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1 Chronicles 29:3

GenerosityMoney and wealthPraise and worship

1 Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

2 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.

Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:

4 three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,

5 for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”

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BSB
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
KJV
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,
WEB
In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house:
ASV
Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
DARBY
And moreover, in my affection for the house of my God I have given of my own property of gold and silver, for the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary:
BLB
And again, in my delighting in the house of my God, is unto me a peculiar treasure of gold and silver I have given to the house of my God above all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary:
ÅB
Og fordi jeg har min Guds hus kjært, vil jeg også gi hva jeg eier av gull og sølv, til min Guds hus - foruten alt det jeg har samlet sammen til det hellige hus,
OTB
Videre, fordi jeg har stor glede i huset til min Gud,
har jeg gitt min egen skatt av gull og sølv til huset til min Gud,
i tillegg til alt det jeg allerede har sørget for til det hellige tempelet:
B1930
Og fordi jeg har min Guds hus kjært, vil jeg også gi hvad jeg eier av gull og sølv, til min Guds hus - foruten alt det jeg har samlet sammen til det hellige hus,

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:24

    “No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”

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  • Psalms 27:4

    One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

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  • Proverbs 3:9–10

    Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

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  • Psalms 122:1–9

    I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

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  • Psalms 84:10

    For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:14–16

    Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:4–5

    and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.

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  • Psalms 84:1

    How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

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