Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 29:30
together with all the details of his reign, his might, and the circumstances that came upon him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the lands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator concludes the record of King David’s final address and the assembly’s response. This verse summarizes the contents of the official chronicles that documented his rule and its impact on Israel and surrounding nations.
The words — The phrase כָּל־מַלְכוּתוֹ וּגְבוּרָתוֹ (kol-malkuto u-gvurato) translates literally to "all his kingdom and his might." The clause וְהָעִתִּים אֲשֶׁר עָבְרוּ עָלָיו (ve-ha-'ittim asher 'avru 'alav) means "and the times that passed over him," denoting the specific events and circumstances that occurred during his reign.
The thread — This formula for summarizing a monarch’s reign appears in 2 Kings 10:34, which records the acts and might of King Jehu. The motif of divine times passing over a ruler also echoes the warning in Daniel 4:23 and Daniel 4:25 regarding kingship being subject to heavenly decree.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that a king’s power and era are cataloged as historical facts subject to divine oversight. Readers must acknowledge that human authority operates within bounded circumstances rather than autonomous control.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
Cross-references
- Daniel 4:23 And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’
- Daniel 4:25 You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
- 2 Kings 10:34 As for the rest of the acts of Jehu, along with all his accomplishments and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 14:28 As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- Daniel 2:21 He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.