1 Chronicles 29:8 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

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

1 Chronicles 29:10 And David blessed Jehovah in the sight of all the congregation; and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah, the God of our father Israel, for ever and ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stones", "found", "gave", "treasure", "house", "jehovah", "hand", and "jehiel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stones" and "found", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And they gave for the service of..." into verse 9's "And the people rejoiced because they offered...", so "stones" and "found" 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 "stones" and "found" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.