1 Chronicles 29:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 29:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 29:26 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 29:26 — KJV
“Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.”
— 1 Chronicles 29:26 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 29:26 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 29:26
“Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.”
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“Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, reigned one...: Heb. the son of one year in his reigning”
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“And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 29:26: son, jesse, over
“Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: from following: Heb. from after”
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“And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.”
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