1 Chronicles 29:5-15

5 of gold for the things of gold and of silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work done by the craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate * himself this day to the LORD?"

6 Then ¹the rulers of the fathers' households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with ²the overseers over the king's work, offered willingly;

7 and for the service for the house of God they gave 5,000 * talents and 10,000 * ³darics of gold, and 10,000 * talents of silver, and 18,000 * * talents of brass, and 100,000 * talents of iron.

8 Whoever possessed precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, in care of ⁴Jehiel the Gershonite.

9 Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the LORD ⁵with a whole heart, and King David also rejoiced greatly.

David's Prayer

10 So David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, "Blessed are You, O LORD God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

11 "⁶Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

12 "⁷Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and ⁸in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.

13 "Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.

14 "But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.

15 "For ⁹we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; ¹⁰our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.

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1 Chronicles 29:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 29

This chapter relates how largely and liberally David, besides what he had before done, and his princes, offered towards defraying the expenses of building the temple, 1Ch 29:1-8 and the joy and thankfulness that he and his people expressed on that account, attended with prayers for Solomon, and offering sacrifices unto the Lord, 1Ch 29:9-21 and the chapter is closed, and so the book, with an account of the second unction of Solomon, the placing him on the throne, and the submission of all ranks of men unto him, and of the death of David, 1Ch 29:22-30.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 10

1. 1 Chronicles 27:1; 1 Chronicles 28:1
2. 1 Chronicles 27:25-31
3. Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:70
4. 1 Chronicles 23:8
5. 1 Kings 8:61; 2 Corinthians 9:7
6. Matthew 6:13; Revelation 5:13
7. 2 Chronicles 1:12
8. 2 Chronicles 20:6
9. Leviticus 25:23
10. Job 14:2, 10-12

Footnotes 5

[a]. Lit "by the hand of the craftsmen"
[b]. Lit "to fill his hand"
[c]. Lit "those with whom were found"
[d]. Lit "under the hand of"
[e]. Lit "retain strength"