1 Chronicles 29:7 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Chronicles 29:8 And they with whom [precious] stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of Jehovah, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

1 Chronicles 29:9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gave", "service", "house", "gold", "five", "thousand", and "talents". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gave" and "service", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Then the princes of the fathers houses..." into verse 8's "And they with whom precious stones were...", so "gave" and "service" 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 "gave" and "service" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.