1-Chronicles - 29:8



8 They with whom (precious) stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of Yahweh, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Chronicles 29:8.

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And they with whom precious'stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of Jehovah, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
And all they that had stones, gave them to the treasures of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jahiel the Gersonite.
and he with whom stones are found hath given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
And those who had stones of great price gave them to the store of the house of the Lord, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
And whoever found precious stones among their belongings gave them to the treasuries of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Compare Exodus 35:27. The same spirit prevailed now as at the setting up of the tabernacle. Each offered what he had that was most precious.

And they with whom [precious] stones were (e) found gave [them] to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
(e) Meaning, they who had any.

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.

and they with whom precious stones were found--rather, "whatever was found along with it of precious stones they gave" [BERTHEAU]. These gifts were deposited in the hands of Jehiel, whose family was charged with the treasures of the house of the Lord (1-Chronicles 26:21).

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