Generosity

"Moreover those who were near to them, as far as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen: supplies of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, wine, oil, cattle, and sheep in abundance; for there was joy in Israel."

1 Chronicles 12:40

"He gave to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins."

1 Chronicles 16:3

"he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze."

1 Chronicles 18:10

"King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek."

1 Chronicles 18:11

"Ornan said to David, “Take it for yourself, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes. Behold, I give the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal offering. I give it all.”"

1 Chronicles 21:23

"So David gave to Ornan six hundred shekels21:25 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 600 shekels was about 6 kilograms or about 192 Troy ounces. of gold by weight for the place."

1 Chronicles 21:25

"Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one hundred thousand talents22:14 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 100,000 talents is about 3 metric tons of gold, one million talents22:14 about 30,000 metric tons of silver, and bronze and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them."

1 Chronicles 22:14

"for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size;"

1 Chronicles 23:29

"The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of Yahweh’s house."

1 Chronicles 26:22

"This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers’ households, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated."

1 Chronicles 26:26

"They dedicated some of the plunder won in battles to repair Yahweh’s house."

1 Chronicles 26:27

"In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house:"

1 Chronicles 29:3

"Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance."

1 Chronicles 29:2

"even three thousand talents of gold,29:4 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 3000 talents is about 90 metric tons of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents29:4 about 210 metric tons of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses;"

1 Chronicles 29:4

"of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of artisans. Who then offers willingly to consecrate himself today to Yahweh?”"

1 Chronicles 29:5

"Then the princes of the fathers’ households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king’s work, offered willingly;"

1 Chronicles 29:6

"and they gave for the service of God’s house of gold five thousand talents29:7 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 5000 talents is about 150 metric tons and ten thousand darics,29:7 a daric was a gold coin issued by a Persian king, weighing about 8.4 grams or about 0.27 troy ounces each. of silver ten thousand talents, of bronze eighteen thousand talents, and of iron one hundred thousand talents."

1 Chronicles 29:7

"People with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of Yahweh’s house, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite."

1 Chronicles 29:8

"Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Yahweh; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy."

1 Chronicles 29:9

"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and we have given you of your own."

1 Chronicles 29:14