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1 Chronicles 29:12

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 29:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
1 Chronicles 29:12 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 29

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
11Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the earth [is thine]; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all.
12Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
15For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Both riches and honour come of thee, etc.] Whatever of either the children of men have is not owing to their merits, nor to their diligence and industry, and wise conduct, but to the providence of God, (<210911>Ecclesiastes 9:11 <197506>Psalm 75:6,7) so the gods with the Heathens are said f153 to be givers of riches: and thou reignest over all; govern the world by wisdom, and dispose all things in it for the best: in thine hand is power and might; to do whatsoever he pleaseth: and in thine hand it is to make great; in worldly things, and so in spiritual: and to give strength unto all; against their enemies, and to do the will and work of God; of all which David had had an experience.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“riches: Deu 8:18; Sa1 2:7, Sa1 2:8; Job 42:10; Psa 75:6, Psa 75:7, Psa 113:7, Psa 113:8; Pro 8:18, Pro 10:22; Ecc 5:19; Luk 1:51-53; Rom 11:35, Rom 11:36 reignest over all: Dan 6:26 power: Job 9:19; Psa 62:11; Isa 43:13, Isa 46:10; Dan 5:18-21; Mat 28:18; Joh 19:11; Eph 3:20; Rev 11:17 give strength: Ch2 16:9; Psa 18:31, Psa 18:32, Psa 28:8, Psa 29:1, Psa 29:11, Psa 68:34, Psa 68:35, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:2; Isa 40:29; Isa 45:24; Eph 3:16; Phi 4:13; Col 1:11 1 Chronicles 29:13”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“"From Thee came the riches and the glory ..., and in Thy hand is it (it lies) to make all things great and strong." 1 Chronicles 29:13”
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