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1 Crônicas 29

BLIVRE · Chapter 29/29

1Depois disse o rei Davi a toda a assembleia: A só Salomão meu filho elegeu Deus; ele é jovem e tenro, e a obra grande; porque a casa não é para homem, mas sim para o SENHOR Deus.

2Eu, porém, com todas as minhas forças preparei, para a casa de meu Deus, ouro para as coisas de ouro, e prata para as coisas de prata, e bronze para as de bronze, e ferro para as de ferro, e madeira para as de madeira, e pedras de ônix, e pedras decorativas, e pedras negras, e pedras de diversas cores, e toda sorte de pedras preciosas, e pedras de mármore em abundância.

3A mais disto, porquanto tenho meu gosto na casa de meu Deus, eu guardo em meu tesouro particular ouro e prata que, ademais de todas as coisas que aprontei para a casa do santuário, ei dado para a casa de meu Deus;

4A saber, três mil talentos de ouro, de ouro de Ofir, e sete mil talentos de prata refinada para cobrir as paredes das casas:

5Ouro, pois, para as coisas de ouro, e prata para as coisas de prata, e para toda a obra de mãos dos oficiais. E quem quer fazer hoje oferta a o SENHOR?

6Então os príncipes das famílias, e os príncipes das tribos de Israel, comandantes e centuriões, com os superintendentes da riqueza do rei, ofereceram de sua vontade;

7E deram para o serviço da casa de Deus cinco mil talentos de ouro e dez mil moedas, e dez mil talentos de prata, e dezoito mil talentos de bronze, e cinco mil talentos de ferro.

8E todo o que se achou com pedras preciosas, deu-as para o tesouro da casa do SENHOR, em mão de Jeiel gersonita.

9E folgou-se o povo de haver contribuído de sua vontade; porque com inteiro coração ofereceram a o SENHOR voluntariamente.

10Assim folgou-se muito o rei Davi, e abençoou a o SENHOR diante de toda a congregação; e disse Davi: Bendito sejas tu, ó o SENHOR, Deus de Israel nosso pai, de um século a outro.

11Tua é, ó o SENHOR, a magnificência, e o poder, e a glória, a vitória, e a honra; porque todas as coisas que estão nos céus e na terra são tuas. Teu, ó o SENHOR, é o reino, e a altura sobre todos os que estão por cabeça.

12As riquezas e a glória estão diante de ti, e tu senhoreias a todos: e em tua mão está a potência e a fortaleza, e em tua mão a grandeza e força de todas as coisas.

13Agora, pois, Deus nosso, nós te confessamos, e louvamos teu glorioso nome.

14Porque quem sou eu, e quem é meu povo, para que pudéssemos oferecer de nossa vontade coisas semelhantes? Porque tudo é teu, e o que recebemos de tua mão te damos.

15Porque nós, estrangeiros e peregrinos somos diante de ti, como todos nossos pais; e nossos dias qual sombra sobre a terra, e não dão espera.

16Ó SENHOR Deus nosso, toda esta abundância que preparamos para edificar casa a teu santo nome, de tua mão é, e tudo é teu.

17Eu sei, Deus meu, que tu esquadrinhas os corações, e que a retidão te agrada: por isso eu com retidão de meu coração voluntariamente te ei oferecido tudo isto, e agora vi com alegria que teu povo, que aqui se achou agora, deu para ti espontaneamente.

18SENHOR, Deus de Abraão, de Isaque, e de Israel, nossos pais, conserva perpetuamente esta vontade do coração de teu povo, e encaminha seu coração a ti.

19E ao meu filho Salomão dá um coração íntegro, para que guarde os teus mandamentos, os teus testemunhos e os teus estatutos, e para que faça todas as coisas, e te edifique a casa para a qual eu preparei.

20Depois disse Davi a toda à congregação: Bendizei agora ao SENHOR vosso Deus. Então toda a congregação bendisse ao SENHOR Deus de seus pais, e inclinando-se, adoraram diante do SENHOR, e do rei.

21E sacrificaram animais ao SENHOR, e ofereceram ao SENHOR holocaustos no dia seguinte, mil bezerros, mil carneiros, mil cordeiros com as suas libações, e muitos sacrifícios por todo Israel.

