2 Chronicles 8 recounts Solomon's completion of building projects, his conscription of foreign laborers, and his organization of temple worship. It also describes his naval expedition to Ophir, which brought great wealth.

After Solomon prays, fire falls from heaven, God's glory fills the temple, and the people worship and sacrifice. God later appears to Solomon at night, promising to hear and heal a humble people, but warning that forsaking him will bring ruin.

Solomon addresses the assembly, recalls God's promise to David, and then kneels to pray a long prayer of dedication for the temple. He asks God to hear from heaven, forgive sin, and act on behalf of Israel and the foreigner.

Solomon finishes the temple, brings in David's dedicated treasures, and assembles Israel to move the ark into the most holy place. As priests and Levites praise in unity, a cloud fills the house because Yahweh's glory has come to dwell there.

2 Chronicles 4 describes the making of the temple's furnishings, including the bronze altar, the molten sea, ten basins, ten golden lampstands, ten tables, and the courts. It also records Huram's completion of the bronze pillars, networks, pomegranates, and various vessels for Yahweh's house.

This chapter records Solomon's construction of Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, beginning on Mount Moriah at the threshing floor of Ornan. It details the foundations, the gold overlays, the most holy place with its cherubim, the veil, and the two pillars named Jachin and Boaz.

Solomon decides to build a house for Yahweh's name and a house for his kingdom, counting workers and requesting materials and a skilled craftsman from Huram king of Tyre. Huram responds with blessing, sends a craftsman, and agrees to supply timber, while Solomon organizes the foreigners in Israel for the work.

Solomon is firmly established as king and leads the assembly to Gibeon, where the Tent of Meeting and bronze altar are. God appears to him, grants him wisdom and knowledge, and adds riches, wealth, and honor beyond any king before or after.

First Chronicles 29 records David's final public words, the people's willing offerings for the temple, and David's prayer of praise. It concludes with Solomon's enthronement and David's death.

First Chronicles 28 records David assembling Israel's leaders to announce that Solomon will build the temple, since David was a man of war. David gives Solomon detailed plans received by the Spirit and charges him to serve God with a perfect heart, promising God's presence until the work is finished.

This chapter lists David's twelve monthly army divisions of twenty-four thousand each, the rulers over Israel's tribes, and the officials managing his property and counsel. It shows a kingdom ordered for rotation, oversight, and faithful administration.

This chapter lists the divisions of gatekeepers from the Korahites and Merarites, along with Levites appointed over treasures and outside business. It shows how David organized temple service by casting lots and assigning duties to families.

First Chronicles 25 records David and the army captains setting apart the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals in Yahweh's house. It lists the family groups, numbers the skilled singers at two hundred eighty-eight, and describes how they cast lots for twenty-four ordered courses of service.

This chapter records how David, with Zadok and Ahimelech, divided the sons of Aaron into twenty-four orders for temple service, determined by lot. It also lists additional Levite families and notes that they too cast lots for their duties.

1 Chronicles 23 describes David, old and full of days, making Solomon king and organizing the Levites for service in Yahweh's house. It details their divisions, duties, and the shift from carrying the tabernacle to serving in the permanent temple.

First Chronicles 22 records David's extensive preparations for building Yahweh's house, including materials and workers, and his charge to Solomon to construct it. David also commands Israel's princes to assist Solomon, emphasizing obedience to God's law and the promise of rest.

First Chronicles 21 recounts David's sinful census, the resulting plague, and his purchase of Ornan's threshing floor where he builds an altar and God answers with fire. The chapter shows both the seriousness of sin and the mercy of God when a mediator offers himself.

The chapter recounts Joab's siege and overthrow of Rabbah while David remains in Jerusalem, followed by David's harsh treatment of the Ammonite cities. It then lists three Philistine giants defeated by David's servants in later wars.

After Nahash king of Ammon dies, David sends comforters to his son Hanun, but Hanun humiliates them, prompting war. David's forces under Joab defeat Ammon and their Syrian allies, and the Syrians later make peace and serve David.

This chapter recounts David's military victories over surrounding nations and his establishment of garrisons, showing that Yahweh gave him victory wherever he went. It also lists his key officials and notes that he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.