1 Chronicles 29:29

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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,

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 9:9 : 9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
• 1 Sam 22:5 : 5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
• 2 Sam 7:2-4 : 2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. 3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. 4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
• 2 Sam 12:1-7 : 1 And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: 6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
• 1 Chr 21:9-9 : 9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying, 10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee
• Heb 11:32-33 : 32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
• 1 Kgs 11:41 : 41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
• 1 Kgs 14:29 : 29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?