2tn Heb “and according to all my strength.”

3tn Heb “the gold for the gold, and the silver for the silver, and the bronze for the bronze, and the iron for the iron, and the wood for the wood.”

4tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6. Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, David had supplied 101 tons (91,800 kg) of gold and 235.5 tons (214,200 kg) of silver.

5tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6. Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, the people donated 168.3 tons (153,000 kg) of gold, 336.5 tons (306,000 kg) of silver, 605.7 tons (550,800 kg) of bronze, and 3,365 tons (3,060,000 kg) of iron.

6tn On the “daric” as a unit of measure, see BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן. Some have regarded the daric as a minted coin, perhaps even referring to the Greek drachma, but this is less likely.

sn The daric was a unit of weight perhaps equal to between 8 and 9 grams (just under one-third of an ounce), so 10,000 darics of gold would weigh between 80 and 90 kilograms (between 176 and 198 pounds).

7tn The word “precious” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

8tn Heb “with a complete heart.”

9tn Heb “was rejoiced with great joy.”

10tn Heb “assembly, and David said.” The words “and David said” are redundant according to contemporary English style and have not been included in the translation.

11tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

12tn Heb “head.”

13tn Heb “wealth and honor [are] from before you.”

14tn Heb “and in your hand [is] strength and might and in your hand to magnify and to give strength to all.”

15tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.”

16tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.”

17tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 18, 20).

18tn Or perhaps “hope.”

19tn Heb “a heart.”

20tn Heb “with integrity of heart.”

21tn Heb “keep this permanently with respect to the motive of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and make firm their heart to you.”

22tn Heb “and to Solomon my son give a complete heart to keep your commands, your rules and your regulations, and to do everything, and to build the palace [for] which I have prepared.”

23tn Heb “they ate and drank.”

24tn Heb “with great joy.”

25sn See 1 Chr 23:1, where David had previously designated Solomon as king over Israel.

26tn Heb “listened to him.”

27tn Heb “placed a hand under Solomon the king.”

28tn Heb “and gave to him glory of kingship which there was not concerning every king before him over Israel.”

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30tn Heb “satisfied with days, wealth, and honor.”

31tn Heb “and the events of David the king, the former and the latter, look they are written in the annals of Samuel the seer, and in the annals of Nathan the prophet, and in the annals of Gad the seer.”

32tn Heb “with all his reign and his might, and the times which passed over him and over Israel and over all the kingdoms of the lands.”