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1 Chronicles 29:1 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 29 · verse 1
Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.1 Chronicles 29:1 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 29:1 in context
1Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- congregationqâhâlassemblageH6951 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- chosenbâcharproperly, to tryH977 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- aloneʼechâdproperly, unitedH259 →
- youngnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
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We may here observe, I. How handsomely David spoke to the great men of Israel, to engage them to contribute towards the building of the temple. It is our duty to provoke one another to love and to good works, not only to do good ourselves, but to draw in others to do good too as much as we can.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9