1 Chronicles 29:16 (DBY)

Passage

Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house to thy holy name, is of thy hand, and is all thine own.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer willingly after this manner? for all is of thee, and of that which is from thy hand have we given thee.

1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no hope [of life].

1 Chronicles 29:16 Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house to thy holy name, is of thy hand, and is all thine own.

1 Chronicles 29:17 And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee.

1 Chronicles 29:18 Jehovah, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their hearts to thee!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "store", "prepared", "build", "thee", "house", "holy", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "store", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "For we are strangers before thee and..." into verse 17's "And I know my God that thou...", so "jehovah" and "store" 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 "jehovah" and "store" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.