1 Chronicles 29:8 (YLT)

Passage

and he with whom stones are found hath given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:6 And the heads of the fathers, and the heads of the tribes of Israel, and the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, even to the heads of the work of the king, offer willingly.

1 Chronicles 29:7 And they give for the service of the house of God, of gold--talents five thousand, and drams a myriad; and of silver--talents ten thousand, and of brass--a myriad and eight thousand talents; and of iron--a hundred thousand talents;

1 Chronicles 29:8 and he with whom stones are found hath given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

1 Chronicles 29:9 And the people rejoice because of their offering willingly, for with a perfect heart they have offered willingly to Jehovah; and also David the king hath rejoiced--great joy.

1 Chronicles 29:10 And David blesseth Jehovah before the eyes of all the assembly, and David saith, `Blessed <FI>art<Fi> Thou, Jehovah, God of Israel our father, from age even unto age.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stones", "found", "hath", "given", "treasury", "house", "jehovah", and "hand". 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 give for the service of..." into verse 9's "And the people rejoice because of their...", 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.