1 Chronicles 29:3
in 1 Chronicles 29Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
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ASV
Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
KJV
Moreover, 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,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 29
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Of mine own proper good - i. e., from his own private estate. He makes the offering publicly in order to provoke others by his example 1Ch 29:5.
This site's exposition
of mine own proper good
on 1 Chronicles 29:3-5
Beyond the provision already listed, David adds gold and silver from his own private estate, given because he has set his affection to the house of his God. Barnes reads the personal gift as deliberately public, meant to draw others into giving by example rather than to outshine them. The chapter turns on the question that follows at once, who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord, the appeal that opens the freewill offering the rest of the chapter records.
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The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְע֗וֹד | veod | and again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| בִּרְצוֹתִי֙ | birtzoti | because delight I | H7521 → | 56 times |
| בְּבֵ֣ית | beveit | in [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֱלֹהַ֔י | ʾelohai | God my | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יֶשׁ־ | yesh- | there | H3426 → | |
| לִ֥י | li | [belongs] to me | ||
| סְגֻלָּ֖ה | segulah | treasure | H5459 → | |
| זָהָ֣ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| וָכָ֑סֶף | vakhasef | and silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| נָתַ֤תִּי | natati | I give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְבֵית־ | leveit- | for [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֱלֹהַי֙ | ʾelohai | God my | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לְמַ֔עְלָה | lema'lah | <to> upwards <towards> | H4605 → | 140 times |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | more than all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הֲכִינ֖וֹתִי | hakhinoti | [that] I have prepared | H3559 → | 217 times |
| לְבֵ֥ית | leveit | for [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ | hakodesh | the holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
וְע֗וֹדand again
veodH5750 →490 times
בִּרְצוֹתִי֙because delight I
birtzotiH7521 →56 times
בְּבֵ֣יתin [the] house of
beveitH1004 →2046 times
אֱלֹהַ֔יGod my
ʾelohaiH430 →2601 times
יֶשׁ־there
yesh-H3426 →
לִ֥י[belongs] to me
li
סְגֻלָּ֖הtreasure
segulahH5459 →
זָהָ֣בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
וָכָ֑סֶףand silver
vakhasefH3701 →403 times
נָתַ֤תִּיI give
natatiH5414 →2011 times
לְבֵית־for [the] house of
leveit-H1004 →2046 times
אֱלֹהַי֙God my
ʾelohaiH430 →2601 times
לְמַ֔עְלָה<to> upwards <towards>
lema'lahH4605 →140 times
מִכָּל־more than all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
הֲכִינ֖וֹתִי[that] I have prepared
hakhinotiH3559 →217 times
לְבֵ֥יתfor [the] house of
leveitH1004 →2046 times
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃the holiness
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the…
it leads to
- Psalms 26:8
O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
- Psalms 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- Psalms 65:4
Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
- Psalms 84:4
How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
- Psalms 84:10
For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Psalms 26:8
Through
Psalms 84:10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
it leads to
- Psalms 27:4
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the…
- Psalms 26:8–10
O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
- Psalms 63:2
So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
- Psalms 27:4
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.