John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:1
Furthermore, David the king said unto all the congregation ,.... Having finished what he had to say to Solomon, he addressed the congregation again: Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen ; both to be king, and to build the temple is yet young and tender ; see 1 Chronicles 22:5 . and the work is great ; both of governing so great a people, and of building so magnificent a temple, especially the latter is meant: for the palace is not for man ; for any mortal king, though... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:1-9
We may here observe, I. How handsomely David spoke to the great men of Israel, to engage them to contribute towards the building of the temple. It is our duty to provoke one another to love and to good works, not only to do good ourselves, but to draw in others to do good too as much as we can. There were many very rich men in Israel; they were all to share in the benefit of the temple, and of those peaceable days which were to befriend the building of it; and therefore, though David would not... read more