Moreover, David organized thousands of Levites into divisions of service and donated a large amount of gold and silver for temple construction. ​ — 1 Chronicles 17: 1, 4, 11, 12; 23: 3 - 6; 28: 11, 12; 29: 1 - 5.
عِلَاوَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَ ،‏ نَظَّمَ آلَافَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ فِي فِرَقِ خِدْمَةٍ وَتَبَرَّعَ بِكَمِّيَّةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلْفِضَّةِ لِبِنَاءِ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ .‏ —‏ ١ اخبار الايام ١٧ :‏ ​ ١ ،‏ ٤ ،‏ ١١ ،‏ ١٢ ؛‏ ٢٣ :‏ ​ ٣ -‏ ٦ ؛‏ ٢٨ :‏ ​ ١١ ،‏ ١٢ ؛‏ ٢٩ :‏ ​ ١ -‏ ٥‏ .‏