Now with all my ability I have provided 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, the iron for the things of iron, wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster 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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