Having addressed Solomon in front of the assembled leaders in chapter 28, David now turns to the entire assembly in 29:1–5. Most of this speech expresses the reasons why the leadership needs to fully engage (29:5) in the temple project. These include the inexperience of his successor Solomon (29:1a), the magnitude of the task ahead (29:1b), and the generous example of David in the past (29:2) and present (29:3–5).

The response of the leadership in 29:6–9 is described as willing, wholehearted, and substantial, prompting the joy of both the people and the king. This joy prompts the response of David to God in 29:10–19, one that begins with general praise of Yahweh as Creator of all things (29:10–13), shifts to the unworthiness of David and his nation, who are merely retur…