Text -- 1 Chronicles 29:10-20 (NET)

David Praises the Lord

29:10 David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: “O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore! 29:11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all. 29:12 You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all. 29:13 Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name! 29:14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. 29:15 For we are resident foreigners and nomads in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security. 29:16 O Lord our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you. 29:17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you. 29:18 O Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, maintain the motives of your people and keep them devoted to you. 29:19 Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.” 29:20 David told the entire assembly: “Praise the Lord your God!” So the entire assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the Lord and the king.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ch 29:10

¹ tn Heb “assembly, and David said.” The words “and David said” are redundant according to contemporary English style and have not been included in the translation.

NET Notes: 1Ch 29:11

¹ tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “head.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 29:12

¹ tn Heb “wealth and honor [are] from before you.”

² tn Heb “and in your hand [is] strength and might and in your hand to magnify and to give strength to all.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 29:14

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

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

NET Notes: 1Ch 29:15

¹ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 18, 20).

² tn Or perhaps “hope.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 29:17

¹ tn Heb “a heart.”

² tn Heb “with integrity of heart.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 29:18

¹ tn Heb “keep this permanently with respect to the motive of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and make firm their heart to you.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 29:19

¹ tn Heb “and to Solomon my son give a complete heart to keep your commands, your rules and your regulations, and to do everything, and to build the palace [for] which I have prepared.”