1 Chronicles 29:5 (LSB)

Passage

of gold for the things of gold and of silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work done by the hand of craftsmen. Who then would offer willingly to ordain himself this day to Yahweh?”

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:3 Moreover, in my pleasure in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already prepared for the holy house,

1 Chronicles 29:4 namely, 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;

1 Chronicles 29:5 of gold for the things of gold and of silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work done by the hand of craftsmen. Who then would offer willingly to ordain himself this day to Yahweh?”

1 Chronicles 29:6 Then the commanders of the fathers’ households, and the commanders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with the commanders of the king’s work, offered willingly;

1 Chronicles 29:7 and for the service for the house of God they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, and 10,000 talents of silver, and 18,000 talents of brass, and 100,000 talents of iron.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gold", "things", "silver", "done", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gold" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "namely talents of gold of the gold..." into verse 6's "Then the commanders of the fathers households...", so "gold" and "things" 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 "gold" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.