1 Kings 1:1   New International Version   1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. Israel was coming to the end of the golden years with David as the king. The kingdom was unified and God centered. The decline of...

1 Chronicles 29:15-21   New International Version     15 We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. 16 Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple...

1 Chronicles 29:10-15   New International Version     David’s Prayer 10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord,     the God of our father Israel,     from everlasting to everlasting. 11 Yours, Lord, is the...

1 Chronicles 29:6-9   New International Version     6 Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. 7 They gave toward the work...

1 Chronicles 29:1-5   New International Version     Gifts for Building the Temple 29 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 palatial structure is not for man...

1 Chronicles 28:9-13   New International Version     9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If...

1 Chronicles 28:1-8   New International Version     David’s Plans for the Temple 28 David summoned all the officials of Israel to assemble at Jerusalem: the officers over the tribes, the commanders of the divisions in the service of the king, the commanders of...