1 Chronicles 16 · Verse 43

1 Chronicles 16:43

And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
1 Chronicles 16:43, King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:43 in other translations

BSBThen all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
WEBAll the people departed, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
ASVAnd all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
YLTAnd all the people go, each to his house, and David turneth round to bless his house.
DARBYAnd all the people departed every one to his house; and David returned to bless his household.
BBEAnd all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.
WebsterAnd all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.

What does 1 Chronicles 16:43 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 16:37-43

The worship of God ought to be the work of every day. David put it into order. At Jerusalem, where the ark was, Asaph and his brethren were to minister before the ark continually, with songs of praise. No sacrifices were offered there, nor incense burnt, because the altars were not there; but David's prayers were directed as incense, and the lifting up of his hands as the evening sacrifice. So early did spiritual…

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1 Chronicles 16:43 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
כָל\־khol-allH3605
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
אִ֣ישׁ'isheveryoneH376
לְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.Toto house hisH1004
וַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.Soand he turnedH5437
דָּוִ֖ידda.VidDavidH1732
לְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.Rekhto blessH1288
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּיתֽוֹ\׃\ \פbei.Tohouse hisH1004

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 16:43

  • 2 Samuel 6:19-20

    And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

  • 1 Kings 8:66

    On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.

  • Psalms 101:2

    I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

  • Joshua 24:15

    And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

  • Genesis 18:19

    For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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all the people.
2Sa 6:19,20; 1Ki 8:66
to bless.
Ge 18:19; Jos 24:15; Ps 101:2

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 16:42

    And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:43

    And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.

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1 Chronicles 16:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y todo el pueblo se fué cada uno á su casa; y David se volvió para bendecir su casa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tout le peuple s’en alla, chacun en sa maison; et David s’en retourna pour bénir sa maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das ganze Volk ging hin, ein jeder nach seinem Hause; und David wandte sich, um sein Haus zu segnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Reversusque est omnis populus in domum suam: et David, ut benediceret etiam domui suæ.