1 Chronicles 29:18

1 Chronicles 29:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You.

Context of 1 Chronicles 29:18

16O Yhwh our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own. 17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. O Yhwh God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: 19And 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. 20And David said to all the congregation, Now bless Yhwh your God. And all the congregation blessed Yhwh God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Yhwh, and the king.

1 Chronicles 29:18 word by word

יְהוָ֗ה אֱ֠לֹהֵי אַבְרָהָ֞ם יִצְחָ֤ק וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ שֳׁמְרָה־זֹּ֣את לְעוֹלָ֔ם לְיֵ֥צֶר מַחְשְׁב֖וֹת לְבַ֣ב עַמֶּ֑ךָ וְהָכֵ֥ן לְבָבָ֖ם אֵלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• O Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• and of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• this for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• in the imaginationיֵ֫צֶרyêtser · intentionH3336
• of the thoughtsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• of the heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: commitH3559

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 29:18

• Exodus 3:6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
• Exodus 4:5That they may believe that Yhwh God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
• Matthew 22:32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
• Deuteronomy 30:6And Yhwh thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love Yhwh thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
• Psalms 119:166Yhwh, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
• Jeremiah 10:23O Yhwh, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
• Jeremiah 32:39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
• Philippians 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
• 1 Thessalonians 3:11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
• Hebrews 13:21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for Yhwh searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
• Genesis 6:5And Yhwh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
• Psalms 119:113I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
• Psalms 10:17Yhwh, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 29:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Keep this for ever - All the good dispositions which myself and my people have, came from thee; continue to support and strengthen them by the same grace by which they have been inspired!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Keep this forever … - i. e., “Preserve forever this spirit of liberal and spontaneous giving in the hearts of Thy people, and establish their hearts toward Thee.”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. 18-19David did not ask God for power, victory, or riches, nor for Solomon's kingdom to be established. Instead, he asked God to help the people of Israel, especially Solomon, always want to obey the Lord. Having this kind of heart is a gift from the Lord; success and prosperity come second.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 29:18

• Heart
• Intercession
• Joy
• Praise
• Psalms

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• God
• Isaac
• 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