1 Chronicles 18:11Easy To Read VersionKing David made those things holy and gave them to the Lord. David did the same thing with all the silver and gold he had gotten from Edom, Moab, the Ammonite people, the Philistine people, and Amalekite people. See the chapter |
Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah had been kings of Judah. They were Joash’s [145] ancestors. [146] They had given many things to the Lord. Those things were kept in the temple. Joash also had given many things to the Lord. Joash took all those and all the gold that was in the temple and in his house. Then Joash sent all those expensive things to Hazael king of Aram.
“Solomon, I have worked hard making plans for building the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [238]} I have given 3,750 tons {\cf2\super [239]} of gold. And I have given about 37,500 tons {\cf2\super [240]} of silver. I have given so much bronze and iron that it can’t be weighed. And I have given wood and stone. Solomon, you can add to them.
Then all the work Solomon had done for the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [75]} was finished. Solomon brought in all the things that his father David had given for the temple. Solomon brought all the things in that were made of silver and gold and all the furniture. Solomon put all those things in the treasury rooms of God’s temple.
“Daughter of Zion, {\cf2\super [57]} \par get up and crush those people!\par \{I will make you very strong.\}\par It will be like you have horns of iron,\par and hooves {\cf2\super [58]} of bronze.\par You will beat many people into small pieces.\par You will give their wealth to the Lord.\par You will give their treasure\par