1 Chronicles 29:15

1 Chronicles 29:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
• New International Version (NIV)We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For we are aliens and pilgrims before You, As were all our fathers; Our days on earth are as a shadow, And without hope.

Context of 1 Chronicles 29:15

13Now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your majestic name! 14“But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. For we are resident foreigners and nomads in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security. 16O Lord our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you. 17I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.

1 Chronicles 29:15 word by word

כִּֽי־גֵרִ֨ים אֲנַ֧חְנוּ לְפָנֶ֛יךָ וְתוֹשָׁבִ֖ים כְּכָל־אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ כַּצֵּ֧ל׀ יָמֵ֛ינוּ עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאֵ֥ין מִקְוֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• strangersגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee, and sojournersתּוֹשָׁבtôshâb tôshâb · sojournerH8453
• all our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• our daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• on the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• as a shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• none abidingמִקְוֶהmiqveh miqvêh miqvê' · hopeH4723

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 29:15

• Genesis 47:9Jacob said to Pharaoh, “All the years of my travels are 130. All the years of my life have been few and painful; the years of my travels are not as long as those of my ancestors.”
• Psalms 39:12Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.
• Psalms 119:19I am like a foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me!
• Hebrews 11:13These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.
• 1 Peter 2:11Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,
• Job 14:2He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
• Psalms 90:9Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.
• Psalms 102:11My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass.
• Psalms 144:4People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
• Ecclesiastes 6:12For no one knows what is best for a person during his life – during the few days of his fleeting life – for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.
• Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Cry out!” Another asks, “What should I cry out?” The first voice responds: “All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field.
• James 4:14You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 29:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15For we are strangers - We have here neither right nor property. And sojourners - Lodging as it were for a night, in the mansion of another. As were all our fathers - These were, as we are supported by thy bounty, and tenants at will to thee. Our days on the earth are as a shadow - They are continually declining, fading, and passing away. This is the place of our sojourning, and here we have no substantial, permanent residence. There is none abiding…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 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 his own; if they attempted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-19David’s prayer of praise ended his speeches at Solomon’s coronation. The prayer praises God’s power and the glory of his kingdom, and it dedicates the offerings for building the temple. The prayer has three parts: The doxology (1 Chronicles 29:10b–13) The presentation and dedication of the offerings (1 Chronicles 29:14–17) The petition (1 Chronicles 29:18–19)Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1910-19. 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 contributing to the influence of His grace, in…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 29:15

• Joy
• Life
• Praise
• Psalms

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Kingdom
• Magnify
• Obey
• Prepare
• Sojourner
• Adonijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Intercession

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