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Verse 1 Chronicles 29:7. _OF GOLD FIVE THOUSAND TALENTS_] These, at
_five thousand_ _and seventy-five pounds, fifteen shillings, and seven
pence_ _halfpenny_ each, amount to _twenty-five millions, th...
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The word here translated “dram” is regarded by most critics as the
Hebrew equivalent of the Persian “daric,” or ordinary gold coin,
worth about 22 shillings of British money (circa 1880’s). Not,
howev...
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CHAPTER 29 THE FINAL WORDS AND ACTIONS OF DAVID AND HIS DEATH
_ 1. The exhortation (1 Chronicles 29:1)_
2. The response (1 Chronicles 29:6)
3. David's praise and prayer (1 Ch
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RESPONSE TO DAVIDS APPEAL FOR OFFERINGS: HIS THANKSGIVING AND DEATH.
1 Chronicles 29:1. _Cf._ Exodus 35:4; Exodus 35:20....
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DRAMS. Hebrew. _'adarkonim, darics._ Only here, and Ezr 27. A Persian
coin Probably so called from the appellative "Darius". the king's coin
(like English "sovereign"). Indicates date of book. See not...
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26. GIFTS AND THANKSGIVING (1 Chronicles 29:1-25)
TEXT
1 Chronicles 29:1. And David the king said unto all the assembly,
Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender,
and the w...
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_AND GAVE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE HOUSE OF GOD OF GOLD FIVE THOUSAND
TALENTS AND TEN THOUSAND DRAMS, AND OF SILVER TEN THOUSAND TALENTS,
AND OF BRASS EIGHTEEN THOUSAND TALENTS, AND ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND...
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29:7 darics (c-18) A Persian gold coin. see Ezra 2:69 and 8.27....
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DAVID'S OFFERINGS, THANKSGIVING, AND DEATH
1. The palace] The word in the original is more strictly applicable to
the fortress which was attached to the Second Temple (Nehemiah 2:8)
and afterwards ca...
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DRAMS] The dram (Gk. _drachma_) was ½ shekel; and the value
(according to the early Hebrew weights) of all the gold mentioned in
this v. would be about £30,760,000, and of the silver about
£4,100,000....
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THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES
GOD RULES HISTORY
1 CHRONICLES
_Ian Mackervoy_
CHAPTER 29
Gifts to build the *temple –...
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AND GAVE... OF GOLD. — And they gave... gold, five thousand talents;
between thirty and forty millions sterling (!).
TEN THOUSAND DRAMS. — Rather, _Darics._ The Daric (Greek,
Δαρεικὸς) was a Persian g...
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וַֽ יִּתְּנ֞וּ לַ עֲבֹודַ֣ת בֵּית ־הָ
אֱלֹהִ֗
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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 of his own, over and above what he had gathered fo...
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Solids. Septuagint, "pieces of gold;" Greek: chrusous. Hebrew
adarcnim, which Protestants render "drachms," (Haydock) after the
Syriac, &c. Others think that the Darics, used in Persia, are meant,
tho...
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It is delightful to see what a noble disposition the princes
manifested in following the example of the king. But Reader do not
overlook the most important point of all in this account, namely, how
gr...
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God would also associate the people with David in this willing service
of the day of His power; and, even as they had been associated with
him in his wars and conflicts, there are those who shall be s...
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AND GAVE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE HOUSE OF GOD,.... For building and
adorning it, and providing proper utensils for it:
OF GOLD FIVE THOUSAND TALENTS; which, according to Scheuchzer l, came
to 61,100,0...
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And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand
talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents,
and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand...
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1 Dauid by his example and intreatie,
6 causeth the Princes and people to offer willingly.
10 Dauids thankesgiuing and prayer.
20 The people hauing blessed God and sacrificed, make Solomon King.
2...
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THE OFFERING OF THE PRINCES AND OF THE PEOPLE...
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and gave for the service of the house of God, as their contribution
for its erection and equipment, OF GOLD FIVE THOUSAND TALENTS AND TEN
THOUSAND DRAMS, rather, darics, the author here using the name...
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1-9 What is done in works of piety and charity, should be done
willingly, not by constraint; for God loves a cheerful giver. David
set a good example. This David offered, not from constraint, or for
s...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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1 Chronicles 29:7 gave H5414 (H8799) work H5656 house H1004 God H430
five H2568 thousand H505 talents H3603
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CONTENTS: David exhorts the people. The princes and people willingly
offer. David's thanksgiving and prayer. Solomon made king. David's
death.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Solomon, Zadok.
CONCLUSION: Tho...
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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 authority.
1 Chronicles 29:29. _The book of Samuel._ Se...
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Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation.
CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE
I. The nearer a good man approaches his end, the more
spiritually-minded he becomes.
II. The...
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1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 29:1 The temple is referred to as
a PALACE (v. 1 Chronicles 29:1), for it is God’s kingly residence
among his p
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1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 29:7 DARICS. The daric was a
Persian coin first minted under Darius I (522–486 B.C.). The
Chronicler uses this word, which his own generation would have
understood, t...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] We have in this chapter contributions of the princes
to the temple (1 Chronicles 29:1); the public thanksgiving of David (1
Chronicles 29:10); David’s prayer for Solomon (1 Chronicles...
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EXPOSITION
1 CHRONICLES 29:1
These verses continue the account of what David said to the whole
congregation, respecting his son Solomon and his tender age in view of
the great enterprise of building...
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Furthermore David the king said unto the congregation, Solomon my son,
whom God had chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great:
for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. Now I h...
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Ezra 2:69; Ezra 8:7; Nehemiah 7:70...