[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. [2] Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold and the silver and the brass the iron and 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 Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses [5] The gold and the silver and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?