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Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all belongs to
you! I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when
you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good
motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and
joyously.
“O Lord, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,
make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for
you never changes. Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire
to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything
necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these
preparations.”
Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give praise to the Lord your
God!” And the entire assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the Lord and the king.
The next day they brought 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs
as burnt offerings to the Lord. They also brought liquid offerings and
many other sacrifices on behalf of all Israel. They feasted and drank in the
Lord’s presence with great joy that day.
And again they crowned David’s son Solomon as their new king. They
anointed him before the Lord as their leader, and they anointed Zadok
as priest. So Solomon took the throne of the Lord in place of his father,
David, and he succeeded in everything, and all Israel obeyed him. All the
officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to
King Solomon. And the Lord exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and
he gave Solomon greater royal splendor than any king in Israel before him.
So David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. He reigned over Israel for
forty years, seven of them in Hebron and t hirty-three in Jerusalem. He
died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. Then
his son Solomon ruled in his place.
All the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, are written
in The Record of Samuel the Seer, The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and
The Record of Gad the Seer. These accounts include the mighty deeds of
his reign and everything that happened to him and to Israel and to all the
surrounding kingdoms.
Solomon son of David took firm control of his kingdom, for the Lord his
God was with him and made him very powerful.
Solomon called together all the leaders of Israel—the generals and
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