1 Chronicles 29:1-5. David's Challenge to Liberality 1. _Furthermore David_ R.V. AND DAVID. _congregation_ or, _assembly_; the Hebrew word is cognate to the verb translated _assembled_in 1 Chronicles 28:1. _whom alone God hath chosen_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 28:5. _the palace_ Hebrew, _bîrâh_, a word ap... [ Continue Reading ]
_with all my might_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 22:14, _in my affliction_(R.V.). _the gold for_things to be made of _gold_ R.V. THE GOLD FOR THE THINGS OF GOLD. _onyx_ R.V. mg. _beryl_. Cp. Genesis 2:12 (R.V. mg. _beryl_). _glistering stones_ R.V. STONES FOR INLAID WORK (Hebrew, "stones of _pûch_"). Cp. Isa... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moreover_ R.V. MOREOVER ALSO. _I have of mine own proper good_ R.V. SEEING THAT I HAVE A TREASURE OF WINE OWN. which _I have given_ R.V. I GIVE IT. The point of 1 Chronicles 29:3-5 is missed in A.V. owing to the unfortunate translation of 1 Chronicles 29:3. David announces that he will give from... [ Continue Reading ]
_gold of Ophir_ Solomon brought much gold from _Ophir_. (2Ch 8:18; 2 Chronicles 9:10 = 1 Kings 9:28; 1 Kings 10:11), which is probably to be identified with some part of the south-east coast of Arabia. LXX. gives Σουφεὶρ, i.e. perhaps _India_. For the amount see note on 1 Chronicles 22:14. _to over... [ Continue Reading ]
_the gold for_things of _gold, and the silver for_things of _silver_ R.V. OF GOLD FOR THE THING OF GOLD, AND OF SILVER FOR THE THINGS OF SILVER. _And who then is willing to consecrate his service_ R.V. WHO THEN OFFERETH WILLINGLY TO CONSECRATE HIMSELF. The phrase _to consecrate himself_(Hebrew, _to... [ Continue Reading ]
The Offerings of the Chiefs of Israel 6. _the chief of the fathers_ R.V. THE PRINCES OF THE FATHERS" HOUSES. _over the king's work_ See 1 Chronicles 27:25-31.... [ Continue Reading ]
_five thousand talents_ i.e. of uncoined gold by weight. _ten thousand drams_ R.V. TEN THOUSAND DARICS. A _daric_was a Persian gold coin worth about 22 shillings. The translation of A.V. _drams_(i.e. drachmæ) may however be right. The value of a gold drachma is about 9 _s_. 5 _d_. The total sum giv... [ Continue Reading ]
_by the hand_ R.V. UNDER THE HAND. _Jehiel the Gershonite_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:21-22.... [ Continue Reading ]
_with perfect heart_ i.e. with a single heart, ungrudgingly. Cp. 1 Chronicles 28:9, note.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Blessing of David 11. _thine_is _the kingdom, O LORD, and_thou _art exalted as head above all_ Render, THINE, IS THE KINGDOM, O LORD, AND THINE IT IS TO BE EXALTED AS HEAD OVER ALL.... [ Continue Reading ]
_thou reignest_ R.V. THOU RULEST.... [ Continue Reading ]
_be able_ Lit. _retain strength_. David praises God for the great success of the efforts of so transitory a creature as man. _of thine own_ Lit. _out of thine hand_.... [ Continue Reading ]
_strangers before thee, and sojourners_ David describes himself and his people not as strangers _to_God, but as strangers _dwelling before_God. In ancient states foreigners were sometimes allowed to reside in the capital under the immediate protection of the king or of the heads of the state; cp. 1... [ Continue Reading ]
_in the imagination_ Render, AS THE IMAGINATION. _Imagination_here means not the faculty, but the result of the exercise of the faculty, a _mental image_or _impression_. _prepare_ Better R.V. mg., ESTABLISH. David prays that the people may continue in their present mind.... [ Continue Reading ]
_a perfect heart_ See 1 Chronicles 28:9, note. _the palace_ See 1 Chronicles 29:1, note.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Great Rejoicing 20. _worshipped_ i.e. prostrated themselves.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they sacrificed_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 16:1-3.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the second time_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 23:1. The first time is described in 1 Kings 1:39 (Solomon hastily anointed in order to assert his claim to the throne against his brother Adonijah). _to be the chief governor_ R.V. TO BE PRINCE. Cp. 1 Chronicles 5:2, note. _Zadok_ One of Solomon's earliest acts s... [ Continue Reading ]
The Beginning of Solomon's Reign 23. _the throne of the Lord_ See 1 Chronicles 28:5, note.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the mighty men_ Cp. 1 Kings 1:10; 1 Kings 1:38, from which it is clear that the faithfulness of Benaiah and the Cherethites and Pelethites was the main factor in the elevation of Solomon. _all the sons_ The Chronicler glances at the submission of Adonijah (1 Kings 1:53).... [ Continue Reading ]
such _royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel_ The rather awkward Heb. phrase must be translated by rather awkward English; render, ROYAL MAJESTY WHICH WAS NOT ON ANY KING MORE THAN ON HIM IN LSRAEL; i.e. the majesty of Solomon was not exceeded by that of any other king of Isr... [ Continue Reading ]
A Summary of David's Reign 26. _Thus David_ R.V. NOW DAVID.... [ Continue Reading ]
_forty years_ Cp. 2 Samuel 5:4-5; 1 Kings 2:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
_they_are _written_ See Introduction, § 5, _The Sources_. _in the book_ R.V. IN THE HISTORY, lit. _words_. The Book of Chronicles itself is called in Hebrew, _The words_(or _the acts) of the days_. _Samuel the seer_ Cp. 1 Samuel 9:9; 1 Samuel 9:19. _Nathan the prophet_ See 2 Samuel 7:2 (1 Chronic... [ Continue Reading ]
_the times_ i.e. the changes, vicissitudes. Cp. 1 Chronicles 12:32, note.... [ Continue Reading ]