1 Chronicles 29:6
in 1 Chronicles 29Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then the princes of the fathers’ houses, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king’s work, offered willingly;
KJV
Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 29
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the chief of the fathers and princes
on 1 Chronicles 29:6-9
The chief of the fathers, the princes of the tribes, the captains and the rulers of the king's work answer first, and Gill notes they needed no more argument to press them, they gave at once and cheerfully. Verse 9 names the two things Chronicles measures every offering by, that they gave willingly and that they gave with a perfect heart, the same perfect heart David will ask for Solomon in verse 19. The people's rejoicing and David's own great joy answer each other, joy following willing giving rather than causing it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel,.... The princes of the twelve tribes: and the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work; who were now assembled, 1Ch 28:1. offered willingly; and cheerfully; needed no more arguments to press them to it, but at once readily communicated.
So he said who knew their hearts. Nay, they offered with a perfect heart, from a good principle and with a sincere respect to the glory of God,
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּֽתְנַדְּבוּ֩ | vaiyitnadevu | and they made a contribution | H5068 → | 17 times |
| שָׂרֵ֨י | sarei | [the] leaders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָאָב֜וֹת | haavot | the fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וְשָׂרֵ֣י׀ | vesarei | and [the] leaders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| שִׁבְטֵ֣י | shivtei | [the] tribes of | H7626 → | 190 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְשָׂרֵ֤י | vesarei | and [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָאֲלָפִים֙ | haalafim | the thousands | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְהַמֵּא֔וֹת | vehameot | and the hundreds | H3967 → | 581 times |
| וּלְשָׂרֵ֖י | ulesarei | and <to> [the] leaders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| מְלֶ֥אכֶת | melekhet | [the] work of | H4399 → | 167 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
וַיִּֽתְנַדְּבוּ֩and they made a contribution
vaiyitnadevuH5068 →17 times
שָׂרֵ֨י[the] leaders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הָאָב֜וֹתthe fathers
haavotH1 →1212 times
וְשָׂרֵ֣י׀and [the] leaders of
vesareiH8269 →421 times
שִׁבְטֵ֣י[the] tribes of
shivteiH7626 →190 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְשָׂרֵ֤יand [the] commanders of
vesareiH8269 →421 times
הָאֲלָפִים֙the thousands
haalafimH505 →505 times
וְהַמֵּא֔וֹתand the hundreds
vehameotH3967 →581 times
וּלְשָׂרֵ֖יand <to> [the] leaders of
ulesareiH8269 →421 times
מְלֶ֥אכֶת[the] work of
melekhetH4399 →167 times
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 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
2 Corinthians 9:7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
- Acts 20:35
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- 1 Chronicles 29:17
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are…
- Proverbs 11:25
A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
- Exodus 25:2
“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12
Through
1 Chronicles 27:25Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
it leads to
- Exodus 1:11
So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers…
- Genesis 41:48
During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.
- Exodus 1:11
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About 1 Chronicles

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
