1 Chronicles 29:20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:10-22

We have here, I. The solemn address which David made to God upon occasion of the noble subscriptions of the princes towards the building of the temple (1 Chron. 29:10): Wherefore David blessed the Lord, not only alone in his closet, but before all the congregation. This I expected when we read (1 Chron. 29:9) that David rejoiced with great joy; for such a devout man as he would no doubt make that the matter of his thanksgiving which was so much the matter of his rejoicing. He that looked round... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:20

And David said to all the congregation ,.... Consisting of princes, captains, and officers, 1 Chronicles 28:1 . now bless the Lord your God ; as he had done, for putting it into the power of their hands, and into their hearts, to do what they had: and all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers ; some one as the mouth of the rest put up a thanksgiving to God, as David directed, to which they all assented, and in which they all joined: and bowed down their heads,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 29:20

Worshipped the Lord , and the king - They did reverence to God as the supreme Ruler, and to the king as his deputy. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:10-20

The majesty and comprehensiveness of this passage—a national liturgy of itself-are in direct proportion to the brevity of it. It includes adoration, acknowledgment of the inherent nature of human dependence, self-humiliation, and confession, dedication of all the offerings, and prayer both for the whole people in general, and for Solomon in particular, in view of his future position and responsibilities. Its utter repudiation of all idea of meritoriousness is very striking. The traces are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 29:20

Worshipped the Lord, and the king - The same outward signs of reverence were accorded by the customs of the Jews (as of the Oriental nations generally) to God and to their monarchs (see 1 Kings 1:31). But the application of the terms to both in the same passage, which occurs nowhere in Scripture but here, is thought to indicate a time when a long servitude under despotic lords had orientalized men’s mode of speech. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 29:20

1 Chronicles 29:20. David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God Adore his divine majesty, and give him thanks for all his benefits, hereby testifying your concurrence with me in what I have done and spoken. And all the congregation blessed the Lord, &c. They did as David desired, bowing down their heads in a gesture of adoration. Whoever is the mouth of the congregation to God, only those have the benefit of his ministrations who join with him, not so much by ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 29:1-30

Solomon presented to the people (28:1-29:30)David had been forced to appoint Solomon as king hastily when he learnt that another son, Adonijah, was plotting to seize the throne for himself (see notes on 1 Kings 1:5-53). That very unceremonious anointing of Solomon was followed soon after by a second anointing, this time with full religious and regal ceremony (see 29:22). This second occasion is the one that the Chronicler refers to here. David presented Solomon to the people as the one who, by... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 29:20

congregation = assembly. worshipped = did homage to. Hebrew. shahah. First occurrence in Genesis 18:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 29:20

ALL THE PEOPLE BLESS GOD BY WORSHIPPING HIM"And 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. And they sacrificed sacrifices unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, 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, and did... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 29:20

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. read more