1 Chronicles 29:9
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And the people rejoiced, when they promised their offerings willingly: because they offered them to the Lord with all their heart: and David the king rejoiced also with a great joy.

they offered

Deuteronomy 16:10,11 And thou shalt celebrate the festival of weeks to the Lord thy God, a voluntary oblation of thy hand, which thou shalt offer according to the blessing of the Lord thy God. . . .

Judges 5:9 My heart loveth the princes of Israel: O you, that of your own good will offered yourselves to danger, bless the Lord.

Psalm 110:3 With thee is the principality in the day of thy strength: in the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star I begot thee.

2 Corinthians 8:3,12 For according to their power (I bear them witness) and beyond their power, they were willing: . . .

2 Corinthians 9:7,8 Every one as he hath determined in his heart, not with sadness or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. . . .

perfect heart

1 Chronicles 29:17 I know my God that thou provest hearts, and lovest simplicity, wherefore I also in the simplicity of my heart, have joyfully offered all these things: and I have seen with great joy thy people, which are here present, offer thee their offerings.

1 Kings 8:61 Let our hearts also be perfect with the Lord our God, that we may walk in his statutes, and keep his commandments, as at this day.

David

Proverbs 23:15,16 My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee: . . .

Luke 15:6 And coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost?

John 15:11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be filled.

Philippians 2:15-17 That you may be blameless and sincere children of God, without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation: among whom you shine as lights in the world. . . .

Philippians 4:1,10 Therefore my dearly beloved brethren and most desired, my joy and my crown: so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. . . .

1 Thessalonians 3:6-9 But now when Timothy came to us from you and related to us your faith and charity, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us as we also to see you: . . .

Context
Offerings for the Temple
8And all they that had stones, gave them to the treasures of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jahiel the Gersonite. 9And the people rejoiced, when they promised their offerings willingly: because they offered them to the Lord with all their heart: and David the king rejoiced also with a great joy.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 9:7
Every one as he hath determined in his heart, not with sadness or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Exodus 35:29
All, both men and women, with devout mind offered gifts, that the works might be done which the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. All the children of Israel dedicated voluntary offerings to the Lord.

1 Kings 8:61
Let our hearts also be perfect with the Lord our God, that we may walk in his statutes, and keep his commandments, as at this day.

1 Chronicles 29:10
And he blessed the Lord before all the multitude, and he said: Blessed art thou, O Lord the God of Israel, our father from eternity to eternity.

2 Chronicles 17:16
And after him was Amasias the son of Zechri, consecrated to the Lord, and with him were two hundred thousand valiant men.

Lexicon
Then the people
הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

rejoiced
וַיִּשְׂמְח֤וּ (way·yiś·mə·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

at
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the willing response of their leaders,
הִֽתְנַדְּבָ֔ם (hiṯ·nad·də·ḇām)
Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5068: To impel, to volunteer, to present spontaneously

for
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

they had given
הִֽתְנַדְּב֖וּ (hiṯ·nad·də·ḇū)
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5068: To impel, to volunteer, to present spontaneously

to the LORD
לַיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

freely and wholeheartedly.
שָׁלֵ֔ם (šā·lêm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8003: Complete, safe, at peace

And King
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

David
דָּוִ֣יד (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

also
וְגַם֙ (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

rejoiced
שָׂמַ֖ח (śā·maḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

greatly.
גְדוֹלָֽה׃ (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent


Additional Translations
Then the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

And the people rejoiced because of the willingness, for they offered willingly to the Lord with a full heart: and king David rejoiced greatly.

And the people rejoiced because they offered willingly, for with perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

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.

And the people rejoice because of their offering willingly, for with a perfect heart they have offered willingly to Jehovah; and also David the king hath rejoiced -- great joy.
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