Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
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Glistering stones - Rather, “colored stones” or “dark stones”—stones with a hue like that of the antimony with which women painted their eye…

Now I have prepared. — And with all might have I prepared (1 Chronicles 22:14; Deuteronomy 28:9).…

Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God ,
&c.] According to the utmost of his ability for the …

What is done in works of piety and charity should be done willingly, not by constraint, for God loves a cheerful giver.
David set a…
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