Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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Yad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 29:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Prays In The Assembly
13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 14 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. 15 For 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.
Cross References
Genesis 28:22
then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that thou shall give me I will surely give the tenth to thee.
Genesis 32:10
I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which thou have shown to thy servant, for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.
2 Samuel 7:18
Then David the king went in, and sat before LORD. And he said, Who am I, O lord LORD, and what is my house, that thou have brought me thus far?
1 Chronicles 29:9
Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to LORD. And David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
Psalm 50:10-12
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to thy name give glory. For thy loving kindness, and for thy truth's sake.
Daniel 4:30
The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
Romans 11:36
Because from him, and through him, and for him, are all things. To him is the glory into the ages. Truly.
1 Corinthians 15:9-10
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
1 Corinthians 16:2
Upon the first day of the week let each of you set something aside near himself, storing up whatever he may prosper, so that when I come no collections may be made then.
2 Corinthians 3:5
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,
2 Corinthians 12:9-11
And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee, for my power is made fully perfect in weakness. More gladly therefore I will boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of the Christ may reside in me.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you both to desire and to work for approval.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect endowment is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor shadow of turning.
Revelation 4:10
the twenty-four elders would fall down before him who sits on the throne, and would worship him who lives into the ages of the ages, and would cast their crowns before the throne, saying,