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Contemporary English Version
1 Chronicles 29:14
But why should we be happy that we have given you these gifts? They belong to you, and we have only given back what is already yours.
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Christian Standard Bible®
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your own hand.
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your own hand.
Hebrew Names Version
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.
King James Version
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
English Standard Version
"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
New Century Version
"These things did not really come from me and my people. Everything comes from you; we have given you back what you gave us.
"These things did not really come from me and my people. Everything comes from you; we have given you back what you gave us.
New English Translation
"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.
"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.
Amplified Bible
"But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
"But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
New American Standard Bible
"But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You.
"But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You.
World English Bible
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But who am I, and what is my people, that we shoulde be able to offer willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee: and of thine owne hand we haue giuen thee.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we shoulde be able to offer willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee: and of thine owne hand we haue giuen thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
"But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as willingly as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.
"But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as willingly as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.
Berean Standard Bible
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
Complete Jewish Bible
"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to give so willingly in this way? For all things come from you, so that we have given you what is already yours.
"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to give so willingly in this way? For all things come from you, so that we have given you what is already yours.
Darby Translation
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer willingly after this manner? for all is of thee, and of that which is from thy hand have we given thee.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer willingly after this manner? for all is of thee, and of that which is from thy hand have we given thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
All these things didn't come from me and my people. All these things come from you. We are only giving back to you things that came from you.
All these things didn't come from me and my people. All these things come from you. We are only giving back to you things that came from you.
George Lamsa Translation
But who am I and what is my people, because all my teachers have taught me that thy way of life has helped us, and thou art our hope, O LORD our God.
But who am I and what is my people, because all my teachers have taught me that thy way of life has helped us, and thou art our hope, O LORD our God.
Good News Translation
"Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything, because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already.
"Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything, because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already.
Lexham English Bible
And indeed, who am I, and who are my people that we retain power to offer according to these offerings willingly? For everything is from you, and from your hand we have given to you.
And indeed, who am I, and who are my people that we retain power to offer according to these offerings willingly? For everything is from you, and from your hand we have given to you.
Literal Translation
yea, for who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly in this way? For all is of You, and we have given to You out of Your hand;
yea, for who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly in this way? For all is of You, and we have given to You out of Your hand;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For who am I? What is my people? that we shulde be able with a fre wyll to offre, as this is done? For of the commeth all, and of thy hande haue we geuen it the:
For who am I? What is my people? that we shulde be able with a fre wyll to offre, as this is done? For of the commeth all, and of thy hande haue we geuen it the:
American Standard Version
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Bible in Basic English
But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.
But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But who am I? and what is my people? that we should enforce our selues to geue these thinges so willingly? But all thinges come of thee, & of that which we receaued at thyne hand, we haue geuen thee.
But who am I? and what is my people? that we should enforce our selues to geue these thinges so willingly? But all thinges come of thee, & of that which we receaued at thyne hand, we haue geuen thee.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given Thee.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given Thee.
King James Version (1611)
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine owne haue we giuen thee.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine owne haue we giuen thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But who am I, and what is my people, that we have been able to be thus forward in offering to thee? for all things are thine, and of thine own have we given thee,
But who am I, and what is my people, that we have been able to be thus forward in offering to thee? for all things are thine, and of thine own have we given thee,
English Revised Version
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Who am Y, and who is my puple, that we moun bihete alle these thingis to thee? Alle thingis ben thine, and we han youe to thee tho thingis, whiche we token of thin hond.
Who am Y, and who is my puple, that we moun bihete alle these thingis to thee? Alle thingis ben thine, and we han youe to thee tho thingis, whiche we token of thin hond.
Update Bible Version
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of you, and of your own we have given you.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of you, and of your own we have given you.
Webster's Bible Translation
But who [am] I, and what [is] my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things [come] from thee, and of thy own have we given thee.
But who [am] I, and what [is] my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things [come] from thee, and of thy own have we given thee.
