1 Chronicles 29:10
in 1 Chronicles 29Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
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ASV
Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
KJV
Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 29
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Blessed be thou
on 1 Chronicles 29:10-13
David blesses the Lord before the whole assembly, and the doxology that follows at verse 11, thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, thine is the kingdom, is the same shape of words the church has prayed at the close of the Lord's Prayer since the earliest liturgies, a use later generations gave it rather than a line the verse itself claims. Adam Clarke notes the Targum's paraphrase widens the doxology into a recital of the exodus and Sinai, reading David's ascription against the whole span of God's dealing with Israel. Verses 12 and 13 turn the doxology to gratitude, riches and honour and strength are the Lord's to give, and the assembly can only thank him and praise his name.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Wherefore David blessed the Lord--This beautiful thanksgiving prayer was the effusion overflowing with gratitude and delight at seeing the warm and widespread interest that was now taken in forwarding the favorite project of his life.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And David blessed the Lord before the eyes of the entire assembly that he had assembled, as is stated (above:1): “And David assembled,” and he blessed them for their willing donations.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ | vayvarekh | and he blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| דָּוִיד֙ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְעֵינֵ֖י | leeinei | to [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַקָּהָ֑ל | hakahal | the assembly | H6951 → | 123 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| דָּוִ֗יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בָּר֨וּךְ | barukh | [be] blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| אַתָּ֤ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵי֙ | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אָבִ֔ינוּ | ʾavinu | ancestor our | H1 → | 1212 times |
| מֵעוֹלָ֖ם | meolam | from antiquity | H5769 → | 438 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| עוֹלָֽם׃ | olam | perpetuity | H5769 → | 438 times |
וַיְבָ֤רֶךְand he blessed
vayvarekhH1288 →330 times
דָּוִיד֙David
davidH1732 →999 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְעֵינֵ֖יto [the] eyes of
leeineiH5869 →887 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַקָּהָ֑לthe assembly
hakahalH6951 →123 times
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
דָּוִ֗ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
בָּר֨וּךְ[be] blessed
barukhH1288 →330 times
אַתָּ֤הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
יְהוָה֙O Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵי֙[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אָבִ֔ינוּancestor our
ʾavinuH1 →1212 times
מֵעוֹלָ֖םfrom antiquity
meolamH5769 →438 times
וְעַד־and until
vead-H5704 →1261 times
עוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
olamH5769 →438 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- 2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
- Ephesians 2:6
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
- 1 Peter 1:3
Through
1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
- 1 John 5:4
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Titus 3:4–6
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
- 1 Peter 1:23
Through
Revelation 5:12In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
it leads to
- Revelation 19:1
After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 19:1
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About 1 Chronicles
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.