1 Chronicles 29:8

8 Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the LORD in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.

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1 Chronicles 29:8 in Other Translations

KJV

8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

ESV

8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

NLT

8 They also contributed numerous precious stones, which were deposited in the treasury of the house of the LORD under the care of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon.

MSG

8 Anyone who had precious jewels put them in the treasury for the building of The Temple of God in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.

CSB

8 Whoever had [precious] stones gave them to the treasury of the Lord's house under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

1 Chronicles 29:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:8

And they with whom precious stones were found
Such as are mentioned ( 1 Chronicles 29:2 )

gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord;
to be laid up there:

by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite;
who, and his sons, had the care of that treasury, ( 1 Chronicles 27:21 1 Chronicles 27:22 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Chronicles 29:8 In-Context

6 Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.

7 They gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

8 Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the LORD in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.

9 The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

10 David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, LORD, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

Cross References 2

1. Exodus 35:27
2. S 1 Chronicles 26:21

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