New King James Version
But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You.
But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You.
New Living Translation
But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!
But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!
New Life Bible
"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be able to give so much? For all things come from You. We have given You only what already belongs to You.
"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be able to give so much? For all things come from You. We have given You only what already belongs to You.
New Revised Standard
"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to make this freewill offering? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to make this freewill offering? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And yet, who am, I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly like this? for, from thee, is the whole, and, out of thine own hand, have we given unto thee;
And yet, who am, I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly like this? for, from thee, is the whole, and, out of thine own hand, have we given unto thee;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to promise thee all these things? all things are thine: and we have given thee what we received of thy hand.
Who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to promise thee all these things? all things are thine: and we have given thee what we received of thy hand.
Revised Standard Version
"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from thee, and of thy own have we given thee.
"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from thee, and of thy own have we given thee.
Young's Literal Translation
yea, because, who [am] I, and who [are] my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee [is] the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee;
yea, because, who [am] I, and who [are] my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee [is] the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee;
THE MESSAGE
"But me—who am I, and who are these my people, that we should presume to be giving something to you? Everything comes from you; all we're doing is giving back what we've been given from your generous hand. As far as you're concerned, we're homeless, shiftless wanderers like our ancestors, our lives mere shadows, hardly anything to us. God , our God, all these materials—these piles of stuff for building a house of worship for you, honoring your Holy Name—it all came from you! It was all yours in the first place! I know, dear God, that you care nothing for the surface—you want us, our true selves—and so I have given from the heart, honestly and happily. And now see all these people doing the same, giving freely, willingly—what a joy! O God , God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this generous spirit alive forever in these people always, keep their hearts set firmly in you. And give my son Solomon an uncluttered and focused heart so that he can obey what you command, live by your directions and counsel, and carry through with building The Temple for which I have provided."
"But me—who am I, and who are these my people, that we should presume to be giving something to you? Everything comes from you; all we're doing is giving back what we've been given from your generous hand. As far as you're concerned, we're homeless, shiftless wanderers like our ancestors, our lives mere shadows, hardly anything to us. God , our God, all these materials—these piles of stuff for building a house of worship for you, honoring your Holy Name—it all came from you! It was all yours in the first place! I know, dear God, that you care nothing for the surface—you want us, our true selves—and so I have given from the heart, honestly and happily. And now see all these people doing the same, giving freely, willingly—what a joy! O God , God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this generous spirit alive forever in these people always, keep their hearts set firmly in you. And give my son Solomon an uncluttered and focused heart so that he can obey what you command, live by your directions and counsel, and carry through with building The Temple for which I have provided."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.
"But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.
Contextual Overview
10 Then, in front of everyone, David sang praises to the Lord : I praise you forever, Lord ! You are the God our ancestor Jacob worshiped. 11 Your power is great, and your glory is seen everywhere in heaven and on earth. You are king of the entire world, 12 and you rule with strength and power. You make people rich and powerful and famous. 13 We thank you, our God, and praise you. 14 But why should we be happy that we have given you these gifts? They belong to you, and we have only given back what is already yours. 15 We are only foreigners living here on earth for a while, just as our ancestors were. And we will soon be gone, like a shadow that suddenly disappears. 16 Our Lord God, we have brought all these things for building a temple to honor you. They belong to you, and you gave them to us. 17 But we are happy, because everyone has voluntarily given you these things. You know what is in everyone's heart, and you are pleased when people are honest. 18 Always make us eager to give, and help us be faithful to you, just as our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob faithfully worshiped you. 19 And give Solomon the desire to completely obey your laws and teachings, and the desire to build the temple for which I have provided these gifts.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
