Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And because who am I? and who my people, that we shall retain power to show ourselves willing according to this? for from thee all things, and from thy hand they gave to thee.
New American Standard Bible
“But who am I and who are my people that we should
King James Version
But 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.
Holman Bible
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your own hand.
International Standard Version
But who am I, and who are my people, that we make such voluntary offerings as these? For all things come from you, and from your own hand we are giving to you.
A Conservative Version
But 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.
American Standard Version
But 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.
Amplified
“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
Bible in Basic English
But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.
Darby Translation
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer willingly after this manner? for all is of thee, and of that which is from thy hand have we given thee.
King James 2000
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? for all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And indeed, who [am] I, and who [are] my people that we retain power to offer according to these [offerings] willingly? For everything [is] from you, and from your hand we have given to you.
Modern King James verseion
But who am I, and who my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things are from You, and we have given to You that which is Yours.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But all is of thee, and of that we received of thine hand we have given thee.
NET Bible
"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.
New Heart English Bible
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
The Emphasized Bible
And yet, who am, I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly like this? for, from thee, is the whole, and, out of thine own hand, have we given unto thee;
Webster
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come from thee, and of thy own have we given thee.
World English Bible
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
Youngs Literal Translation
yea, because, who am I, and who are my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee is the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee;
Themes
God » Ownership of » Of the natural world
Humility » Exemplified » David
Joy » Instances of » Of david, over the offerings of the princes and people for the house of God
Missionaries » With a willing heart
divine Ownership » Of the natural world
Praise » Of david » At the close of his reign
public Prayer » Exemplified » David
Psalms » Of david » At the close of his reign
Riches » They who possess, should » Esteem it a privilege to be allowed to give
Thankfulness » Should be offered » For willingness to offer our property for God's service
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For willingness to offer our property for God's service
Interlinear
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`atsar
Koach
Nadab
Yad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 29:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Prays In The Assembly
13 And now, our God, we confess to thee, and praise to the name of thy glory. 14 And because who am I? and who my people, that we shall retain power to show ourselves willing according to this? for from thee all things, and from thy hand they gave to thee. 15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers: as a shadow our days upon the earth, and no expectation.
Cross References
Genesis 28:22
And this stone which I set a pillar shall be the house of God, and all which thou shalt give to me, the tenth I will tithe it to thee.
Genesis 32:10
I was little from all the kindness and from all the truth which thou didst to thy servant; for with my rod I passed over this Jordan, and now I became into two camps.
2 Samuel 7:18
And king David will come and sit before Jehovah, and say, Who am I Lord Jehovah? and who my house that thou broughtest me even to these?
1 Chronicles 29:9
And the people will rejoice for their showing themselves willing, for with the whole heart they showed themselves willing to Jehovah: and also David the king rejoiced with great gladness.
Psalm 50:10-12
For to me all the beasts of the forest, the cattle upon a thousand mountains.
Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O Jehovah, not to its, but to thy name thou. wilt give glory, for thy mercy, for thy truth.
Daniel 4:30
The king answered and said, Is not this great Babel, that I built it for the house of the kingdom by the strength of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?
Romans 11:36
For of him, and by him, and to him, all things: to him the glory forever Amen.
1 Corinthians 15:9-10
For I am the least of the sent, who am not fit to be called sent, for I drove out the church of God.
1 Corinthians 16:2
According to one day of the sabbaths let each of you put by himself, treasuring up that which he is prospered in, that when I come there be no collections.
2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency of God;
2 Corinthians 12:9-11
And he said to me, My grace suffices thee: for my power is perfected in weakness. Therefore very willingly will I boast rather in my weaknesses, that Christ's power may lodge upon me.
Philippians 2:13
For God is working in you also to will and to work by benevolence.
James 1:17
Every good donation and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom not one change, or shadow of turning.
Revelation 4:10
The twenty-four elders will fall before him sitting on the throne, and will worship him living forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,