1 Chronicles 29:15

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 29:1-30

David’s Offerings, Thanksgiving, and Death1. The palace] The word in the original is more strictly applicable to the fortress which was attached to the Second Temple (Nehemiah 2:8) and afterwards called the tower of Antonia, but here and in 1 Chronicles 29:19 is employed of Solomon’s Temple.3. Of mine own proper good] RV ’a treasure of mine own.’4. Three thousand, etc.] The weights here named, as in many other places in Chronicles, are incredibly large, amounting in value to £21,320,000 of our... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 29:15

(15) For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners.—Psalms 39:12.Our days on the earth are as a (the) shadow.—Job 8:9; Psalms 144:4.And there is none abiding.—Rather, and there is no hope; no outlook, no assured future, no hope of permanence. What is the ground for this plaintive turn in the thought? Merely, it would seem, to emphasise what has just been said. We, as creatures of a day, can have no abiding and absolute possession. Our good things are lent to us for a season only. As our... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Chronicles 29:1-30

Consecration (for St. Matthew's Day) 1 Chronicles 29:5 This old-time question comes to us with special force and fitness on the day on which we commemorate the life of St. Matthew. At the call of the Master 'Follow Me' he rose and left all and followed Christ; he consecrated his service, his life, himself unto the Lord. As a result of that call the current of his life branched out in two great directions the direction of devotion and the direction of service. It was nothing but intense... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:10-19

THE LAST PRAYER OF DAVID1 Chronicles 29:10-19IN order to do justice to the chronicler’s method of presenting us with a number of very similar illustrations of the same principle, we have in the previous book grouped much of his material under a few leading subjects. There remains the general thread of the history, which is, of course, very much the same in Chronicles as in the book of Kings, and need not be dwelt on at any length. At the same time some brief survey is necessary for the sake of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Chronicles 29:1-30

CHAPTER 29 The Final Words and Actions of David and His Death 1. The exhortation (1 Chronicles 29:1-5 ) 2. The response (1 Chronicles 29:6-9 ) 3. David’s praise and prayer (1 Chronicles 29:10-20 ) 4. The sacrifices and enthronement of Solomon (1 Chronicles 29:21-25 ) 5. The reign of David and his death (1 Chronicles 29:26-30 ) Then David spoke once more to the assembled princes and captains. What tenderness and concern as well as devotion his words reveal! “Solomon my son, whom alone... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 29:15

29:15 For we [are] {i} strangers before thee, and sojourners, as [were] all our fathers: our days on the earth [are] as a shadow, and [there is] none abiding.(i) Therefore we have this land loaned to us for a time. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:1-30

DAVID ’S REIGN THE DOWNFALL OF SAUL (1 Chronicles 10:0 ) In reading this chapter with whose general contents we became familiar in 1 Samuel 31:0 , it is important to note the inspired comment at its close (1 Chronicles 10:13-14 ). DAVID’S HEROES (1 Chronicles 11-12) In the history of David in this book, the writer dwells chiefly on its prosperous side, passing over the rest as lightly as possible. His anointing at Hebron (1 Chronicles 11:1-3 ) reveals nothing of what we learned earlier of... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:13-19

Nothing can be more sweet, more interesting, more expressive. He first begins in blessing. Who so worthy to be praised as the Lord, as he is in himself? What so suitable for man to offer as praise for the blessings he bestows, as he manifests himself to his creatures? And Reader, do observe how David dwells upon the distinguishing excellencies of Jehovah! both greatness and power, and glory, and victory, and majesty, are his. Not only his as the author, but peculiarly his as the very properties... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:15

Strangers. We have nothing but what we have received from thee; and for how short a time! (Calmet) --- No stay. Hebrew, "none abiding, (Haydock; or ) no hope" of being able to escape death, (Calmet) when we must leave all. How happy, therefore, are those who sent their treasures before them! (Haydock) --- All are pilgrims, with respect to heaven, Hebrews xiii. (Worthington) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 29:10-19

10-19 We cannot form a right idea of the magnificence of the temple, and the buildings around it, about which such quantities of gold and silver were employed. But the unsearchable riches of Christ exceed the splendour of the temple, infinitely more than that surpassed the meanest cottage on earth. Instead of boasting of these large oblations, David gave solemn thanks to the Lord. All they gave for the Lord's temple was his own; if they attempted to keep it, death would soon have removed them... read more

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