1 Chron. 29 David, by his example and entreaty, 1 Chron. 29:1–5, causes the princes and people to offer willingly, 1 Chron. 27:6–9. David’s thanksgiving and prayer, 1 Chron. 29:10–19. The people having blessed God and sacrificed, make Solomon king, 1 Chron. 29:20–25.

Is yet young and tender, comparatively; for he was now married, as appears by comparing 2 Chron. 9:30, 2 Chron. 12:13.

Stones to be set; diamonds, or emeralds, or rubies, or any of those precious stones which are usually set in rings or such things.

Of mine own proper good; of that which I have reserved as a peculiar treasure to my own use, after I had separated those things which I had devoted to God.

The gold of Ophir was accounted the best and purest gold; of which see Job 22:24, Job 28:16, Isa. 13:12; by which it appears that those hundred thousand talents mentioned before, 1 Chron. 22:14, were a coarser and impurer sort of gold.

To consecrate his service, Heb. to fill his hand, i.e. to offer an offering, as Ex. 32:29, Lev. 8:33, as I have done.

The people rejoiced, because this was both an effect of God’s grace in them, and an eminent token of God’s favour and goodness to be continued to them, and a good pledge that this great and long-desired work of the building of the people would receive a certain and a speedy accomplishment.

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power, i.e. thou art great and powerful, &c. As head above all; as the sovereign Lord and Owner of all persons and things.

Thou reignest over all, i.e. thou disposest of riches and honour as thou pleasest. To give strength unto all; even to the weakest, whom thou canst make strong; and to the strongest, who are weak without thy help.

That we should be able to offer so willingly, i.e. that thou shouldst give us both such riches out of which we should be able to make such an offering, and such a willing and free heart to offer them; both which are thy gifts, and the fruits of thy good grace and mercy to us.

These words may contain a reason, either, 1. Of the first clause of 1 Chron. 29:14, Who am I &c., i.e. what mean and contemptible creatures are we, and how unworthy of so high a favour! for, saith he here, we, I and my people, as it is 1 Chron.

By the largeness of their offering I discern the sincerity, willingness, and generosity of their hearts towards thee; for David judged, as in reason and clarity he ought, of the tree by its fruit, and of their hearts by their actions.

Keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people; since it is from thy grace that thy people have such willing minds to thy service, as was before acknowledged, I beg the continuance of that grace to them, that they may persist in the same generous and pious…

By purchasing the place, 1 Chron. 21:0, and providing for the expenses of the work.

The Lord with religious, and the king with civil worship, as it is evident.

Unto the Lord; before the ark which was there. For all Israel; either, 1. On the behalf of all Israel, to praise God in their names, to procure God’s presence and blessing for them all. Or, 2.

Before the Lord, i.e. before the ark, in courts or places as near to it as they conveniently could. Or, as in God’s presence, in a solemn and religious manner, praising God for this great mercy, and begging his blessing upon this great affair. The second time.

On the throne of the Lord, i.e. on the throne of Israel, which is called the throne of the Lord, either more generally, as all thrones are the Lord’s, by whom kings reign, Prov. 8:15, and magistrates are ordained, Rom. 13:1–2; or more specially and peculiarly; either, 1.

Heb. Put their hands under Solomon, i.e. they owned him for their king, and themselves for his subjects, and swore fealty to him; which possibly they now did after the ancient manner, with that ceremony of putting their hands under his thigh, which was used in swearing, Gen. 24:2, Gen.

Such royal majesty, i.e. such honour and reputation, together with power and riches, and all things which snake a king great and glorious. Any king; either David or Saul, or any of the former governors of Israel, the word king being oft used in a large sense for any governor.

This sacred writer having mentioned the anointing of Solomon to be king, 1 Chron. 29:22, and upon that occasion proceeded to give a further account of Solomon’s actual settlement in his kingdom, and of his prosperous and glorious management of it, 1 Chron.

Full of days; fully satisfied with the days which God had given him, having had the happiness to see his beloved Solomon settled in his throne, being now weary of this life, and desiring to be with God.

Either in the two Books of Samuel, as they are now called, which were written part by Samuel, and part by Nathan and Gad; or in the annals or chronicles of that kingdom, which were written by Nathan and Gad, who were not only prophets, but historiographers or annalists; out of which they or some…

The times that went over him, i.e. the changes which befell him, both his persecutions and manifold troubles, and his great successes and achievements; the word time or times being oft put for things done or happening in them, as Ps. 31:15, Ps. 87:5. Of the countries, Heb.