had numbered them; and they were 5 And the house which I build is great: found a hundred and fifty thousand and for great is our God above all gods. three thousand and six hundred.

6 But who is able to build him a house, 18 And he set threescore and ten thouseeing the heaven and heaven of heavens sand of them to be bearers of burdens, and cannot contain him? who am I then that I fourscore thousand to be hewers in the should build him a house, save only to mountain, and three thousand and six hunburn sacrifice before him? dred overseers to set the people a work. CHAP. III.

7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and inHEN Solomon began to build the crimson, and blue, and that can skill to mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared grave with the cunning men that are with unto David his father, in the place that me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom Da- David had prepared in the threshing-floor vid my father did provide. of Ornan the Jebusite.

8 Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, 2 And he began to build in the second and algum-trees out of Lebanon: (for day of the second month, in the fourth year know that thy servants can skill to cut of his reign. timber in Lebanon;) and behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,

9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.

3 ¶ Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 10 And behold, I will give to thy ser- 4 And the porch that was in the front of vants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty the house, the length of it was according to thousand measures of beaten wheat, and the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, twenty thousand measures of barley, and and the height was a hundred and twenty: twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty and he overlaid it within with pure gold. 5 And the greater house he ceiled with

thousand baths of oil.

11 Then Huram the king of Tyre fir-tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, answered in writing, which he sent to So- and set thereon palm-trees and chains. lomon, Because the LORD hath loved his 6 And he garnished the house with prepeople, he hath made thee king over them. cious stones for beauty: and the gold was 12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be gold of Parvaim.

the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven 7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, and earth, who hath given to David the the posts, and the walls thereof, and the king a wise son, endued with prudence doors thereof, with gold; and graved and understanding, that might build a cherubims on the walls.

house for the LORD, and a house for his 8 And he made the most holy house, the kingdom. length whereof was according to the 13 And now I have sent a cunning man, breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and endued with understanding, of Huram my the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he father's, overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to

14 The son of a woman of the daugh- six hundred talents. ters of Dan, and his father was a man of 9 And the weight of the nails was fifty Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upin brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, per chambers with gold.

in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in 10 And in the most holy house he made crimson; also to grave any manner of two cherubims of image-work, and overgraving, and to find out every device which laid them with gold.

shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, 11 T And the wings of the cherubims and with the cunning men of my lord Da-were twenty cubits long: one wing of the vid thy father. lone cherub was five cubits, reaching to the

wall of the house and the other wing was

The vessels of the temple.

8 He made also ten tables, and placed likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of them in the temple, five on the right side, the other cherub. and five on the left. And he made a

12 And one wing of the other cherub hundred basons of gold. was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the 9 T Furthermore he made the court of house: and the other wing was five cubits the priests, and the great court, and doors also, joining to the wing of the other for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.

cherub.

13 The wings of these cherubims spread 10 And he set the sea on the right side themselves forth twenty cubits: and they of the east end, over against the south. stood on their feet, and their faces were 11 And Huram made the pots, and the inward. shovels, and the basons. And Huram 14 And he made the vail of blue, and finished the work that he was to make for purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and king Solomon for the house of God; wrought cherubims thereon. 12 To wit, the two pillars, and the 15 Also he made before the house two pommels, and the chapiters which were on pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the top of the two pillars; and the two the chapiter that was on the top of each of wreaths to cover the two pommels of the them was five cubits. chapiters which were on the top of the

16 And he made chains, as in the oracle, pillars; and put them on the heads of the pillars 13 And four hundred pomegranates on and made a hundred pomegranates, and the two wreaths; two rows of pomeput them on the chains. granates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.

17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz,

14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;

15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. CHAP. IV. 16 The pots also, and the shovels, and OREOVER he made an altar of the flesh-hooks, and all their instruments,

of, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, mon for the house of the LORD,af bright and ten cubits the height thereof.

brass.

2 T Also he made a molten sea of ten 17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cubits from brim to brim, round in com- cast them, in the clay ground between pass, and five cubits the height thereof; Succoth and Zeredathah. and a line of thirty cubits did compass it 18 Thus Solomon made all these vesround about. sels in great abundance: for the weight of 3 And under it was the similitude of the brass could not be found out. oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.

19 T And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shew-bread was set;

4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three look- 20 Moreover the candlesticks with their ing toward the north, and three looking lamps, that they, should burn after the toward the west, and three looking to- manner before the oracle, of pure gold; ward the south, and three looking toward 21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the east: and the sea was set above upon the tongs, made he of gold, and that perthem, and all their hinder parts were in- fect gold;

ward.

22 And the snuffers, and the basons, and 5 And the thickness of it was a hand-the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: breadth, and the brim of it like the work and the entry of the house, the inner doors of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; thereof for the most holy place, and the and it received and held three thousand doors of the house of the temple, were of baths.

gold.

CHAP. V.

6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, for the house of the LORD was finishHUS all the work that Solomon made to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt-offering they washed ed: and Solomon brought in all the things in them; but the sea was for the priests to that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instru 7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold ments, put he among the treasures of the according to their form, and set them in the house of God. temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.

wash in.

2 T Then Solomon assembled the el ders of Israel, and all the beads of the

tribes, the chief of the fathers of the chil

Solomon praises God,

CHAP. VI.

HEN said Solomon, The LORD hath

dren of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring that he would dwell in the thick up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month. 4 And all the elders of Israel came; and 'the Levites took up the ark.

darkness.

