1 Chronicles 29:4 (DBY)

Passage

three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:2 And I have prepared according to all my power for the house of my God gold for [things of] gold, and silver for [things of] silver, and brass for [things of] brass, iron for [things of] iron, and wood for [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and white marble in abundance.

1 Chronicles 29:3 And moreover, in my affection for the house of my God I have given of my own property of gold and silver, for the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary:

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

1 Chronicles 29:5 gold for [things of] gold, and silver for [things of] silver, and for all manner of work by the hands of artificers. And who is willing to offer to Jehovah this day?

1 Chronicles 29:6 And the chief fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the comptrollers of the king's business, offered willingly.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And moreover in my affection for the..." into verse 5's "gold for things of gold and silver...", so "three" and "thousand" 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 "three" and "thousand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.