1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE)

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(3) I have set my affection to the house.—1Chronicles 28:4 (he liked, rāçāh: Psalm 26:8).

I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver.—I have a personal property in gold and silver. For the word sĕgullāh, peculium, see Exodus 19:5.

I have given—i.e., I give (1Chronicles 21:23).

Over and above (lĕma‘lāh).—1Chronicles 22:5.

All that I have prepared.—The Hebrew again omits the relative. (Comp. 1Chronicles 15:12.)

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

29:1-9 What is done in works of piety and charity, should be done willingly, not by constraint; for God loves a cheerful giver. David set a good example. This David offered, not from constraint, or for show; but because he had set his affection to the house of God, and thought he could never do enough towards promoting that good work. Those who would draw others to good, must lead the way themselves.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of mine own proper good - i. e., from his own private estate. He makes the offering publicly in order to provoke others by his example 1 Chronicles 29:5.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

3, 4. Moreover … I have of mine own proper good, &c.—In addition to the immense amount of gold and silver treasure which David had already bequeathed for various uses in the service of the temple, he now made an additional contribution destined to a specific purpose—that of overlaying the walls of the house. This voluntary gift was from the private fortune of the royal donor, and had been selected with the greatest care. The gold was "the gold of Ophir," then esteemed the purest and finest in the world (Job 22:24; 28:16; Isa 13:12). The amount was three thousand talents of gold and seven thousand talents of refined silver.

Matthew Poole's Commentary

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.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God,.... Had a good will to it, and was earnestly desirous of having it built, and that in a grand manner:

I have of my own proper good; which he had treasured up for his own use:

of gold and silver, even that I have given to the house of my God; to build or ornament it, or make vessels for it:

over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house; for the building of the temple, which is made mention of in the preceding chapter.

Geneva Study Bible

Moreover, because I have set my {b} affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

(b) His great zeal for the furtherance of the temple made him spare no expenses, but to bestow his own peculiar treasure.

EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)

Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

3. Moreover] R.V. Moreover also.

I have of mine own proper good] R.V. Seeing that I have a treasure of wine own.

which I have given] R.V. I give it. The point of 1 Chronicles 29:3-5 is missed in A.V. owing to the unfortunate translation of 1 Chronicles 29:3. David announces that he will give from his private fortune (1 Chronicles 29:3) a heavy contribution (1 Chronicles 29:4), and challenges the chief men to follow his example (1 Chronicles 29:5).

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 3. - Translate, And, moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, what I have as mine own treasure of gold and of silver I have given to the house of my God, over and above all I have prepared for the holy house. The word סְגֻּלָּה, on the seven other occasions of its use (Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 14:2; Deuteronomy 26:18; Psalm 135:4; Ecclesiastes 2:8; Malachi 3:17), is found in the Authorized Version as "peculiar treasure" or "special treasure" and once "jewels," but in every instance it is evident that the specialness denoted is at one with the idea of the affection that is borne by a person to his own possession and property. 1 Chronicles 29:3

Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament

"And moreover, because I have pleasure in the house of my God, there is to me a treasure of gold and silver; it have I appointed for the house of my God over and above all that..." הכינותי with כּל without the relative, cf. 1 Chronicles 15:12.