1 Chronicles 29:25

1 Chronicles 29:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal splendor such as no king over Israel ever had before.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the Lord exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

Context of 1 Chronicles 29:25

23So Solomon sat on the Lord's throne as king, in his father David's place. Everything went well for him as king. All the people in Israel obeyed him. 24All King David's officers, his brave soldiers and all of his sons promised to serve King Solomon faithfully. The Lord caused all the people in Israel to respect Solomon as a great king. They gave him much honour, more than any king that had ruled Israel before him. 26Jesse's son David had ruled over all Israel as king. 27He had ruled Israel for 40 years. He ruled for seven years in Hebron. Then he ruled for 33 years in Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 29:25 word by word

וַיְגַדֵּ֨ל יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לְמַ֔עְלָה לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּתֵּ֤ן עָלָיו֙ ה֣וֹד מַלְכ֔וּת אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־הָיָ֧ה עַל־כָּל־מֶ֛לֶךְ לְפָנָ֖יו עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• magnifiedגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• exceedinglyמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and bestowedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• royalמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• majestyהוֹדhôd · splendorH1935
• as had not been on any kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 29:25

• Joshua 3:7Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I will begin to make all the Israelite people respect you. They will know that I am with you, in the same way that I was with Moses.
• Joshua 4:14That day the Lord caused all the Israelite people to respect Joshua. They respected him all his life, as they had respected Moses.
• 2 Chronicles 1:1David's son Solomon made himself a strong ruler over his kingdom. The Lord his God was with Solomon, so that he became a great king.
• Job 7:17Why do you think that people are important? Why do you watch us so carefully?
• Acts 19:17All the Jews and Gentiles who lived in Ephesus heard about this. They became very afraid. Now they respected the name of the Lord Jesus very much. They knew that he was very powerful.
• 1 Kings 3:13I will give you even more than this. I will make you rich and famous, even though you did not ask for that. As long as you live, there will be no other king who is greater than you.
• 2 Chronicles 1:12Because of that, I will give to you wisdom and knowledge, as you asked. But I will also give you riches, valuable things and honour. You will have more of those than any king who has lived before you and more than any king who will live after you.’
• Ecclesiastes 2:9As a result, I was greater than anyone who had ever lived in Jerusalem before me. And I continued to follow the way of wisdom.
• Daniel 5:18I tell you this, King Belshazzar. The powerful God who rules over everything gave authority to your father, Nebuchadnezzar, to rule as king. God made him very great and very famous, so that he ruled with power. People respected him as a great king.
• Hebrews 2:9But we do see Jesus! God made him less important than the angels for a short time. And now God has made him the great and powerful king. God did this because Jesus died as a sacrifice on behalf of all people. His death showed that God is very kind.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 29:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-25Verses 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-25After the speeches and prayers at Solomon's coronation, sacrifices took place. Solomon and Zadok were anointed, and Solomon took the throne. Zadok was not starting his priestly role but was dedicated to serve in the temple itself. (The descendants of Zadok are mentioned in Ezekiel 40:46; 43:19; 44:15; 48:11.)Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 29:25

• Blessing
• Government
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Solomon
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Kingdom
• Magnify
• Obey
• Prepare

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings