1Ch 29:9, 17, Ezr 6:22, 1Th 3:8-9 | ESV | STEP | Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly , for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord . David the king also rejoiced greatly .

1 Chronicles 29:9

9 Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a ^awhole heart they had offered freely to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

1 Chronicles 29:17

17 I know, my God, ^bthat you test the heart and ^chave pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

Ezra 6:22

22 And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread ^dseven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful ^eand had turned the heart of ^fthe king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

1 Thessalonians 3:8-9

8 For now we live, if you ^gare standing fast in the Lord. 9 For ^hwhat thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,