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1 Chronicles 29:11-28 CEV . . .Your power is great, and your glory is seen everywhere in heaven and on earth. You are king of the entire world, (12) and you rule with strength and power. You make people rich and powerful and famous. (13) We thank you, our God, and praise you. (14) But why should we be happy that we have given you these gifts? They belong to you, and we have only given back what is already yours. (15) We are only foreigners living here on earth for a while, just as our ancestors were. And we will soon be gone, like a shadow that suddenly disappears. (16) Our LORD (יהוה) God, we have brought all these things for building a temple to honor you. They belong to you, and you gave them to us. (17) But we are happy, because everyone has voluntarily given you these things. You know what is in everyone's heart, and you are pleased when people are honest. (18) Always make us eager to give, and help us be faithful to you, just as our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob faithfully worshiped you. (19) And give Solomon the desire to completely obey your laws and teachings, and the desire to build the temple for which I have provided these gifts. (20) David then said to the people, "Now it's your turn to praise the LORD (יהוה), the God your ancestors worshiped!" So everyone praised the LORD (יהוה), and they bowed down to honor him and David their king. (21) The next day, the Israelites slaughtered a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, and they offered them as sacrifices to please the LORD (יהוה), along with offerings of wine. (22) The people were very happy, and they ate and drank there at the LORD (יהוה)'s altar. That same day, Solomon was crowned king. The people celebrated and poured olive oil on Solomon's head to show that he would be their next king. They also poured oil on Zadok's head to show that he was their priest. (23) So Solomon became king after David his father. Solomon was successful, and everyone in Israel obeyed him. (24) Every official and every soldier, as well as all of David's other sons, were loyal to him. (25) The LORD (יהוה) made Solomon a great king, and the whole nation was amazed at how famous he was. In fact, no other king of Israel was as great as Solomon. (26) David the son of Jesse was king of Israel (27) for forty years. He ruled from Hebron for seven years and from Jerusalem for thirty-three years. (28) David was rich and respected and lived to be an old man. Then he died, and his son Solomon became king.
1 Chronicles 29:11-28 GNB . . .You are great and powerful, glorious, splendid, and majestic. Everything in heaven and earth is yours, and you are king, supreme ruler over all. (12) All riches and wealth come from you; you rule everything by your strength and power; and you are able to make anyone great and strong. (13) Now, our God, we give you thanks, and we praise your glorious name. (14) "Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything, because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already. (15) You know, O LORD (יהוה), that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death. (16) O LORD (יהוה), our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a temple to honor your holy name, but it all came from you and all belongs to you. (17) I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you. (18) LORD (יהוה) God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, keep such devotion forever strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you. (19) Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations." (20) Then David commanded the people, "Praise the LORD (יהוה) your God!" And the whole assembly praised the LORD (יהוה), the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and gave honor to the LORD (יהוה) and also to the king. (21) The following day they killed animals as sacrifices, dedicating them to the LORD (יהוה), and then gave them to the people to eat. In addition, they sacrificed a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, which they burned whole on the altar. They also brought the offerings of wine. (22) So that day they were very happy as they ate and drank in the presence of the LORD (יהוה). For a second time they proclaimed Solomon king. In the name of the LORD (יהוה) they anointed him as their ruler and Zadok as priest. (23) So Solomon succeeded his father David on the throne which the LORD (יהוה) had established. He was a successful king, and the whole nation of Israel obeyed him. (24) All the officials and soldiers, and even all of David's other sons, promised to be loyal to Solomon as king. (25) The LORD (יהוה) made the whole nation stand in awe of Solomon, and he made him more glorious than any other king that had ruled Israel. (26) David son of Jesse ruled over all Israel (27) for forty years. He ruled in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three. (28) He died at a ripe old age, wealthy and respected, and his son Solomon succeeded him as king.
1 Chronicles 29:11-28 ESV . . .Yours, O LORD (יהוה), is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD (יהוה), and you are exalted as head above all. (12) Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. (13) And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. (14) "But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. (15) For we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding. (16) O LORD (יהוה) our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own. (17) I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you. (18) O LORD (יהוה), the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you. (19) Grant to Solomon my son a whole heart that he may keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, performing all, and that he may build the palace for which I have made provision." (20) Then David said to all the assembly, "Bless the LORD (יהוה) your God." And all the assembly blessed the LORD (יהוה), the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the LORD (יהוה) and to the king. (21) And they offered sacrifices to the LORD (יהוה), and on the next day offered burnt offerings to the LORD (יהוה), 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. (22) And they ate and drank before the LORD (יהוה) on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and they anointed him as prince for the LORD (יהוה), and Zadok as priest. (23) Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD (יהוה) as king in place of David his father. And he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him. (24) All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. (25) And the LORD (יהוה) made Solomon very great in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. (26) Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. (27) The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. (28) Then he died at a good age, full of days, riches, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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