22E comeram e beberam diante do SENHOR aquele dia com grande alegria; e deram a segunda vez a investidura do reino a Salomão filho de Davi, e ungiram-no ao SENHOR por príncipe, e a Zadoque por sacerdote.

23E sentou-se Salomão por rei no trono do SENHOR em lugar de Davi seu pai, e foi próspero; e obedeceu-lhe todo Israel.

24E todos os príncipes e poderosos, e todos os filhos do rei Davi, prestaram homenagem ao rei Salomão.

25E o SENHOR engrandeceu em extremo a Salomão a os olhos de todo Israel, e deu-lhe glória do reino, qual nenhum rei a teve antes dele em Israel.

26Assim reinou Davi filho de Jessé sobre todo Israel.

27E o tempo que reinou sobre Israel foi quarenta anos. Sete anos reinou em Hebrom, e trinta e três reinou em Jerusalém.

28E morreu em boa velhice, cheio de dias, de riquezas, e de glória: e reinou em seu lugar Salomão seu filho.

29E os feitos do rei Davi, primeiros e últimos, estão escritos no livro das crônicas de Samuel vidente, e nas crônicas do profeta Natã, e nas crônicas de Gade vidente,

30Com todo o relato de seu reinado, e seu poder, e os tempos que passaram sobre ele, e sobre Israel, e sobre todos os reinos daquelas aquelas terras.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

David invites the people to contribute voluntarily to the construction of the temple, and the response is generous and joyful. He offers a public prayer of gratitude, and shortly after, Solomon is crowned king while David is still alive, and David dies in peace, after 40 years of reign.

Explanation

The book ends with a scene of contagious generosity: after David donates his own personal treasures, leaders and people respond voluntarily with enormous contributions, and the text highlights that 'the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD.' David's final prayer is a profound reflection on the temporary, dependent nature of human life before the eternal greatness of God — acknowledging that everything we offer to God actually came originally from his own hand. Solomon's coronation while David is still alive ensures a peaceful transition of power, and David's death 'in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour' closes his story with a note of fulfillment and peace, despite all the hardships and mistakes along the way.

