1 Chronicles 29:6 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "chief", "fathers", "princes", "tribes", "israel", "captains", "thousands", and "hundreds". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "chief" and "fathers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "gold for things of gold and silver..." into verse 7's "And they gave for the service of...", so "chief" and "fathers" 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 "chief" and "fathers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.