2 But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.

4 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,

5 And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up. 6 Also king Solomon, and all the con- 5 Since the day that I brought forth my gregation of Israel that were assembled people out of the land of Egypt I chose unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep no city among all the tribes of Israel to and oxen, which could not be told nor build a house in, that my name might be numbered for multitude. there; neither chose I any man to be a

7 And the priests brought in the ark of ruler over my people Israel: the covenant of the LORD unto his place, 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that to the oracle of the house, into the most my name might be there; and have chosen holy place, even under the wings of the David to be over my people Israel. cherubims:

7 Now it was in the heart of David my 8 For the cherubims spread forth their father to build a house for the name of wings over the place of the ark, and the the LORD God of Israel; cherubims covered the ark, and the staves 8 But the LORD said to David my fa thereof above. ther,Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.

9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the. house for my name.

10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein 10 The LORD therefore hath performed at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant his word that he hath spoken: for I am with the children of Israel, when they risen up in the room of David my father, came out of Egypt. and am set on the throne of Israel, as the

11 And it came to pass, when the LORD promised, and have built the house priests were come out of the holy place: for the name of the LORD God of Israel. (for all the priests that were present were 11 And in it have I put the ark, wheresanctified, and did not then wait by in is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.

course:

12 Also the Levites which were the 12 And he stood before the altar of singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, the LORD in the presence of all the conof Jeduthun, with their sons and their gregation of Israel, and spread forth his brethren; being arrayed in white linen, hands:

having cymbals and psalteries and harps, 13 (For Solomon had made a brazen stood at the east end of the altar, and with scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cuthem a hundred and twenty priests sound-bits broad, and three cubits high, and had ing with trumpets :) set it in the midst of the court: and upon it

13 It came even to pass, as the trum- he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees peters and singers were as one, to make before all the congregation of Israel, and one sound to be heard in praising and spread forth his hands toward heaven,), thanking the LORD; and when they lifted 14 And said, O LORD God of Israel, up their voice with the trumpets and cym- there is no God like thee in the heaven, bals and instruments of music, and praised nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that mercy endureth for ever: that then the walk before thee with all their hearts: house was filled with a cloud, even the 15 Thou which hast kept with thy serhouse of the LORD; vant David my father that which thou hast 14 So that the priests could not stand promised him; and spakest with thy to minister by reason of the cloud: for the mouth, and bast fulfilled it with thine glory of the LORD had filled the house of hand, as it is this day. God. 16 Now therefore, O LORD God of Is

Solomon's prayer at the

CHAP. VI.

dedication of the temple.. rael, keep with thy servant David my fa- or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their ther that which thou hast promised him, enemies besiege them in the cities of their saying, There shall not fail thee a man in land; whatsoever sore, or whatsoever my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; sickness there be : yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked

29 Then what prayer, or what suppli cation soever shall be made of any man, before me. or of all thy people Israel, when every one 17 Now then, O LORD God of Israel, shall know his own sore, and his own let thy word be verified, which thou hast grief, and shall spread forth his hands in spoken unto thy servant David. this house:

18 But will God in very deed dwell 30 Then hear thou from heaven thy with men on the earth? Behold, heaven dwelling-place, and forgive, and render and the heaven of heavens cannot contain unto every man according unto all his thee; how much less this house which I ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for have built! thou only knowest the hearts of the chil

19 Have respect therefore to the prayer dren of men :) of thy servant, and to his supplication, O 31 That they may fear thee, to walk in LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry thy ways, so long as they live in the land and the prayer which thy servant prayeth which thou gavest unto our fathers. 32 ¶ Moreover, concerning the stran

before thee:

20 That thine eyes may be open upon ger, which is not of thy people Israel, but this house day and night, upon the place is come from a far country for thy great whereof thou hast said, that thou would-name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and est put thy name there; to hearken unto thy stretched-out arm; if they come and the prayer which thy servant prayeth to- pray in this house;

ward this place.

33 Then hear thou from the heavens,

21 Hearken therefore unto the suppli-even from thy dwelling-place, and do ac cations of thy servant, and of thy people cording to all that the stranger calleth to Israel, which they shall make toward this thee for; that all people of the earth may place: hear thou from thy dwelling-place, know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy even from heaven; and when thou hearest, people Israel, and may know that this house forgive.

22 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;

23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head: and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteous

ness.

24 T And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;

which I have built is called by thy name.

34 If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;

35 Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

37 Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and 25 Then hear thou from the heavens, turn and pray unto thee in the land of their and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, captivity, saying, We have sinned, we and bring them again unto the land which have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; thou gavest to them and to their fathers. 38 If they return to thee with all their 26 When the heaven is shut up, and heart and with all their soul in the land of there is no rain, because they have sinned their captivity, whither they have carried against thee; yet if they pray toward this them captives, and pray toward their place, and confess thy name, and turn land which thou gavest unto their fathers, from their sin, when thou dost afflict them; and toward the city which thou hast 27 Then hear thou from heaven, and chosen, and toward the house which I forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy have built for thy name:

people Israel, when thou hast taught them 39 Then hear thou from the heavens, the good way wherein they should walk; even from thy dwelling-place, their prayer and send rain upon thy land, which thou and their supplications, and maintain their hast given unto thy people for an inherit-cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.

ance.

28

If there be dearth in the land, if 40 Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, there be pestilence, if there be blasting, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be at