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The numbers here have also suffered to some extent from the
carelessness of copyists (compare the 1 Chronicles 22:14 note). The
amount of silver is not indeed improbable, since its value would not
exc...
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CHAPTER 29 THE FINAL WORDS AND ACTIONS OF DAVID AND HIS DEATH
_ 1. The exhortation (1 Chronicles 29:1)_
2. The response (1 Chronicles 29:6)
3. David's praise and prayer (1 Ch
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RESPONSE TO DAVIDS APPEAL FOR OFFERINGS: HIS THANKSGIVING AND DEATH.
1 Chronicles 29:1. _Cf._ Exodus 35:4; Exodus 35:20....
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HOUSES. Compare 1 Chronicles 28:11....
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_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...
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26. GIFTS AND THANKSGIVING (1 Chronicles 29:1-25)
TEXT
1 Chronicles 29:1. And David the king said unto all the assembly,
Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender,
and the w...
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_EVEN THREE THOUSAND TALENTS OF GOLD, OF THE GOLD OF OPHIR, AND SEVEN
THOUSAND TALENTS OF REFINED SILVER, TO OVERLAY THE WALLS OF THE HOUSES
WITHAL:_
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES
GOD RULES HISTORY
1 CHRONICLES
_Ian Mackervoy_
CHAPTER 29
Gifts to build the *temple –...
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THREE THOUSAND TALENTS OF GOLD. — Comp. 1 Chronicles 22:14. The sum
would be about £18,000,000 sterling.
GOLD OF OPHIR. — Indian gold, from _Abhîra,_ at the mouth of the
Indus.
SEVEN THOUSAND TALENT...
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שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֛ים כִּכְּרֵ֥י
זָהָ֖ב מִ זְּהַ֣ב...
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This is the account of the final stage in the greatest work of David's
life, namely, his preparation for building the Temple. The king had a
treasure of his own, over and above what he had gathered fo...
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[Even] (c) three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and
seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the
houses [withal]:
(c) He shows what he had of his own store f...
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The motive of David's liberality is beautifully set forth in this
account. It was not to bribe God with his own gifts. It was not to
give of the possessions of the body for the sin of the soul. But it...
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God would also associate the people with David in this willing service
of the day of His power; and, even as they had been associated with
him in his wars and conflicts, there are those who shall be s...
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EVEN THREE THOUSAND TALENTS OF GOLD,.... Which, according to
Scheuchzer c, amount to 36,660,000 ducats of gold; and, according to
Brerewood d, to 13,500,000 pounds of our money:
OF THE GOLD OF OPHIR;...
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1 Chronicles 29:4 _[Even] three thousand talents of gold, of the gold
of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the
walls of the houses [withal]:_
Ver. 4. _To overlay the...
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_I have prepared with all my might_ He did not intend to throw all the
burden upon them, nor that it should be built wholly by the
contributions of the people, although intended for their benefit; but...
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1 Dauid by his example and intreatie,
6 causeth the Princes and people to offer willingly.
10 Dauids thankesgiuing and prayer.
20 The people hauing blessed God and sacrificed, make Solomon King.
2...
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THE OFFERING OF THE PRINCES AND OF THE PEOPLE...
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even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, celebrated
for its purity, AND SEVEN THOUSAND TALENTS OF REFINED SILVER TO OVER
LAY THE WALLS OF THE HOUSES WITHAL, this amount being estimat...
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1-9 What is done in works of piety and charity, should be done
willingly, not by constraint; for God loves a cheerful giver. David
set a good example. This David offered, not from constraint, or for
s...
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THE GOLD OF OPHIR was accounted the best and purest gold; of which see
JOB 22:24, JOB 28:16 ISAIAH 13:12; by which it appears that those
hundred thousand talents mentioned before,...
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1 Chronicles 29:4 three H7969 thousand H505 talents H3603 gold H2091
gold H2091 Ophir H211 seven H7651 thousand H
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CONTENTS: David exhorts the people. The princes and people willingly
offer. David's thanksgiving and prayer. Solomon made king. David's
death.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Solomon, Zadok.
CONCLUSION: Tho...
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1 Chronicles 29:2. _Marble._ The LXX read Parian marble; that is,
marble from the isle of Paros, or white marble. They knew this by
documents of authority.
1 Chronicles 29:29. _The book of Samuel._ Se...
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Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation.
CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE
I. The nearer a good man approaches his end, the more
spiritually-minded he becomes.
II. The...
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1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 29:1 The temple is referred to as
a PALACE (v. 1 Chronicles 29:1), for it is God’s kingly residence
among his p
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CRITICAL NOTES.] We have in this chapter contributions of the princes
to the temple (1 Chronicles 29:1); the public thanksgiving of David (1
Chronicles 29:10); David’s prayer for Solomon (1 Chronicles...
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EXPOSITION
1 CHRONICLES 29:1
These verses continue the account of what David said to the whole
congregation, respecting his son Solomon and his tender age in view of
the great enterprise of building...
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Furthermore David the king said unto the congregation, Solomon my son,
whom God had chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great:
for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. Now I h...
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1 Kings 9:28; Job 28:16...
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Of Ophir — The best and purest gold. The walls — The walls of the
temple with God, and of the rooms adjoining to it, with silver beaten
out into plates....