Bible Cross References
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Exodus 35:5-29
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Make an offering to the LORD. Everyone who wishes to do so is to bring an offering of gold, silver, or bronze;
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fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; cloth made of goats' hair;
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rams' skin dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood;
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oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense;
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carnelians and other jewels to be set in the High Priest's ephod and in his breastpiece.
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"All the skilled workers among you are to come and make everything that the LORD commanded:
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the Tent, its covering and its outer covering, its hooks and its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases;
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the Covenant Box, its poles, its lid, and the curtain to screen it off;
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the table, its poles, and all its equipment; the bread offered to God;
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the lampstand for the light and its equipment; the lamps with their oil;
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the altar for burning incense and its poles; the anointing oil; the sweet-smelling incense; the curtain for the entrance of the Tent;
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the altar on which to burn offerings, with its bronze grating attached, its poles, and all its equipment; the washbasin and its base;
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the curtains for the enclosure, its posts and bases; the curtain for the entrance of the enclosure;
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the Tent pegs and ropes for the Tent and the enclosure;
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and the magnificent garments the priests are to wear when they serve in the Holy Place---the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and for his sons."
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All the people of Israel left,
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and everyone who wished to do so brought an offering to the LORD for making the Tent of the LORD's presence. They brought everything needed for use in worship and for making the priestly garments.
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All who wanted to, both men and women, brought decorative pins, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry and dedicated them to the LORD.
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Everyone who had fine linen; blue, purple, or red wool; cloth of goats' hair; rams' skin dyed red; or fine leather, brought it.
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All who were able to contribute silver or bronze brought their offering for the LORD, and all who had acacia wood which could be used for any of the work brought it.
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All the skilled women brought fine linen thread and thread of blue, purple, and red wool, which they had made.
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They also made thread of goats' hair.
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The leaders brought carnelians and other jewels to be set in the ephod and the breastpiece
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and spices and oil for the lamps, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet-smelling incense.
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All the people of Israel who wanted to brought their offering to the LORD for the work which he had commanded Moses to do.
Numbers 7:3-88
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brought their offerings to the LORD: six wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. After they had presented them,
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the LORD said to Moses,
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"Accept these gifts for use in the work to be done for the Tent; give them to the Levites according to the work they have to do."
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So Moses gave the wagons and the oxen to the Levites.
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He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonites,
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and four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarites. All their work was to be done under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron.
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But Moses gave no wagons or oxen to the Kohathites, because the sacred objects they took care of had to be carried on their shoulders.
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The leaders also brought offerings to celebrate the dedication of the altar. When they were ready to present their gifts at the altar,
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the LORD said to Moses, "Tell them that each day for a period of twelve days one of the leaders is to present his gifts for the dedication of the altar."
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They presented their offerings in the following order: (Day: Tribe: Leader); 1st: Judah: Nahshon son of Amminadab; 2nd: Issachar: Nethanel son of Zuar; 3rd: Zebulun: Eliab son of Helon; 4th: Reuben: Elizur son of Shedeur; 5th: Simeon: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; 6th: Gad: Eliasaph son of Deuel; 7th: Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud; 8th: Manasseh: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; 9th: Benjamin: Abidan son of Gideoni; 10th: Dan: Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; 11th: Asher: Pagiel son of Ochran; 12th: Naphtali: Ahira son of Enan. The offerings each one brought were identical: one silver bowl weighing 50 ounces and one silver basin weighing 30 ounces, by the official standard, both of them full of flour mixed with oil for the grain offering; one gold dish weighing 4 ounces, full of incense; one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old lamb, for the burnt offering; one goat for the sin offering; and two bulls, five rams, five goats, and five one-year-old lambs, for the fellowship offering.
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The totals of the offerings brought by the twelve leaders for the dedication of the altar were as follows: --twelve silver bowls and twelve silver basins weighing a total of 60 pounds --twelve gold dishes weighing a total of 48 ounces, filled with incense --twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one-year-old lambs, plus the grain offerings that go with them, for the burnt offerings --twelve goats for the sin offerings --twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty goats, sixty one-year-old lambs, for the fellowship offerings
Deuteronomy 16:16
"All the men of your nation are to come to worship the LORD three times a year at the one place of worship: at Passover, Harvest Festival, and the Festival of Shelters. Each man is to bring a gift
Deuteronomy 16:17
as he is able, in proportion to the blessings that the LORD your God has given him.
1 Chronicles 29:1-30
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King David announced to the whole assembly: "My son Solomon is the one whom God has chosen, but he is still young and lacks experience. The work to be done is tremendous, because this is not a palace for people but a temple for the LORD God.
