⁸And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
8. Jehiel the Gershonite] Compare xxiii. 8, xxvi. 21, 22.
⁹Then 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.
9. with a perfect heart] i.e. with a single heart, ungrudgingly. Compare xxviii. 9, note.
10–19.
The Blessing of David.
¹⁰Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. ¹¹Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. ¹²Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. ¹³Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
11. thou art exalted as head above all] Better thine it is to be exalted as head over all.
¹⁴But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able[¹] to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own[²] have we given thee.
[¹] Hebrew retain strength.
[²] Hebrew of thine hand.