1 Chronicles 29:21 (GNV)

Passage

And they offred sacrifices vnto the Lord, and on the morowe after that day, they offered burnt offrings vnto the Lord, euen a thousande yong bullocks, a thousand rammes and a thousand sheepe, with their drinke offrings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:19 And giue vnto Salomon my sonne a perfit heart to keepe thy commandements, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to doe all things, and to builde the house which I haue prepared.

1 Chronicles 29:20 And Dauid said to all the Congregation, Now blesse the Lord your God. And all the Congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed downe their heads, and worshipped the Lord and the King.

1 Chronicles 29:21 And they offred sacrifices vnto the Lord, and on the morowe after that day, they offered burnt offrings vnto the Lord, euen a thousande yong bullocks, a thousand rammes and a thousand sheepe, with their drinke offrings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:22 And they did eate and drinke before the Lord the same day with great ioy, and they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid King the seconde time, and anoynted him prince before the Lord, and Zadok for the hie Priest.

1 Chronicles 29:23 So Salomon sate on the throne of the Lord, as King in steade of Dauid his father, and prospered: and all Israel obeyed him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sheep", "offred", "sacrifices", "vnto", "lord", "morowe", "after", and "offered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sheep" and "offred", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And Dauid said to all the Congregation..." into verse 22's "And they did eate and drinke before...", so "sheep" and "offred" 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 "sheep" and "offred" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.