1 Chronicles 29:4 (GNV)

Passage

Euen three thousand talents of gold of the golde of Ophir, and seuen thousand talents of fined siluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:2 Now I haue prepared with all my power for the house of my God, golde for vessels of golde, and siluer for them of siluer, and brasse for things of brasse, yron for things of yron, and wood for things of wood, and onix stones, and stones to be set, and carbuncle stones and of diuers colours, and all precious stones, and marble stones in aboundance.

1 Chronicles 29:3 Moreouer, because I haue delite in the house of my God, I haue of mine owne golde and siluer, which I haue giuen to the house of my God, beside all that I haue prepared for the house of the Sanctuarie,

1 Chronicles 29:4 Euen three thousand talents of gold of the golde of Ophir, and seuen thousand talents of fined siluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses.

1 Chronicles 29:5 The golde for the things of golde, and the siluer for things of siluer, and for all the worke by the handes of artificers: and who is willing to fill his hand to day vnto the Lord?

1 Chronicles 29:6 So the princes of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captaines of thousands and of hundreths, with the rulers of the Kings worke, offred willingly,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Moreouer because I haue delite in the..." into verse 5's "The golde for the things of golde...", so "euen" and "three" 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 "euen" and "three" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.