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Sunday, August 17th, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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JPS Old Testament

1 Chronicles 16:43

And all the people departed every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then all the people went home, and David returned home to bless his household.
Hebrew Names Version
All the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
King James Version
And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
English Standard Version
Then all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household.
New Century Version
Then all the people left. Each person went home, and David also went home to bless the people in his home.
New English Translation
Then all the people returned to their homes, and David went to pronounce a blessing on his family.
Amplified Bible
Then all the people departed, each to his house, and David returned [home] to bless his household.
New American Standard Bible
Then all the people departed, each to his house; and David returned to bless his household.
World English Bible
All the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And all the people departed, euerie man to his house: and Dauid returned to blesse his house.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then all the people went each to his house, and David returned to bless his household.
Berean Standard Bible
Then all the people departed for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
Contemporary English Version
After that, everyone went home, and David went home to his family.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the people all left for their homes, and David returned to bless his household.
Darby Translation
And all the people departed every one to his house; and David returned to bless his household.
Easy-to-Read Version
After the celebration, all the people left and went home. David also went home to bless his family.
George Lamsa Translation
Then David dismissed the people, and they went every man to his own house; and David returned to bless his household.
Good News Translation
Then everyone went home, and David went home to spend some time with his family.
Lexham English Bible
Then all the people went each to his house, and David turned to bless his household.
Literal Translation
And all the people departed, each to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So all the people departed, euery one to his house: and Dauid returned also to blesse his house.
American Standard Version
And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
Bible in Basic English
And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And al the people departed euery man to his house, & Dauid returned to blesse his house.
King James Version (1611)
And all the people departed euery man to his house, and Dauid returned to blesse his house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all the people went every one to his home: and David returned to bless his house.
English Revised Version
And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And al the puple turnede ayen in to her hows, and Dauid turnede ayen, to blesse also his hows.
Update Bible Version
And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
Webster's Bible Translation
And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
New King James Version
Then all the people departed, every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.
New Living Translation
Then all the people returned to their homes, and David turned and went home to bless his own family.
New Life Bible
Then all the people left. Each one went home. And David returned to bring good to those of his house.
New Revised Standard
Then all the people departed to their homes, and David went home to bless his household.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And all the people departed, every man to his house, - and David went round, to bless his own household.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the people returned to their houses: and David to bless also his own house.
Revised Standard Version
Then all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household.
Young's Literal Translation
And all the people go, each to his house, and David turneth round to bless his house.
THE MESSAGE
Arrangements completed, the people all left for home. And David went home to bless his family.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then all the people departed each to his house, and David returned to bless his household.

Contextual Overview

37 So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required; 38 and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jedithun and Hosah to be door-keepers; 39 and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 to offer burnt-offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the Law of the LORD, which He commanded unto Israel; 41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His mercy endureth for ever; 42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate. 43 And all the people departed every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all the people: 2 Samuel 6:19, 2 Samuel 6:20, 1 Kings 8:66

to bless: Genesis 18:19, Joshua 24:15, Psalms 101:2

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And all the people departed, every man to his house,.... Having accompanied the ark to its place, and having praised the Lord for it, and been refreshed with food, see 2 Samuel 6:19

and David returned to bless his house; his family; the Targum is,

"to bless the people;''

see 2 Samuel 6:20.


 
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