Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials(A) in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.(B) They(C) gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents[a] and ten thousand darics[b] of gold, ten thousand talents[c] of silver, eighteen thousand talents[d] of bronze and a hundred thousand talents[e] of iron. Anyone who had precious stones(D) gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.(E) The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly(F) to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

David’s Prayer

10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,

“Praise be to you, Lord,
    the God of our father Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.
11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power(G)
    and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
    for everything in heaven and earth is yours.(H)
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
    you are exalted as head over all.(I)
12 Wealth and honor(J) come from you;
    you are the ruler(K) of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
    to exalt and give strength to all.
13 Now, our God, we give you thanks,
    and praise your glorious name.

14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this?(L) Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.(M)

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Notas al pie

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 190 tons or about 170 metric tons
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 185 pounds or about 84 kilograms
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 380 tons or about 340 metric tons
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 675 tons or about 610 metric tons
  5. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 3,800 tons or about 3,400 metric tons

Then (A)the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with (B)the officers over the king’s work, (C)offered willingly. They gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, into the hand of (D)Jehiel[a] the Gershonite. Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had (E)offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly.

David’s Praise to God

10 Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said:

“Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
11 (F)Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
12 (G)Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.

13 “Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
14 But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And [b]of Your own we have given You.

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Notas al pie

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Possibly the same as Jehieli, 1 Chr. 26:21, 22
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:14 Lit. of Your hand

Then (A)the rulers of the fathers’ households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with (B)the supervisors of the king’s work, offered willingly; and for the service of the house of God they gave five thousand talents and ten thousand [a](C)darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. [b]Whoever possessed precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, [c]in care of (D)Jehiel the Gershonite. Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the Lord (E)wholeheartedly, and King David also rejoiced greatly.

David’s Prayer

10 So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 (F)Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion, Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. 12 (G)Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and (H)in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.

14 “But who am I and who are my people that we should [d]be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You.

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Notas al pie

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 A coin weighing about 0.25 oz. or 7 gm
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Lit Those with whom were found
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Lit on the hand of
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:14 Lit keep strength