1 Chronicles 29:4

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The numbers here have also suffered to some extent from the carelessness of copyists (compare the 1 Chronicles 22:14 note). The amount of silver...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

[Even] (c) three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses [wi...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Response to Davids Appeal for Offerings: his Thanksgiving and Death. 1 Chronicles 29:1-9 . Cf. Exodus 35:4-9 ; Exodus 35:20-29 . 1 Chroni...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

houses. Compare 1 Chronicles 28:11 .
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses witha...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's Offerings, Thanksgiving, and Death 1. The palace] The word in the original is more strictly applicable to the fortress which was attached...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Three thousand, etc.] The weights here named, as in many other places in Chronicles, are incredibly large, amounting in value to £21,320,000 of our...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Three thousand talents of gold. — Comp. 1 Chronicles 22:14 . The sum would be about £18,000,000 sterling. Gold of Ophir. — Indian gold, from A...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the account of the final stage in the greatest work of David's life, namely, his preparation for building the Temple. The king had a treasure...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The motive of David's liberality is beautifully set forth in this account. It was not to bribe God with his own gifts. It was not to give of the poss...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Even three thousand talents of gold ,.... Which, according to Scheuchzer c, amount to 36,660,000 ducats of gold; and, according to Brerewood d, to 1...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:4 [Even] three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the wa...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I have prepared with all my might He did not intend to throw all the burden upon them, nor that it should be built wholly by the contributions of t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Presents for the Temple. B. C. 1015. 1...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The gold of Ophir was accounted the best and purest gold; of which see Job 22:24 , Job 28:16 Isaiah 13:12 ; by which it appears that those hu...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] We have in this chapter contributions of the princes to the temple ( 1 Chronicles 29:1-9 ); the public thanksgiving of David ( 1 Chr...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 29:2 . Marble. The LXX read Parian marble; that is, marble from the isle of Paros, or white marble. They knew this by documents of au...
The Biblical Illustrator

Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation. Christian experience and Christian influence I. The nearer a good man approaches his e...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Chronicles 29:1-13 These verses continue the account of what David said to the whole congregation, respecting his son Solomon...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The offering of the Princes and of the People
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, celebrated for its purity, and seven thousand talents of refined silver to over lay the w...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Of Ophir — The best and purest gold. The walls — The walls of the temple with God, and of the rooms adjoining to it, with silver beaten out into pl...

⁴ Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

Related Commentaries of 1 Chronicles 29:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Chronicles 29:4