1 Chronicles 16:3 (KJV)

Passage

And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 16:1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

1 Chronicles 16:2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 16:3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

1 Chronicles 16:4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

1 Chronicles 16:5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dealt", "israel", "both", "woman", "loaf", "bread", "good", and "piece". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dealt" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And when David had made an end..." into verse 4's "And he appointed certain of the Levites...", so "dealt" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "dealt" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.