Albert Barnes Commentary 1 Chronicles 29:2

Albert Barnes Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:2

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:2

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the brass for the [things of] brass, the iron for the [things of] iron, and wood for the [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance." — 1 Chronicles 29:2 (ASV)

Glistering stones - Rather, “colored stones” or “dark stones”—stones with a hue like that of the antimony with which women painted their eyes.

Marble stones - Or, “white stones”—perhaps “alabaster,” which is found near Damascus. On the use of the stones in building the temple, see the note on 2 Chronicles 3:6.