1 Chronicles 29:2

Offerings For The Temple

¹ And King David said to all the assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man but for the Lord God. ² So with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, silver for the things of silver, bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, as well as onyx stones and stones to be inlaid, stones of antimony (a brittle, silvery-white metal) and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance. ³ Moreover, because I delight in the house of my God, the [personal] treasure that I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, in addition to all that I have already provided for the holy house:

House of God

Shoham

1 Chronicles 22:3-5

David prepared large quantities of iron to make nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps (trusses), and more bronze than could be weighed;

Isaiah 54:11-12

“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.

Genesis 2:12

The gold of that land is good; bdellium (a fragrant, valuable resin) and the onyx stone are found there.

Exodus 28:17

You shall mount on it four rows of stones: the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;

Exodus 28:20

and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree.

Exodus 39:6

They made the onyx stones, set in settings of gold filigree; they were engraved as signets are engraved, with the names of [the twelve tribes of] the sons of Israel.

Exodus 39:13

and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were mounted in settings of gold filigree.

1 Chronicles 22:14-16

Now listen, with great trouble I have prepared and provided for the house of the Lord 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for they are great in quantity. I have also prepared and provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.

1 Chronicles 28:14-18

for the golden utensils, the weight of gold and silver for all the gold and silver articles for every kind of service;

2 Chronicles 31:20-21

This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah; and he did what was good, right, and true before the Lord his God.

Job 28:16

“It cannot be valued in [terms of] the gold of Ophir,
In the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) where you are going.

2 Corinthians 8:3

For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave voluntarily,

Colossians 3:23

Whatever you do [whatever your task may be], work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,

1 Peter 4:10-11

Just as each one of you has received a special gift [a spiritual talent, an ability graciously given by God], employ it in serving one another as [is appropriate for] good stewards of God’s multi-faceted grace [faithfully using the diverse, varied gifts and abilities granted to Christians by God’s unmerited favor].

Revelation 21:18-21

The wall was built of jasper; and the city was pure gold, transparent like clear crystal.