1 Chronicles 29:14

29:14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? ¹  Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. ² 

1 Chronicles 29:1

The People Contribute to the Project

29:1 King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, ³  and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

1 Chronicles 7:12

7:12 The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir; the Hushites were descendants of Aher. ⁴ 

Acts 26:22

26:22 I have experienced ⁵  help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except ⁶  what the prophets and Moses said ⁷  was going to happen:

Acts 26:2

26:2 “Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa, ⁸  I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,

Colossians 2:16

2:16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days –

Colossians 3:5

3:5 So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: ⁹  sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, ¹⁰  evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.

¹ tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.”

² tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.”

³ tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

⁴ tn The name “Aher” appears as “Ahiram” in Num 26:38.

⁵ tn Grk “So experiencing…I stand.” The participle τυχών (tucwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁶ tn BDAG 311 s.v. ἐκτός 3.b, “functions as prep. w. gen. οὐδὲν ἐ. ὧν nothing except what (cf. 1 Ch 29:3; 2 Ch 17:19; TestNapht. 6:2) Ac 26:22.”

⁷ sn What the prophets and Moses said. Paul argued that his message reflected the hope of the Jewish scriptures.

⁸ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

⁹ tn Grk “the members which are on the earth.” See BDAG 628 s.v. μέλος 1, “put to death whatever in you is worldly.”

¹⁰ tn Or “lust.”