When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site.

有些族长到了耶路撒冷耶和华殿的地方，便为神的殿甘心献上礼物，要重新建造。

有些族长到了耶路撒冷耶和华的殿，为上帝的殿甘心献上礼物，要在原有的根基上重新建造。

有些族长到了耶路撒冷耶和华的殿，为神的殿甘心献上礼物，要在原有的根基上重新建造。

有些族长来到耶路撒冷耶和华的殿时，甘愿为上帝的殿献上礼物，用来在旧址上重新建殿。

当一些族长到达耶路撒冷耶和华殿的原址的时候，就为神的殿甘心献上礼物，要把殿在原址重建起来。

有些族長到了耶路撒冷耶和華殿的地方，便為神的殿甘心獻上禮物，要重新建造。

有些族長到了耶路撒冷耶和華的殿，為上帝的殿甘心獻上禮物，要在原有的根基上重新建造。

有些族長到了耶路撒冷耶和華的殿，為神的殿甘心獻上禮物，要在原有的根基上重新建造。

有些族長來到耶路撒冷耶和華的殿時，甘願為上帝的殿獻上禮物，用來在舊址上重新建殿。

當一些族長到達耶路撒冷耶和華殿的原址的時候，就為神的殿甘心獻上禮物，要把殿在原址重建起來。

有些父系的族長到了耶路撒冷永恆主之殿的地址，便為上帝之殿自願獻禮物，要把殿在原址上重立起來。

有族長至耶路撒冷耶和華之室、為之樂輸、重建上帝室於其所、

族中最著者、至耶路撒冷、樂輸禮物、修葺耶和華上帝之殿、

有數族長、既至耶路撒冷主殿之處、為天主殿樂輸貲財、以復建之、

All the people arrived at the place in Jerusalem where the Lord’ s temple would be rebuilt. Then some of the leaders of the families brought offerings they chose to give. They would be used for rebuilding the house of God. It would stand in the same place it had been before.

Some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem, made freewill offerings for the house of God, to erect it on its site.

When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s Temple on its original site,

After they arrived at the LORD’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site.

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to erect it on its site.

Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to erect it in its place:

And some of the heads of fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:

After they arrived at the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders gave freewill offerings for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site.

And[ some] of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which[ is] at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:

When they came to the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild it on its site.

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.

Then David said,“ The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

They brought as their gifts before the Lord six covered carts and twelve oxen— an ox from each leader and a cart from every two. These they presented before the tabernacle.The Lord said to Moses,“ Accept these from them, that they may be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites as each man’s work requires.”So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their work required,and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their work required. They were all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were to carry on their shoulders the holy things, for which they were responsible.When the altar was anointed, the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.For the Lord had said to Moses,“ Each day one leader is to bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, brought his offering.The offering he brought was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.On the third day, Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the people of Zebulun, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the people of Reuben, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the people of Simeon, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the people of Gad, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the people of Ephraim, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the people of Manasseh, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the people of Benjamin, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the people of Dan, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Okran, the leader of the people of Asher, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Okran.On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the people of Naphtali, brought his offering.His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;one male goat for a sin offering;and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls and twelve gold dishes.Each silver plate weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each sprinkling bowl seventy shekels. Altogether, the silver dishes weighed two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. Altogether, the gold dishes weighed a hundred and twenty shekels.The total number of animals for the burnt offering came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering. Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering.The total number of animals for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering came to twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty male goats and sixty male lambs a year old. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law. In this way the Lord spoke to him.

Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests.The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants, along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,

Then the angel of the Lord ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.“ Truly I tell you,” he said,“ this poor widow has put in more than all the others.All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,

Despite their fear of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening sacrifices.

For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.

for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord today?”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.They gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze and a hundred thousand talents of iron.Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.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.Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.“ But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.

They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.

Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you like dew from the morning’s womb.

From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze;blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood;olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.“ All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:the tabernacle with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it;the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence;the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light;the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin with its stand;the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes;the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary— both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.”

All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the Lord freewill offerings for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.