Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the Lord wholeheartedly, and King David also rejoiced greatly.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB And 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.
- NKJV Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly.
- NLT The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy.
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Quick answer
The people rejoiced because they had given freely with a whole heart, and King David rejoiced greatly with them.
Overview
The repeated emphasis on giving 'with a perfect heart' and 'willingly' shows that God delights in the cheerful, undivided devotion behind the gift. Joy, not reluctance, marks true worshipful generosity, and it overflows from people to king alike. This shared gladness anticipates the joy of grace-driven giving in the church (2 Corinthians 8-9), where God's people give themselves first to the Lord.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Cor 9:7–8Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.
- 2 Cor 8:3For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,
- 1 Kgs 8:61“Let your heart therefore be perfect with Yahweh our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as it is today.”
- John 15:11I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.
- 1 Chr 29:17I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly to you.
- Phil 4:10But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
- 2 Cor 8:12For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.
- Phil 4:1Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
- Luke 15:6When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
- Deut 16:10–11You shall keep the feast of weeks to Yahweh your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give, according as Yahweh your God blesses you.
- 1 Th 3:6–9But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;
- Ps 110:3Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.
- Judg 5:9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!
- Prov 23:15–16My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:
- Phil 2:15–17that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
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