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1 Chronicles 29:9

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And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

KJV

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 29

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

the leaders of the households

on 1 Chronicles 29:6-9

The leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes, the commanders and the officials over the king's work answer first. Verse 9 names the measure Chronicles applies to every offering, that they gave “freely and wholeheartedly”. The people's rejoicing and David's own great joy answer each other.

This site's exposition

the people rejoiced at the willing

The people rejoiced at the willing gifts of their leaders, given to the LORD freely and with a whole heart. King David rejoiced greatly as well. Matthew Henry counts the power to give willingly as a work of God's grace, the theme of David's prayer in verses 13 and 14.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

The people rejoiced for that they offered willingly - i. e., the munificence of the princes and officers 1Ch 29:6 caused general joy among the people.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

And David blessed the Lord before the eyes of the entire assembly that he had assembled, as is stated (above:1): “And David assembled,” and he blessed them for their willing donations.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on I Chronicles 29:10:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיִּשְׂמְח֤וּand they rejoiced

    vaiyismechuH8055 →155 times

  • הָעָם֙the people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • עַל־because

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הִֽתְנַדְּבָ֔םhad made a contribution they

    hitnadevamH5068 →17 times

  • כִּ֚יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • בְּלֵ֣בwith a heart

    belevH3820 →595 times

  • שָׁלֵ֔םcomplete

    shalemH8003 →28 times

  • הִֽתְנַדְּב֖וּthey had made a contribution

    hitnadevuH5068 →17 times

  • לַיהוָ֑הto Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • וְגַם֙and also

    vegamH1571 →769 times

  • דָּוִ֣ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • שָׂמַ֖חhe rejoiced

    samachH8055 →155 times

  • שִׂמְחָ֥הjoy

    simchahH8057 →94 times

  • גְדוֹלָֽה׃ פgreat

    gedolahH1419 →526 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.30 works2 Corinthians 9:7–8Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.6 worksNumbers 14:24But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.6 works2 Corinthians 8:3For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,5 works1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.5 works1 Kings 8:61So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
John 15:11I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.4 worksJudges 5:9My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!4 works2 Chronicles 17:16and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor.4 worksPhilippians 4:10Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.3 works1 Chronicles 29:17I 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 present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.3 worksDeuteronomy 30:2and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today,3 works1 Corinthians 9:17If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.3 works2 Chronicles 24:10All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full.3 worksEzra 7:16together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.3 worksPhilippians 4:1Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.2 works2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.2 worksExodus 35:21And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    John 15:11

    I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

    it leads to

    • Romans 15:13

      Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

    • John 17:13

      But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them.

    • John 16:24

      Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

    • 1 Peter 1:8

      Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

    • 1 John 1:4

      We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

  • Through

    Philippians 4:10

    Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 11:9

      And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to…

  • Through

    1 Kings 8:61

    So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 11:4

      For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.

    • 2 Kings 20:3

      “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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