1 Chronicles 29:10-20

David's Prayer

10 So David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, "Blessed are You, O LORD God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

11 "¹Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

12 "²Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and ³in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.

13 "Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.

14 "But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.

15 "For ⁴we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; ⁵our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.

16 "O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and all is Yours.

17 "Since I know, O my God, that ⁶You try the heart and ⁷delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

18 "O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions * of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You;

19 and ⁸give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to do them all, and ⁹to build the temple, for which I have made provision."

20 Then David said to all the assembly, "Now bless the LORD your God." And ¹⁰all the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and ¹¹bowed low and did homage to the LORD and to the king.

1 Chronicles 29:10-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 29

This chapter relates how largely and liberally David, besides what he had before done, and his princes, offered towards defraying the expenses of building the temple, 1Ch 29:1-8 and the joy and thankfulness that he and his people expressed on that account, attended with prayers for Solomon, and offering sacrifices unto the Lord, 1Ch 29:9-21 and the chapter is closed, and so the book, with an account of the second unction of Solomon, the placing him on the throne, and the submission of all ranks of men unto him, and of the death of David, 1Ch 29:22-30.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 6:13; Revelation 5:13
• 2. 2 Chronicles 1:12
• 3. 2 Chronicles 20:6
• 4. Leviticus 25:23
• 5. Job 14:2, 10-12
• 6. 1 Chronicles 28:9
• 7. Psalms 15:2
• 8. 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalms 72:1
• 9. 1 Chronicles 29:1, 2
• 10. Joshua 22:33
• 11. Exodus 4:31

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "retain strength"
• [b]. Lit "intent of the thoughts of the heart"
• [c]. Lit "palace"