Fun facts

  • David's famous prayer line, 'for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee,' is still quoted today in many churches at the moment of receiving offerings, acknowledging that all human generosity is, in fact, a return of what already belonged to God.
  • The practice of crowning the successor while the reigning king was still alive, done here with Solomon, helped avoid violent succession disputes, a recurring problem in many ancient monarchies, including earlier attempts by other sons of David to seize the throne by force.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. 1 Crônicas 29:1David donates enormous personal resources to the temple, on top of what already came from the royal treasury, and then asks the people who else wants to contribute of their own free will. It is the picture of a voluntary giving campaign, not a mandatory tax.
  2. 1 Crônicas 29:2David takes inventory of everything he has prepared with all his strength: gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, precious stones of various kinds, and marble in abundance — the result of years of gathering for this one project.
  3. 1 Crônicas 29:3On top of all that, David also sets aside his own personal treasure, gold and silver that belong to him alone, not to the kingdom, and gives it on top of what he had already officially prepared — a gesture that goes beyond a king’s duty.
  4. 1 Crônicas 29:4From his personal fortune alone, David donates three thousand talents of gold from Ophir — the same region famous for gold mentioned back in the genealogy of chapter 1 — and seven thousand talents of refined silver.
  5. 1 Crônicas 29:5After announcing his own donation, David issues an open invitation: “who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?” — moving from personal example to a collective call.
  6. 1 Crônicas 29:6The heads of families, tribal princes, army captains, and those in charge of the king’s work answer the call and contribute voluntarily — David’s generosity spreads through the entire leadership of the kingdom.
  7. 1 Crônicas 29:7The donations add up to impressive numbers: five thousand talents of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand of bronze, and a hundred thousand of iron — the collective contribution even surpasses David’s personal donation.
  8. 1 Crônicas 29:8Whoever had precious stones also contributes, handing everything over to Jehiel the Gershonite — the same Levite treasurer already introduced in chapter 26.
  9. 1 Crônicas 29:9Joy fills the people, not because of the amount itself but because they gave from the heart and of their own free will — and David rejoices along with them, watching this genuine generosity spread.
  10. 1 Crônicas 29:10Before the whole congregation, David opens his mouth in a prayer of praise: “Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever” — the opening of one of the most beautiful prayers in the whole book.
  11. 1 Crônicas 29:11David declares that everything belongs to God — greatness, power, honor, victory, majesty — and that the kingdom of Israel itself is, in fact, the Lord’s kingdom, not the king’s personal possession.
  12. 1 Crônicas 29:12The prayer continues: riches and glory come from God’s hand; He rules over everything and has the power to exalt and strengthen whomever He wills — even the wealth they just donated came, in David’s view, from Him in the first place.
  13. 1 Crônicas 29:13David turns the speech into pure thanksgiving: “Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name” — the bridge to the most famous verse of the prayer, right after.
  14. 1 Crônicas 29:14In David’s prayer, “who am I, and what is my people” and “our days on the earth are as a shadow” sum up a central idea: everything given for the temple already belonged to God before it was ever given, and human life is too short for anyone to take pride in their generosity.
  15. 1 Crônicas 29:15David reminds them that they are all just strangers and sojourners before God, with days that pass like a shadow — a reminder of humility right in the middle of the book’s greatest celebration of generosity.
  16. 1 Crônicas 29:16David repeats the central point of the prayer: all this wealth gathered to build the house for God’s name actually came from His own hand — the people only gave back what already belonged to Him.
  17. 1 Crônicas 29:17David acknowledges that God values sincerity of heart more than quantity of goods, and rejoices to see that the people, like him, gave willingly, not out of obligation.
  18. 1 Crônicas 29:18David asks that this generous spirit not be just a passing moment, but stay engraved forever in the people’s hearts, always guiding them toward God.
  19. 1 Crônicas 29:19The last part of the prayer is a specific request for Solomon: that he receive a perfect heart, able to keep God’s commandments and finish the work David has already left fully prepared.
  20. 1 Crônicas 29:20David invites the whole congregation to praise along with him, and the people respond by bowing down and prostrating themselves before the Lord and also before the king himself — a double gesture of respect, to God and to the authority He has established.
  21. 1 Crônicas 29:21The next day, an enormous number of sacrifices is offered — a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs — a celebration worthy of the historic moment about to take place.
  22. 1 Crônicas 29:22Solomon is crowned “the second time” here, a solemn public coronation after another quicker, more private one told in Kings, in the middle of a succession dispute with his brother Adonijah. Chronicles prefers to skip that behind-the-scenes conflict and show only the coronation in a mood of celebration and consensus.
  23. 1 Crônicas 29:23Solomon sits on what the text calls “the throne of the Lord,” and all Israel begins to obey him — the same idea repeated from the previous chapter, that the throne belongs to God, and the king only occupies it in His name.
  24. 1 Crônicas 29:24All the princes, the warriors, and even Solomon’s own brothers submit to him as king — an important detail, since not every son of David accepted this choice without resistance before this moment.
  25. 1 Crônicas 29:25God exalts Solomon before all Israel, giving him a royal majesty that no king before him ever had — setting the stage for the fame of wealth and wisdom Solomon will gain in the books that follow.
  26. 1 Crônicas 29:26A simple summary closes David’s story: he reigned over all Israel, fulfilling the role that began with the secret anointing by Samuel, back when he was young and still tending sheep.
  27. 1 Crônicas 29:27The numbers for the whole reign: forty years in total, seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem — the same numbers already mentioned in chapter 3, now closing the circle of the narrative.
  28. 1 Crônicas 29:28David dies at a good old age, full of days, riches, and glory — a peaceful and honored ending, very different from Saul’s violent death that opened the narrative part of the book in chapter 10.
  29. 1 Crônicas 29:29The chronicler cites his own sources: the records of Samuel, of the prophet Nathan, and of the seer Gad — proving that David’s story was not invented, but documented by contemporary witnesses.
  30. 1 Crônicas 29:30The book ends by placing David’s reign within the bigger picture: his power, the times he lived through, and how all of it relates to Israel and to the other kingdoms of the region — the backdrop that 2 Chronicles will continue with Solomon’s story.

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