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I have made every effort to prepare materials for the Temple---gold, silver, bronze, iron, timber, precious stones and gems, stones for mosaics, and quantities of marble.
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Over and above all this that I have provided, I have given silver and gold from my personal property because of my love for God's Temple.
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I have given 115 tons of the finest gold and 265 tons of pure silver for decorating the walls of the Temple
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and for all the objects which the skilled workers are to make. Now who else is willing to give a generous offering to the LORD?"
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Then the heads of the clans, the officials of the tribes, the commanders of the army, and the administrators of the royal property volunteered to give
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the following for the work on the Temple: 190 tons of gold, 380 tons of silver, 675 tons of bronze, and 3,750 tons of iron.
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Those who had precious stones gave them to the Temple treasury, which was administered by Jehiel of the Levite clan of Gershon.
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The people had given willingly to the LORD, and they were happy that so much had been given. King David also was extremely happy.
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There in front of the whole assembly King David praised the LORD. He said, "LORD God of our ancestor Jacob, may you be praised forever and ever!
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You are great and powerful, glorious, splendid, and majestic. Everything in heaven and earth is yours, and you are king, supreme ruler over all.
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All riches and wealth come from you; you rule everything by your strength and power; and you are able to make anyone great and strong.
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Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name.
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"Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything, because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already.
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You know, O LORD, that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death.
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O LORD, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a temple to honor your holy name, but it all came from you and all belongs to you.
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I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.
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LORD God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, keep such devotion forever strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you.
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Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations."
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Then David commanded the people, "Praise the LORD your God!" And the whole assembly praised the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and gave honor to the LORD and also to the king.
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The following day they killed animals as sacrifices, dedicating them to the LORD, and then gave them to the people to eat. In addition, they sacrificed a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, which they burned whole on the altar. They also brought the offerings of wine.
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So that day they were very happy as they ate and drank in the presence of the LORD. For a second time they proclaimed Solomon king. In the name of the LORD they anointed him as their ruler and Zadok as priest.
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So Solomon succeeded his father David on the throne which the LORD had established. He was a successful king, and the whole nation of Israel obeyed him.
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All the officials and soldiers, and even all of David's other sons, promised to be loyal to Solomon as king.
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The LORD made the whole nation stand in awe of Solomon, and he made him more glorious than any other king that had ruled Israel.
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David son of Jesse ruled over all Israel
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for forty years. He ruled in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three.
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He died at a ripe old age, wealthy and respected, and his son Solomon succeeded him as king.
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The history of King David from beginning to end is recorded in the records of the three prophets, Samuel, Nathan, and Gad.
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The records tell how he ruled, how powerful he was, and all the things that happened to him, to Israel, and to the surrounding kingdoms.
bring me
Numbers 18:24
because I have given to them as their possession the tithe which the Israelites present to me as a special contribution. That is why I told them that they would have no permanent property in Israel."
willingly
Exodus 35:5
Make an offering to the LORD. Everyone who wishes to do so is to bring an offering of gold, silver, or bronze;
Exodus 35:21
and everyone who wished to do so brought an offering to the LORD for making the Tent of the LORD's presence. They brought everything needed for use in worship and for making the priestly garments.
Judges 5:9
My heart is with the commanders of Israel, with the people who gladly volunteered. Praise the LORD!
1 Chronicles 29:3
Over and above all this that I have provided, I have given silver and gold from my personal property because of my love for God's Temple.
1 Chronicles 29:5
and for all the objects which the skilled workers are to make. Now who else is willing to give a generous offering to the LORD?"
1 Chronicles 29:9
The people had given willingly to the LORD, and they were happy that so much had been given. King David also was extremely happy.
1 Chronicles 29:14
"Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything, because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already.
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.
Ezra 1:6
All their neighbors helped them by giving them many things: silver utensils, gold, supplies, pack animals, other valuables, and offerings for the Temple.
Ezra 2:68
When the exiles arrived at the LORD's Temple in Jerusalem, some of the leaders of the clans gave freewill offerings to help rebuild the Temple on its old site.
Ezra 3:5
and in addition they offered the regular sacrifices to be burned whole and those to be offered at the New Moon Festival and at all the other regular assemblies at which the LORD is worshiped, as well as all the offerings that were given to the LORD voluntarily.
Ezra 7:16
You are also to take all the silver and gold which you collect throughout the province of Babylon and the offerings which the Israelite people and their priests give for the Temple of their God in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 11:2
The people praised anyone else who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Psalm 110:3
On the day you fight your enemies, your people will volunteer. Like the dew of early morning your young men will come to you on the sacred hills.
2 Corinthians 8:12
If you are eager to give, God will accept your gift on the basis of what you have to give, not on what you don't have.
2 Corinthians 9:7
You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly.