Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 29:16
O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thine holy name [cometh] of thine hand, and [is] all thine own.
16. all this store that we havepreparedIt may be useful to exhibit a tabular view of thetreasure laid up and contributions stated by the historian as alreadymade towards the erection of the proposed temple. Omitting the brassand iron, and precious stones, which, though specified partly (1Ch29:7), are represented in other portions as “without weight”(1Ch 22:3; 1Ch 22:14),we shall give in this table only the amount of gold and silver; andtaking the talent of gold as worth 5475 (the talent being 125pounds in weight), the value of the gold will be about 73s.per ounce. The talent of silver is given at 342 3s. 9d.,or 4s. 4d. per ounce. The total amount of thecontributions will be:
Sum accumulated, and inpublic treasury (1Ch 22:14): Gold 547,500,000 Silver 342,187,500 Contributedby David from his private resources [1Ch29:4]: Gold 16,425,000 Silver 2,395,312 Contributed by the assembled rulers [1Ch29:7]: Gold 28,000,000 Silver 3,421,875 Agrand total of approximately 939,929,687
Though it has been the common practiceof Eastern monarchs to hoard vast sums for the accomplishment of anycontemplated project, this amount so far exceeds not only everyOriental collection on record, but even the bounds of probability,that it is very generally allowed that either there is a corruptionof the text in 1Ch 22:14, orthat the reckoning of the historian was by the Babylonian, which wasonly a half, or the Syrian, which was only a fifth part, of theHebrew talent. This would bring the Scripture account more intoaccordance with the statements of JOSEPHUS,as well as within the range of credibility.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared,…. Of gold, silver, c. that he and his people had provided and contributed: the gold, according to Jacob Leon r, amounted to 59,766 tons of gold, and 46,123 gilders, each ton to be reckoned at least 1000 pounds sterling the silver, reduced to the value of gold, made 46,337 tons, and two hundred and fifty gilders; but both, according to Witsius s, amounted to 20,585 tons of gold; and if the talents were talents of the sanctuary, and they double the common talents, as some say they were, it was as much more, and may well be expressed by
all this store, besides the brass, iron, c.
to build thee an house for thine holy name to perform holy and religious worship in it, for the glory of his name: cometh of
thine hand, and [is] all thine own: this he repeats, that God might have all the glory of all they had and did.
r Relation of Memorable Things in the Tabernacle and Temple, ch. 3. p. 14, 15. s Miscellan. tom. 2. p. 258.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
All the riches which we have prepared for the building of the temple come from the hand of God. The Keth. is neuter, the Keri corresponds to .
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(16) All this store.Strictly, multitude; and so multitude of goods, riches (Psa. 37:16).
Cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.From thine own hand it is, and thine is the whole. The whole verse is a clearer expression of the second half of 1Ch. 29:14. (Comp. Psa. 104:28.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ch 29:16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name [cometh] of thine hand, and [is] all thine own.
Ver. 16. And is all thine own. ] See on 1Ch 29:14 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
all this store: 1Ch 29:14, 2Ch 31:10, Psa 24:1, Hos 2:8, Luk 19:16
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 29:16. All this store cometh of thy hand, and is all thine We have it from thee as a free gift, and therefore are bound to use it for thee; and what we present to thee is but as rent or interest from thine own. In like manner we ought to acknowledge God in all spiritual things; referring every good thought, good desire, and good work to his grace, from which we receive it. Let him, that glorieth, therefore, glory in the Lord.