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1 Chronicles 29:5
for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses the assembled leaders, tribal officers, and officials of Israel immediately after listing his own temple contributions. He asks the gathered crowd who is willing to consecrate himself to the Lord that day.
The words — The Hebrew term חָרָשִׁים (charashim) denotes skilled craftsmen, while מְלָאכָה (melakhah) refers to the specific work or task. These terms frame the temple project as a technical undertaking requiring specialized labor.
The thread — This appeal for willing contributors echoes the tabernacle construction calls in Exodus 35:5 and the tribal offerings recorded in Numbers 7:2. Later, Ezra 1:4 repeats the pattern of inviting survivors to bring silver, gold, and goods for God’s work.
Why it lands — The verse demands a personal decision to dedicate oneself and one’s resources to a specific divine project. It requires readers to identify what they are willing to consecrate and to act on that willingness immediately.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?
Cross-references
- Exodus 35:5 Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
- Numbers 7:2 And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
- Ezra 1:4 And let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”
- Ezra 2:68 When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
- Ezra 7:15 Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
- Exodus 25:2 “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
- Numbers 7:10 When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.