1 Chronicles 29 · Verse 12

1 Chronicles 29:12

Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
1 Chronicles 29:12, King James Version

1 Chronicles 29:12 in other translations

BSBBoth riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
WEBBoth riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all!
ASVBoth riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
YLTand the riches, and the honour are from before Thee, and Thou art ruling over all, and in Thy hand is power and might, and in Thy hand, to make great, and to give strength to all.
DARBYand riches and glory are of thee, and thou rulest over everything; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make all great and strong.
BBEWealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.
WebsterBoth riches and honor come from thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength to all.

What does 1 Chronicles 29:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 29:10-19

10-19. Wherefore David blessed the Lord--This beautiful thanksgiving prayer was the effusion overflowing with gratitude and delight at seeing the warm and widespread interest that was now taken in forwarding the favorite project of his life. Its piety is displayed in the fervor of devotional feeling--in the ascription of all worldly wealth and greatness to God as the giver, in tracing the general readiness in…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 29:10-19

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 exceed the splendour of the temple, infinitely more than that surpassed the meanest cottage on earth. Instead of boasting of these large oblations, David gave solemn thanks to the Lord. All they gave for the Lord's temple was…

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1 Chronicles 29:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָעֹ֤שֶׁרve.ha.'O.sherand <the> wealthH6239
וְהַכָּבוֹד֙ve.ha.ka.Vodand <the> honorH3519
מִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.kha[are] from <to> before youH6440
וְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand youH859
מוֹשֵׁ֣לmo.Shel[are] rulingH4910
בַּכֹּ֔לba.Kolover <the> everythingH3605
וּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.Khaand [are] in hand yourH3027
כֹּ֣חַKo.achpowerH3581
וּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.Rahand strengthH1369
וּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔u.ve.Ya.de.khaand [are] in hand yourH3027
לְגַדֵּ֥לle.ga.Delto make greatH1431
וּלְחַזֵּ֖קu.le.cha.Zekand to make strongH2388
לַכֹּֽל\׃la.Kol<to> <the> everyoneH3605

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 29:12

  • Ephesians 3:16

    That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

  • Deuteronomy 8:18

    But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:6

    And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

  • Daniel 6:26

    I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

  • Philippians 4:13

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  • Colossians 1:11

    Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

  • Romans 11:35-36

    Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

  • Ephesians 3:20

    Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

  • 2 Chronicles 1:12

    Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.

  • Isaiah 40:29

    He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

  • Revelation 11:17

    Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:19

    Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
riches.
De 8:18; 1Sa 2:7,8; Job 42:10; Ps 75:6,7; 113:7,8; Pr 8:18; 10:22
Ec 5:19; Lu 1:51-53; Ro 11:35,36
reignest over all.
Da 6:26
power.
Job 9:19; Ps 62:11; Isa 43:13; 46:10; Da 5:18-21; Mt 28:18
Joh 19:11; Eph 3:20; Re 11:17
give strength.
2Ch 16:9; Ps 18:31,32; 28:8; 29:1,11; 68:34,35; 144:1,2; Isa 40:29
Isa 45:24; Eph 3:16; Php 4:13; Col 1:11

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 29:11

    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 exalted as head above all.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:12

    Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:13

    Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

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1 Chronicles 29:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Las riquezas y la gloria están delante de ti, y tú señoreas á todos: y en tu mano está la potencia y la fortaleza, y en tu mano la grandeza y fuerza de todas las cosas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et les richesses et la gloire viennent de toi, et tu domines sur toutes choses; et la puissance et la force sont en ta main, et il est en ta main d’agrandir et d’affermir toutes choses.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und Reichtum und Ehre kommen von dir, und du bist Herrscher über alles; und in deiner Hand sind Macht und Stärke, und in deiner Hand ist es, alles groß und stark zu machen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tuæ divitiæ, et tua est gloria: tu dominaris omnium. In manu tua virtus et potentia: in manu tua magnitudo, et imperium omnium.