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1 Chronicles 29

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 29 of 29

1 And David the king said to all the congregation, My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and tender. And the work is great, for the temple is not for man, but for Jehovah God.

2 And with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for things of gold, and the silver for silver, and the bronze for bronze, the iron for iron things, and the wood for wood, onyx stones, and settings, and also stones of antimony and of different colors, and every precious stone, and stones of alabaster, in abundance.

3 And also, because I delighted in the house of my God, I have treasure of gold and silver which I give for the house of my God, even more than all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary:

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Chapter Summary

David causes the chiefs and people to offer willingly. The people make Solomon king. David's reign and death.

Key Hebrew Words

זְ֠בָחִים sacrifice H2077 · TWOT 525a
חֲמֵֽשֶׁת five H2568 · TWOT 686a
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d
קָדְשֶׁ֑ apartness H6944 · TWOT 1990a
שָׁלֵ֔ם complete H8003 · TWOT 2401d

People & Context

David presents temple materials to the people

David informs the congregation of Solomon's youth and the massive amount of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and precious stones he has personally prepared…

Leaders and people offer willingly

Following David's example, the chiefs, commanders, and people willingly and joyfully offer immense amounts of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and precious…

David blesses Jehovah publicly

David offers a profound prayer of praise, acknowledging God's sovereignty, thanking Him for the ability to give, and asking Him to keep the hearts of …

Timeline

David presents temple materials to the people

David informs the congregation of Solomon's youth and the massive amount of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and precious stones he has personally prepared for the temple.

1 Chronicles 29:1-5
Leaders and people offer willingly

Following David's example, the chiefs, commanders, and people willingly and joyfully offer immense amounts of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and precious stones for the temple.

1 Chronicles 29:6-9
David blesses Jehovah publicly

David offers a profound prayer of praise, acknowledging God's sovereignty, thanking Him for the ability to give, and asking Him to keep the hearts of the people and Solomon devoted.

1 Chronicles 29:10-19

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