1 Chronicles 29:2
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.
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:
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- BSB
- Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, 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, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
- ASV
- Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the brass for the [things of] brass, the iron for the [things of] iron, and wood for the [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
- DARBY
- And I have prepared according to all my power for the house of my God gold for [things of] gold, and silver for [things of] silver, and brass for [things of] brass, 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 white marble in abundance.
- BLB
- And with all my power I have provided for the house of my God: The gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the bronze for the [things of] bronze, the iron for the [things of] iron, and the wood for the [things of] wood, onyx stones, and settings, and stones of glistening and various colors, and all precious stone, and stones of marble, in abundance.
- ÅB
- Av all min kraft har jeg samlet sammen for min Guds hus gull til det som skal være av gull, og sølv til det som skal være av sølv, og kobber til det som skal være av kobber, og jern til det som skal være av jern, og tre til det som skal være av tre, dessuten onyks-steiner og andre edelsteiner, steiner til innfatning, sorte glanssteiner og brokete steiner - alle slags dyre steiner og en mengde marmorsteiner.
- OTB
- Nå har jeg med all min evne sørget for huset til min Gud:
gullet til det som skal være av gull,
sølvet til det som skal være av sølv,
bronsen til det som skal være av bronse,
jernet til det som skal være av jern,
og treet til det som skal være av tre,
onykssteiner og innlagte steiner, steiner av antimon og fargede steiner,
og alle slags edelstener og alabast i overflod. - B1930
- Av all min kraft har jeg samlet sammen for min Guds hus gull til det som skal være av gull, og sølv til det som skal være av sølv, og kobber til det som skal være av kobber, og jern til det som skal være av jern, og tre til det som skal være av tre, dessuten onyks-stener og andre edelstener, stener til innfatning, sorte glansstener og brokete stener - alle slags dyre stener og en mengde marmorstener.
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