1 Chronicles 29 · Verse 20

1 Chronicles 29:20

And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.
1 Chronicles 29:20, King James Version

1 Chronicles 29:20 in other translations

BSBThen David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
WEBThen David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the LORD your God!” All the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before the LORD and the king.
ASVAnd David said to all the assembly, Now bless Jehovah your God. And all the assembly blessed Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Jehovah, and the king.
YLTAnd David saith to all the assembly, ‘Bless, I pray you, Jehovah your God;' and all the assembly bless Jehovah, God of their fathers, and bow and do obeisance to Jehovah, and to the king.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.
WebsterAnd David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed their heads, and worshiped the LORD, and the king.

What does 1 Chronicles 29:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. all the congregation ... worshipped the Lord, and the king--Though the external attitude might be the same, the sentiments of which it was expressive were very different in the two cases--of divine worship in the one, of civil homage in the other.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Worshipped the Lord, and the king - They did reverence to God as the supreme Ruler, and to the king as his deputy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 29:20-25
This great assembly joined with David in adoring God. Whoever is the mouth of the congregation, those only have the benefit who join him, not by bowing down the head, so much as by lifting up the soul. Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord. Solomon's kingdom typified the kingdom of the Messiah, whose throne is the throne of the Lord.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Chronicles 29:20 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דָּוִיד֙da.VidDavidH1732
לְכָל\־le.kholto allH3605
הַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951
בָּֽרְכוּ\־ba.re.khu-blessH1288
נָ֖אna'pleaseH4994
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּvay.va.ra.Khuand they blessedH1288
כָֽל\־khol-allH3605
הַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951
לַיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh<to> YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
אֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.Hemancestors theirH1
וַיִּקְּד֧וּvai.yi.ke.Duand they bowed lowH6915
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.Vuand they bowed downH7812
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
וְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ve.la.Me.lekhand to the kingH4428

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 29:20

  • Psalms 95:6

    O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

  • Exodus 4:31

    And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:36

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.

  • Psalms 135:19-21

    Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron: Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Psalms 134:2

    Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 12:18

    So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

  • 1 Peter 2:17

    Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

  • Genesis 24:48

    And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

  • Psalms 145:1-21

    David’s Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. …

  • Psalms 148:13-14

    Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:21

    And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • Genesis 24:26

    And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Now bless.
16:36; 2Ch 20:21; Ps 134:2; 135:19-21; 145:1-146:2
Ps 148:13,14-150:6
bowed down.
Ge 24:26,48; Ex 4:31; Ps 29:1,2; 95:6
worshipped.
Ex 14:31; 1Sa 12:18; Pr 24:21; 1Pe 2:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 29:19

    And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:20

    And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:21

    And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

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1 Chronicles 29:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Después dijo David á toda la congregación: Bendecid ahora á Jehová vuestro Dios. Entonces toda la congregación bendijo á Jehová Dios de sus padres, é inclinándose adoraron delante de Jehová, y del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David dit à toute la congrégation: Bénissez l’ Éternel, votre Dieu. Et toute la congrégation bénit l’ Éternel, le Dieu de leurs pères; et ils s’inclinèrent, et se prosternèrent devant l’ Éternel et devant le roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David sprach zu der ganzen Versammlung: Preiset doch Jehova, euren Gott! Und die ganze Versammlung pries Jehova, den Gott ihrer Väter; und sie neigten sich und beugten sich nieder vor Jehova und vor dem König.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Præcepit autem David universæ ecclesiæ: Benedicite Domino Deo nostro. Et benedixit omnis ecclesia Domino Deo patrum suorum: et inclinaverunt se, et adoraverunt Deum, et deinde regem.