1 Chronicles 29:1 (DRB)

Passage

And king David said to all the assembly: Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is as yet young and tender: and the work is great, for a house is prepared not for man, but for God.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:1 And king David said to all the assembly: Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is as yet young and tender: and the work is great, for a house is prepared not for man, but for God.

1 Chronicles 29:2 And I with all my ability have prepared the expenses for the house of my God. Gold for vessels of gold, and silver for vessels of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood: and onyx stones, and stones like alabaster, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble of Paros in great abundance.

1 Chronicles 29:3 Now over and above the things which I have offered into the house of my God I give of my own proper goods, gold and silver for the temple of my God, beside what things I have prepared for the holy house.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "david", "said", "assembly", "solomon", "alone", "hath", and "chosen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And I with all my ability have...", so "king" and "david" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "king" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.