1 Chronicles 29:20 Meaning and Explanation
“And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.”
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Read Full Chapter →David calls the whole assembly to bless the LORD, and they bow down and worship the LORD and honor the king.
What Does 1 Chronicles 29:20 Mean?
David turns from prayer to summons, inviting all Israel to join him in blessing God. The congregation responds as one, bowing low to worship the LORD their God and to do honor before the king He had given them.
Worship is meant to be shared; David draws the whole people into the praise he has begun. The bowed heads picture the right posture of the creature before the Creator. When a leader points beyond himself to God, a whole community can be gathered into one act of reverence and joy.
1 Chronicles 29:20 in the Original Language
shachah (שָׁחָה), 'worshipped' -- to bow low or prostrate oneself, the bodily posture of homage and reverence.
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What does 1 Chronicles 29:20 mean?
David calls the whole assembly to bless the LORD, and they bow down and worship the LORD and honor the king.