Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
1 Chronicles 29:11
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power, i.e. thou art great and powerful, &c. As head above all; as the sovereign Lord and Owner of all persons and things.
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power, i.e. thou art great and powerful, &c. As head above all; as the sovereign Lord and Owner of all persons and things.
Verse 1 Chronicles 29:11. _THINE, O LORD_, IS _THE GREATNESS_] This verse is thus paraphrased by the _Targum_: "_Thine, O Lord, is the magnificence_; for thou hast created the world by thy _great pow...
CHAPTER 29 THE FINAL WORDS AND ACTIONS OF DAVID AND HIS DEATH _ 1. The exhortation (1 Chronicles 29:1)_ 2. The response (1 Chronicles 29:6) 3. David's praise and prayer (1 Ch
RESPONSE TO DAVIDS APPEAL FOR OFFERINGS: HIS THANKSGIVING AND DEATH. 1 Chronicles 29:1. _Cf._ Exodus 35:4; Exodus 35:20....
GREATNESS. Compare Psalms 145:3. AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ in verses: 1 Chronicles 29:11, fourteen "ands", (including "Both" (1 Chronicles 29:12) and "Now" ...
The Blessing of David 11. _thine_is _the kingdom, O LORD, and_thou _art exalted as head above all_ Render, THINE, IS THE KINGDOM, O LORD, AND THINE IT IS TO BE EXALTED AS HEAD OVER ALL....
THINE, O LORD, IS THE GREATNESS, AND THE POWER, AND THE GLORY, &C.— The Talmudists paraphrase this and the next verse as follows: _"Thine, O Lord, is the greatness,_ for thou createdst the world; _and...
26. GIFTS AND THANKSGIVING (1 Chronicles 29:1-25) TEXT 1 Chronicles 29:1. And David the king said unto all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the w...
_THINE, O LORD, IS THE GREATNESS, AND THE POWER, AND THE GLORY, AND THE VICTORY, AND THE MAJESTY: FOR ALL THAT IS IN THE HEAVEN AND IN THE EARTH IS THINE; THINE IS THE KINGDOM, O LORD, AND THOU ART EX...
DAVID'S OFFERINGS, THANKSGIVING, AND DEATH 1. The palace] The word in the original is more strictly applicable to the fortress which was attached to the Second Temple (Nehemiah 2:8) and afterwards ca...
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 29 Gifts to build the *temple –...
THINE, O LORD, IS THE GREATNESS. — The point of 1 Chronicles 29:11 seems to be that David arrogates nothing to himself; but, with the humility of genuine greatness, ascribes everything to God. As if h...
לְךָ֣ יְ֠הוָה הַ גְּדֻלָּ֨ה וְ הַ גְּבוּרָ֤ה
THE LAST PRAYER OF DAVID 1 Chronicles 29:10 IN order to do justice to the chronicler's method of presenting us with a number of very similar illustrations of the same principle, we have in the previo...
This is the account of the final stage in the greatest work of David's life, namely, his preparation for building the Temple. The king had a treasure of his own, over and above what he had gathered fo...
_Magnificence. Thee we ought to magnify. David uses many words to express the sentiments of his grateful soul. (Menochius)_...
Now we come to the most interesting part of all this beautiful scene. David knew his end to be near. David convened his people, his princes, his son. David addressed them all affectionately: but the c...
God would also associate the people with David in this willing service of the day of His power; and, even as they had been associated with him in his wars and conflicts, there are those who shall be s...
THINE, O LORD, IS THE GREATNESS, AND THE POWER, AND THE GLORY, AND THE VICTORY, AND THE MAJESTY,.... That is, either God is possessed of all greatness and immensity, of dignity of nature, and of all p...
Thine, O LORD, [is] the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all [that is] in the heaven and in the earth [is thine]; thine [is] the kingdom, O LORD, and thou...
_David said, Blessed_, &c. David was now full of days, and near his end, and it well becomes the aged children of God to have their hearts much enlarged in praise and thanksgiving. The nearer we come...
1 Dauid by his example and intreatie, 6 causeth the Princes and people to offer willingly. 10 Dauids thankesgiuing and prayer. 20 The people hauing blessed God and sacrificed, make Solomon King. 2...
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, the shining beauty of the Lord's wonderful essence stood out at this time; FOR ALL THAT IS IN HEAVEN AN...
David's Thanksgiving...
10-19 We cannot form a right idea of the magnificence of the temple, and the buildings around it, about which such quantities of gold and silver were employed. But the unsearchable riches of Christ e...
1 Chronicles 29:11 LORD H3068 greatness H1420 power H1369 glory H8597 victory H5331 majesty H1935 heaven H8064 earth...
1 Chronicles 29:11 The conclusion of the Lord's Prayer is not to be considered altogether as an act of thanksgiving or an expression of God's praise and glory; it is rather intended to imply on our p...
CONTENTS: David exhorts the people. The princes and people willingly offer. David's thanksgiving and prayer. Solomon made king. David's death. CHARACTERS: God, David, Solomon, Zadok. CONCLUSION: Tho...
1 Chronicles 29:2. _Marble._ The LXX read Parian marble; that is, marble from the isle of Paros, or white marble. They knew this by documents of authority. 1 Chronicles 29:29. _The book of Samuel._ Se...
_Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation._ THE LAST THANKSGIVING Every sentence weighed and measured for the occasion. I. The infinite perfections of God. 1. God in His unspea...
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 29:10 David’s great prayer of praise and his humble request marks the high point of his reign. David says that God examines the human heart for UPRIGHTNESS, that is,...
CRITICAL NOTES.] We have in this chapter contributions of the princes to the temple (1 Chronicles 29:1); the public thanksgiving of David (1 Chronicles 29:10); David’s prayer for Solomon (1 Chronicles...
EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 29:1 These verses continue the account of what David said to the whole congregation, respecting his son Solomon and his tender age in view of the great enterprise of building...
Furthermore David the king said unto the congregation, Solomon my son, whom God had chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. Now I h...
1 Samuel 15:29; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:15; 1 Timothy 6:16; D