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Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David the son of Jesse was king of Israel <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David, son of Jesse, had ruled all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />David son of Jesse ruled over all Israel <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesse's son David reigned as king over all of Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And David son of Jesse has reigned over all Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David son of Jesse hath reigned over all Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So David the son of Isai reigned over all Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now David, the son of Jesse, reigned over all of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus David, the son of Jesse, had reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus David the son of Jesse made Solomon his son king over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David the son of Iyshay established Solomon his son in the Kingdom over all Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David the son of Jessae reigned over Israel forty years;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=8446" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/29.htm">David's Reign and Death</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: wə·ḏā·wîḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3448.htm" title="3448: yi·šāy (N-proper-ms) -- Father of David. By Aramaic Iyshay; from the same as yesh; extant; Jishai, David's father.">of Jesse</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">was king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">1 Kings 2:10-12</a></span><br />Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. / The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. / So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm">1 Kings 11:41-43</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon? / Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. / And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-5.htm">1 Chronicles 28:5</a></span><br />And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-28.htm">1 Kings 1:28-31</a></span><br />Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him. / And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, / I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-39.htm">1 Kings 1:39-40</a></span><br />Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!” / All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-3.htm">1 Kings 3:3-14</a></span><br />And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. / Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there. / One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">1 Kings 9:4-5</a></span><br />And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, / then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-23.htm">1 Kings 10:23-25</a></span><br />So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. / The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart. / Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a></span><br />For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-30.htm">2 Chronicles 9:30-31</a></span><br />Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. / And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">2 Samuel 5:4-5</a></span><br />David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. / In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24-25</a></span><br />Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child / and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a></span><br />and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.</p><p class="hdg">over all Israel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/18-14.htm">1 Chronicles 18:14</a></b></br> So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Psalm 78:71,72</a></b></br> From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-24.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-18.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-1.htm">Reigned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-29.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-27.htm">Reigned</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm">David, by his example and entreaty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-6.htm">causes the princes and people to offer willingly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-10.htm">David's thanksgiving and prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-20.htm">The people, having blessed God, and sacrificed, make Solomon king.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">David's reign and death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>David son of Jesse</b><br>David, the youngest son of Jesse, was chosen by God to be king, despite his humble beginnings as a shepherd. This highlights the biblical theme of God choosing the unlikely or the least to fulfill His purposes, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/16.htm">1 Samuel 16:1-13</a>. David's lineage is significant, as he is part of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, fulfilling the prophecy of the Messiah coming from the line of David (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>; <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>). David's life is a type of Christ, as he was a shepherd, king, and a man after God's own heart (<a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a>).<p><b>was king</b><br>David's reign as king is marked by his establishment of Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel. His kingship is characterized by military conquests, the unification of the tribes, and the establishment of a centralized government. David's role as king prefigures the eternal kingship of Christ, who is referred to as the "Son of David" (<a href="/matthew/21-9.htm">Matthew 21:9</a>). David's reign is a period of significant covenantal development, as God makes a covenant with him promising an everlasting dynasty (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>).<p><b>over all Israel</b><br>David's rule over all Israel signifies the unification of the northern and southern tribes, which had been divided during the time of the judges. This unification under David's leadership is a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the nation of Israel (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>). The phrase "all Israel" emphasizes the completeness of David's reign and foreshadows the unity of believers under Christ, who is the head of the Church (<a href="/ephesians/4-15.htm">Ephesians 4:15-16</a>). David's reign is a high point in Israel's history, symbolizing peace and prosperity, which are ultimately fulfilled in the reign of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, David was the second king of Israel, known for his heart for God, his military prowess, and his role in establishing Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel. His reign is often seen as the golden age of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesse.htm">Jesse</a></b><br>David's father, a Bethlehemite, who was a humble farmer. Jesse's lineage is significant as it fulfills the prophecy of the Messiah coming from the line of David.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The united kingdom over which David reigned. Under David's leadership, Israel experienced significant expansion and consolidation, both politically and spiritually.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/reign.htm">Reign</a></b><br>This refers to David's period of rule over Israel, which lasted for 40 years. His reign is marked by the unification of the tribes of Israel and the establishment of Jerusalem as the capital.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/chronicles.htm">Chronicles</a></b><br>A book in the Old Testament that provides a historical account of Israel's monarchy, focusing on the reigns of David and Solomon, and emphasizing the importance of temple worship and the Davidic covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_choice.htm">God's Sovereign Choice</a></b><br>David's reign reminds us that God chooses leaders according to His purposes, often looking beyond human qualifications to the heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faithfulness.htm">Legacy of Faithfulness</a></b><br>David's life encourages believers to pursue a legacy of faithfulness, knowing that our actions and decisions impact future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_leadership.htm">Unity and Leadership</a></b><br>David's ability to unite the tribes of Israel under one kingdom serves as a model for godly leadership that seeks unity and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_promises.htm">Covenant Promises</a></b><br>The Davidic covenant points to the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises, ultimately realized in Jesus Christ, the eternal King.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_made_david_count_israel's_troops.htm">Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? God did (2 Samuel 24: 1) Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_chronicles_29_6-9_exaggerated.htm">Could the overwhelming generosity described in 1 Chronicles 29:6-9 be an exaggeration or literary device rather than a historical record?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_gatekeeper_numbers_realistic_for_israel.htm">1 Chronicles 26:13-19: How realistic are the high numbers of gatekeepers given the estimated population sizes of ancient Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Thus David . . . reigned.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">Now David</span> . . . <span class= "ital">had reigned.</span><p><a href="/context/1_chronicles/29-26.htm" title="Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.">1Chronicles 29:26-30</a>.--Concluding remarks upon David's history.<p><span class= "bld">Over all Israel.</span>--This alludes to the antecedent reign over Judah only. (See <a href="/context/2_samuel/5-1.htm" title="Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.">2Samuel 5:1-5</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/11-1.htm" title="Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.">1Chronicles 11:1</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/12-38.htm" title="All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.">1Chronicles 12:38</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 26-30.</span> - These verses contain last words respecting David's reign, its extent and its length; respecting his death and age, and the succession of Solomon; and respecting the sources of the history of himself, his reign, his people, and other countries. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - The words of this verse, not indeed hard to follow here, but marking the close instead of the commencement or career of <span class="cmt_word">David's reign over all Israel</span>, are paralleled by the earlier passage, <a href="/1_chronicles/18-14.htm">1 Chronicles 18:14</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/8-15.htm">2 Samuel 8:15</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">David</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדָוִיד֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jesse</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָׁ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(yi·šāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3448.htm">Strong's 3448: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jesse -- father of David</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was king</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 29:26 Now David the son of Jesse reigned (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 29:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 29:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 29:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 29:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>