1 Chronicles 29:6

1Ch 29:6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly,

Ver. 6. Offered willingly.] Liberales se exhibuerunt operas et opes sponte conferentes, Their obedience was prompt and present, their contribution large and liberal.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

29:6 Israel’s leaders gave willingly, as had been the case with the Tabernacle (Exod 25:1-7).

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Then the chief of the fathers--or heads of the fathers (Ch1 24:31; Ch1 27:1).

princes of the tribes-- (Ch1 27:16-22).

rulers of the king's work--those who had charge of the royal demesnes and other possessions (Ch1 27:25-31).

offered willingly--Influenced by the persuasive address and example of the king, they acted according to their several abilities, and their united contributions amounted to the gross sum--of gold 5,000 talents and 10,000 drams; and of silver, 10,000 talents, besides brass and iron.

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(6) Then the chief of the fathers.—And the princes of the clans, &c., volunteered, showed themselves liberal (nâdîb: 1Ch_28:21; comp. Pro_19:6).

Chief . . . princes . . . captains . . . rulers.—All these words represent a single Hebrew term (sârîm). Princes of the clans or houses = heads of the houses elsewhere.

With the rulers of the king’s work.—The stewards or bailiffs of the royal domains (1Ch_27:25-31). The construction here is like that in 1Ch_28:21. The particle rendered “with” (le) appears to mean much the same as ‘ãd, “even unto,” assigning an inclusive limit.

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6–9. The Offerings of the Chiefs of Israel

6. the chief of the fathers] R.V. the princes of the fathers’ houses.

over the king’s work] See 1Ch_27:25-31.

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Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel,.... The princes of the twelve tribes:

and the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work; who were now assembled, Ch1 28:1.

offered willingly; and cheerfully; needed no more arguments to press them to it, but at once readily communicated.

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Possessions, mentioned [in] chap. xxvii. 25.

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

The response was hearty; it comprised voluntary gifts from the most of those mentioned in 1Ch_28:1; and described in 1Ch_27:16-31. For the rulers of the king"s work, see Chronicles 27:26; 28:1. As the more general term "work" is employed, we are not bound to confine the expression to include only those who managed "the substance and cattle" of 1Ch_28:1.

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Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel,.... The princes of the twelve tribes:

and the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work; who were now assembled, Ch1 28:1.

offered willingly; and cheerfully; needed no more arguments to press them to it, but at once readily communicated.

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General Information:

(See: Numbers)

Then freewill offerings were made by the leaders ... and by the officials over the king's work.

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Then the leaders ... and the officials over the king's work made freewill offerings" (See: Active or Passive)

the commanders of thousands and hundreds

Possible meanings are 1) these numbers represent the exact amount of soldiers that these commanders led. AT: "the commanders of 1,000 soldiers and the commanders of 100 soldiers" or 2) the words translated as "thousands" and "hundreds" do not represent exact numbers, but are the names of larger and smaller military divisions. AT: "the commanders of large military divisions and the commanders of smaller military divisions" See how you translated this in 1 Chronicles 13:1. (See: Numbers)

the officials over the king's work

Here the word "over" is used as an idiom. AT: "the officials in charge of the king's work" (See: Idiom)

five thousand talents ... and 100,000 talents of iron

"5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron." These may be written in modern measurements. AT: "165 metric tons and 84 kilograms of gold, 330 metric tons of silver, 600 metric tons of bronze, and 3,300 metric tons of iron" (See: Biblical Money)

100,000 talents

"one hundred thousand talents" (See: Numbers)

translationWords

freewill offering

family

tribe

Israel

commander

works

servant

gold

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And the leaders of the fathers’ [houses], etc., gave willingly those about whom it is written above (27:16): “And over the tribes of Israel,” and so it is written above (verse 1): “And the Children of Israel to their number: the heads of the fathers’ [houses], etc.”

and with the leaders of the work of the king And also the leaders of the work of the soil of the king, (verse 27): “... and over what was in the vineyards of the king, etc.”

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.