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1 Chronicles 29:20
1 Chronicles 29:20 is verse 20 of 1 Chronicles chapter 29, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
King James Version
And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
World English Bible
Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
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1 Chronicles 29:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible
18 O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
19 And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”
20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
21 The next day they offered sacrifices and presented burnt offerings to the LORD: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, along with their drink offerings, and other sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
22 That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.
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Cross-references
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1 Chronicles 16:36Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
2 Chronicles 20:21Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
Psalms 135:19O house of Israel, bless the LORD; O house of Aaron, bless the LORD;
Psalms 135:20O house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
Psalms 135:21Blessed be the LORD from Zion— He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
Psalms 145:1I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
Psalms 145:2Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
Psalms 145:3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
Psalms 145:4One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
Psalms 145:5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
Psalms 145:6They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
Psalms 145:7They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
Psalms 145:8The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
Psalms 145:9The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
Psalms 145:10All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
Psalms 145:11They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
Psalms 145:12to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
Psalms 145:13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
Psalms 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
Psalms 145:16You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Psalms 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Psalms 145:20The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
Psalms 145:21My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
Psalms 148:14He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
Genesis 24:26Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
Genesis 24:48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
Exodus 4:31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
Psalms 29:1Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Psalms 29:2Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.
Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
Exodus 14:31When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
1 Samuel 12:18So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
1 Peter 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.