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1 Chronicles 16:29

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — David (or the assembly he directs) speaks to the nations and the gathered people at the bringing of the ark into Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15–16), as the climax of a long thanksgiving song.

The words — כְּבוֹד (kavod, "weight, glory") paired with שֵׁם (shem, "name") forms a fixed Hebrew collocation: the glory that belongs to the name, i.e., the honor inherent in who Yahweh is.

The thread — Psalms 96:9 repeats the holiness line almost verbatim; Psalms 100:4 parallels the "enter with thanksgiving" movement; Isaiah 6:3 echoes the earth full of glory.

Why it lands — The verse demands a physical act—bring a gift, step forward—not merely a sentiment. The reader is asked to give something and show up, before a God whose holiness is the ground of the demand.

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The Hebrew words

הָב֥וּha.Vuascribeלַיהוָ֖הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahwehכְּב֣וֹדke.Vod[the] glory ofשְׁמ֑וֹshe.M/oname/ hisשְׂא֤וּse.'Ulift upמִנְחָה֙min.Chahan offeringוּבֹ֣אוּu./Vo.'uand/ comeלְפָנָ֔יוle./fa.Na/v<to>/ before/ himהִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּhish.ta.cha.Vubow downלַיהוָ֖הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahwehבְּהַדְרַת־be./had.rat-in/ adornment ofקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshholiness

King James Version

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

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