1 Chronicles 29:5 (ASV)

Passage

of gold for the [things of] gold, and of silver for the [things of] silver, and for all manner of work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto Jehovah?

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:3 Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

1 Chronicles 29:4 even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, wherewith to overlay the walls of the houses;

1 Chronicles 29:5 of gold for the [things of] gold, and of silver for the [things of] silver, and for all manner of work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto Jehovah?

1 Chronicles 29:6 Then the princes of the fathers` [houses], and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king`s work, offered willingly;

1 Chronicles 29:7 and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gold", "things", "silver", "manner", and "hands". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gold" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "even three thousand talents of gold of..." into verse 6's "Then the princes of the fathers houses...", so "gold" and "things" 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 "gold" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.