1 Chronicles 29:29

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The acts of King David, from the first to the last, are written in the records of Samuel the seer, Nathan the prophet, and Gad the seer.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫וְדִבְרֵי֙ דָּוִ֣יד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאֲחרֹנִ֑ים הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־דִּבְרֵי֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל הָרֹאֶ֔ה וְעַל־דִּבְרֵי֙ נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וְעַל־דִּבְרֵ֖י גָּ֥ד הַחֹזֶֽה׃‬

Transliteration

And-dibrê Dāwīd the-melek, the-riʾšōnîm and-the-ʾaḥărōnîm, behold-they kətûbîm upon-dibrê Šəmûʾēl the-rōʾeh and-upon-dibrê Nātān the-nābîʾ and-upon-dibrê Gād the-ḥōzeh.

Grammar Details

• *dibrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - acts/affairs of
• *Dāwīd*: proper noun - David
• *melek*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *riʾšōnîm*: adjective, masculine plural - first/former
• *ʾaḥărōnîm*: adjective, masculine plural - last/latter
• *kətûbîm*: qal passive participle, masculine plural - written
• *Šəmûʾēl*: proper noun - Samuel
• *rōʾeh*: qal participle, masculine singular - seer
• *Nātān*: proper noun - Nathan
• *nābîʾ*: noun, masculine singular - prophet
• *Gād*: proper noun - Gad
• *ḥōzeh*: qal participle, masculine singular - seer

Word Meanings

• *dibrê*: acts/affairs/words/matters/chronicles
• *riʾšōnîm*: first/former/earlier
• *ʾaḥărōnîm*: last/latter/later
• *rōʾeh*: seer/prophet/one who sees
• *ḥōzeh*: seer/visionary/one who perceives

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now the acts{H1697} of David{H1732} the king,{H4428} first{H7223} and last,{H314} behold, they are written{H3789} in the history{H1697} of Samuel{H8050} the seer,{H7200} and in the history{H1697} of Nathan{H5416} the prophet,{H5030} and in the history{H1697} of Gad{H1410} the seer,{H2374}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now the acts{H1697} of David{H1732} the king{H4428}, first{H7223} and last{H314}, behold, they are written{H3789}{(H8803)} in the book{H1697} of Samuel{H8050} the seer{H7200}{(H8802)}, and in the book{H1697} of Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030}, and in the book{H1697} of Gad{H1410} the seer{H2374},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  These actes of kynge Dauid (both ye first and last) beholde, they are wrytten amonge the actes of Samuel the Seer, and amonge the actes of the prophet Nathan, and amoge the actes of Gad the Seer,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Concerning the actes of Dauid the King first & last, behold, they are written in the booke of Samuel the Seer, & in the booke of Nathan the Prophet, and in the booke of Gad the Seer,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The actes of Dauid the king first and last, beholde they are written in the booke of Samuel the sear, and in the booke of Nathan the prophete, and in the booke of Gad the sear:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the matters of David the king, the first and the last, lo, they are written beside the matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the matters of Gad the seer,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now all the acts of David, first and last, are recorded in the words of Samuel the seer, and the words of Nathan the prophet, and the words of Gad the seer;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  King David’s accomplishments, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Samuel the prophet, the Annals of Nathan the prophet, and the Annals of Gad the prophet.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 9:9 : 9 (Formerly in Israel, when people went to inquire of God, they would say, "Come, let us go to the seer," because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)
• 1 Sam 22:5 : 5 The prophet Gad said to David, 'Do not stay in the stronghold. Go into the land of Judah.' So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
• 2 Sam 7:2-4 : 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God remains in a tent." 3 Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you." 4 But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,
• 2 Sam 12:1-7 : 1 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When Nathan arrived, he said to him, "There were two men in a city. One was rich, and the other was poor." 2 The rich man had a great many flocks and herds. 3 But the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It ate from his food, drank from his cup, and slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him. 4 Now, a traveler came to the rich man, but he was unwilling to take from his own flock or herd to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for his guest. 5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! 6 He must pay back four times the price of the lamb because he did such a thing and had no pity! 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
• 1 Chr 21:9-9 : 9 The LORD then spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying, 10 "Go and tell David, ‘This is what the LORD says: I am giving you three options. Choose one of them for Me to carry out against you.’" 11 So Gad went to David and said to him, "This is what the LORD says: ‘Take your choice:
• Heb 11:32-33 : 32 And what more shall I say? Time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,
• 1 Kgs 11:41 : 41 As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did and his wisdom—are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
• 1 Kgs 14:29 : 29 As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and everything he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?