1Ch 29:1-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Chr 29:1-9: 29:1-9 David persuaded the assembly of Israel’s leaders (28:1 ) to offer gifts to the Lord for the Temple. David’s own generous gift provided an example of the amounts leaders should consider. The Chronicler emphasizes that the heavy expense of building the Temple was not shouldered by Solomon alone; Solomon added to the contributions made by David and the leaders of Israel (see 22:14 ).

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‏ 1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Summary for 1Chr 29:1-9: 29:1-9 ^a David persuaded the assembly of Israel’s leaders (28:1 ^b) to offer gifts to the Lord for the Temple. David’s own generous gift provided an example of the amounts leaders should consider. The Chronicler emphasizes that the heavy expense of building the Temple was not shouldered by Solomon alone; Solomon added to the contributions made by David and the leaders of Israel (see 22:14 ^c).
29:6 ^d Israel’s leaders gave willingly, as had been the case with the Tabernacle (Exod 25:1-7 ^e).
29:7 ^f 10,000 gold coins: Persian darics were first minted during the reign of King Darius I of Persia (522–486 BC). In describing the Temple gifts presented during the days of Solomon, the Chronicler converted the information of his sources into the equivalents of his own day, just as the NLT converts Hebrew weights and measures to modern equivalents.