Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

王差遣人招聚犹大和耶路撒冷的众长老来。

王派人召集犹大和耶路撒冷的众长老来。

王派人召集犹大和耶路撒冷的众长老来。

于是，王召集犹大和耶路撒冷的所有长老，

于是王派人把犹大和耶路撒冷的众长老都召集了来。

王差遣人招聚猶大和耶路撒冷的眾長老來。

王派人召集猶大和耶路撒冷的眾長老來。

王派人召集猶大和耶路撒冷的眾長老來。

於是，王召集猶大和耶路撒冷的所有長老，

於是王派人把猶大和耶路撒冷的眾長老都召集了來。

王差遣了人把猶大和耶路撒冷的眾長老聚集攏來。

王遣人集猶大及耶路撒冷諸長老、

王遣人召猶大耶路撒冷長老、

王遣人召集猶大及耶路撒冷之諸長老、

Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

So the king sent messengers and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Then the king sent word and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Then the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

So the king sent messengers and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.And the king went up to the Temple of the Lord with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, along with the priests and the prophets— all the people from the least to the greatest. There the king read to them the entire Book of the Covenant that had been found in the Lord’s Temple.The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the Lord’s presence. He pledged to obey the Lord by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. In this way, he confirmed all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll, and all the people pledged themselves to the covenant.

She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.

“ As for me, I will certainly not sin against the Lord by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right.

Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine stone and marble.“ And now, because of my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private treasures of gold and silver to help in the construction. This is in addition to the building materials I have already collected for his holy Temple.I am donating more than 112 tons of gold from Ophir and 262 tons of refined silver to be used for overlaying the walls of the buildingsand for the other gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example and give offerings to the Lord today?”Then the family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals and captains of the army, and the king’s administrative officers all gave willingly.For the construction of the Temple of God, they gave about 188 tons of gold, 10,000 gold coins, 375 tons of silver, 675 tons of bronze, and 3,750 tons of iron.They also contributed numerous precious stones, which were deposited in the treasury of the house of the Lord under the care of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon.The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy.

The king, his officials, and all the community of Jerusalem decided to celebrate Passover a month later than usual.