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1 Chronicles 29

1 Chron. 29:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
to all the congregation
qahal (Hebrew #6951)
assemblage (usually concretely)
KJV usage: assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
Pronounce: kaw-hawl'
Origin: from 6950
, Now bless
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
o the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
your God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
. And all the congregation
qahal (Hebrew #6951)
assemblage (usually concretely)
KJV usage: assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
Pronounce: kaw-hawl'
Origin: from 6950
blessed
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
of their fathers
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
, and bowed down their heads
qadad (Hebrew #6915)
to shrivel up, i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference
KJV usage: bow (down) (the) head, stoop.
Pronounce: kaw-dad'
Origin: a primitive root
, and worshipped
shachah (Hebrew #7812)
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
KJV usage: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
Pronounce: shaw-khaw'
Origin: a primitive root
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, and the king
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
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Psa. 145:1• 1Praise: of David.{HR}I will exalt thee my God the king,{HR}And I will bless thy name for ever and ever. (Psa. 145:1)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Now bless.
1 Chron. 16:36• 36{i}Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, from eternity and to eternity!{HR}And all the people said, Amen! and praised Jehovah.{/i} (1 Chron. 16:36)
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2 Chron. 20:21• 21{i}And he consulted with the people, and appointed singers to Jehovah, and those that should praise in holy splendour, as they went forth before the armed men, and say, Give thanks to Jehovah; for his loving-kindness endureth forever!{/i} (2 Chron. 20:21)
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Psa. 134:2• 2Lift up your hands [in] the sanctuary ,{HR}And bless Jehovah. (Psa. 134:2)
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Psa. 135:19‑21• 19House of Israel, bless ye Jehovah;{HR}House of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah;
 20House of Levi, bless ye Jehovah;{HR}Ye that fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah.
 21Blessed [be] Jehovah out of Zion,{HR}Inhabiting Jerusalem. Praise ye Jah. (Psa. 135:19‑21)
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Psa. 145:1‑146:2• 1Praise: of David.{HR}I will exalt thee my God the king,{HR}And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
 2(In) every day will I bless thee,{HR}And will praise thy name for ever and ever.
 3Great is Jehovah and to be praised exceedingly,{HR}And his greatness [is] unsearchable.
 4Generation to generation laudeth thy works,{HR}And thy mighty deeds they declare.
 5The majesty of the glory of thine honour,{HR}And the words of thy wonders, I will meditate.
 6And the strength of thy terrors they shall tell (say);{HR}And thy greatness, I will declare it.
 7They shall pour forth the memory of thy great goodness,{HR}And thy righteousness they shall sing aloud.
 8Gracious and merciful (is) Jehovah,{HR}Slow to anger and of great mercy.
 9Good (is) Jehovah to the universe (the all),{HR}And his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
 10All thy works shall give thee thanks, Jehovah,{HR}And all thy saints shall bless thee.
 11They shall tell (say) the glory of thy kingdom,{HR}And speak of thy power,
 12To make known to the sons of men his mighty deeds,{HR}And the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
 13Thy kingdom [is] a kingdom of all ages,{HR}And thy dominion through all generations.
 14Jehovah upholdeth all that fall,{HR}And raiseth all the bowed down.
 15The eyes of all wait on thee;{HR}And thou givest them their food in its season.
 16Thou openest thy hand{HR}And satisfiest the pleasure of every living thing.
 17Righteous [is] Jehovah in all his ways,{HR}And gracious in all his works.
 18Near [is] Jehovah to all calling on him in truth.
 19The pleasure of those that fear him he will do;{HR}And their cry he will hear and save them.
 20Jehovah keepeth all that love him,{HR}And all the wicked he will destroy.
 21Jehovah's praise shall my mouth forever speak;{HR}And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
 1Praise ye Jah.{HR}Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
 2I will praise Jehovah while I live;{HR}I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being. (Psa. 145:1‑146:2)
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bowed down.
Gen. 24:26,48• 26And the man bowed down and paid worship to Jehovah,
 48And I bowed down and worshipped Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who led me in a way of truth to take my master's brother's daughter for his son. (Gen. 24:26,48)
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Ex. 4:31• 31{i}And the people believed. And when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.{/i} (Ex. 4:31)
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Psa. 29:1‑2• 1A Psalm of David.{HR}Give unto Jehovah, ye sons of the mighty,{HR}Give unto Jehovah glory and strength.
 2Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name;{HR}Bow down to Jehovah in the beauty of holiness. (Psa. 29:1‑2)
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Psa. 95:6• 6Come, let us worship and bow down,{HR}Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker; (Psa. 95:6)
worshipped.
Ex. 14:31• 31{i}And Israel saw the great power with which Jehovah had wrought against the Egyptians; and the people feared Jehovah, and believed in Jehovah, and in Moses his bondman.{/i} (Ex. 14:31)
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1 Sam. 12:18• 18So Samuel called unto Jehovah, and Jehovah sent thunder and rain {i}that day. And all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel{/i}. (1 Sam. 12:18)
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Prov. 24:21• 21My son, fear Jehovah and the king;{HR}Meddle not with those that are given to change; (Prov. 24:21)
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1 Peter 2:17• 17Honour all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king. (1 Peter 2:17)
• The king is associated with the Lord in a joint homage. Again this word carries our thoughts to Christ. The man whom we see here blessing God has the right to be worshipped just as God Himself. (“David's Prayer: 1 Chronicles 29” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And David said to all the congregation, Bless now Jehovah your God. And all the congregation blessed Jehovah the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did homage to Jehovah and the king.

W. Kelly Translation

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And David said to all the congregation, Bless now Jehovah your God. And all the congregation blessed Jehovah the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did homage to Jehovah and the king.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)