who am I: Genesis 32:10, 2 Samuel 7:18, Daniel 4:30, 1 Corinthians 15:9, 1 Corinthians 15:10, 2 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 12:9-11
that we should: Psalms 115:1, Revelation 4:10
be able: Heb. retain, or obtain strength
willingly: 1 Chronicles 29:9, Philippians 2:13, James 1:17
all things: Genesis 28:22, Psalms 50:10-12, Romans 11:36, 1 Corinthians 16:2
of thine own: Heb. of thine hand
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:2 - willingly Exodus 35:21 - General Exodus 35:29 - whose heart Deuteronomy 8:10 - then thou Deuteronomy 16:16 - and they shall Deuteronomy 26:10 - I have 1 Chronicles 15:26 - God 1 Chronicles 18:11 - dedicated 1 Chronicles 29:16 - all this store 2 Chronicles 2:6 - who am I then 2 Chronicles 17:16 - willingly Nehemiah 4:6 - had a mind Job 35:7 - General Psalms 119:65 - dealt well Haggai 2:8 - General Matthew 21:3 - The Lord Matthew 25:37 - when Luke 8:3 - of their Luke 16:12 - in Luke 17:10 - General Luke 19:16 - Lord Acts 4:32 - ought 1 Corinthians 6:19 - and ye 1 Corinthians 9:17 - if I Ephesians 3:8 - is this Hebrews 11:13 - confessed
Cross-References
Genesis 2:23
and the man exclaimed, "Here is someone like me! She is part of my body, my own flesh and bones. She came from me, a man. So I will name her Woman!"
and the man exclaimed, "Here is someone like me! She is part of my body, my own flesh and bones. She came from me, a man. So I will name her Woman!"
Genesis 13:8
Abram said to Lot, "We are close relatives. We shouldn't argue, and our men shouldn't be fighting one another.
Abram said to Lot, "We are close relatives. We shouldn't argue, and our men shouldn't be fighting one another.
Genesis 29:12
He told her that he was the son of her aunt Rebekah, and she ran and told her father about him.
He told her that he was the son of her aunt Rebekah, and she ran and told her father about him.
Genesis 29:13
As soon as Laban heard the news, he ran out to meet Jacob. He hugged and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him everything that had happened.
As soon as Laban heard the news, he ran out to meet Jacob. He hugged and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him everything that had happened.
Genesis 29:15
Laban said to him, "You shouldn't have to work without pay, just because you are a relative of mine. What do you want me to give you?"
Laban said to him, "You shouldn't have to work without pay, just because you are a relative of mine. What do you want me to give you?"
Judges 9:2
and told them to say to the leaders of Shechem, "Do you think it would be good to have all seventy of Gideon's sons ruling us? Wouldn't you rather have just one man be king? Abimelech would make a good king, and he's related to us."
and told them to say to the leaders of Shechem, "Do you think it would be good to have all seventy of Gideon's sons ruling us? Wouldn't you rather have just one man be king? Abimelech would make a good king, and he's related to us."
2 Samuel 5:1
Israel's leaders met with David at Hebron and said, "We are your relatives.
Israel's leaders met with David at Hebron and said, "We are your relatives.
Micah 7:5
Don't trust anyone, not even your best friend, and be careful what you say to the one you love.
Don't trust anyone, not even your best friend, and be careful what you say to the one you love.
Ephesians 5:30
because we are each part of his body.
because we are each part of his body.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But who am I,.... Originally dust and ashes, a sinful creature, unworthy to receive anything from God, and of having the honour of doing anything for him:
and what is my people: subject to him, the least of all people, separated from the nations round about them, and despised by them:
that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? that they, who were a poor people, some years ago brought out of Egyptian bondage, should now be possessed of such an affluence, and have such a generous heart and liberal spirit given them, as to contribute in so large and liberal a manner as they had done; all was owing to the goodness of God to them, and the efficacy of his grace upon them:
for all things come of thee; all good things, temporal and spiritual; the Lord is the fountain of goodness, and Father of mercies:
and of thine own have we given thee; for there is nothing a man has but he has received from the Lord, and therefore can give nothing to him but his own, see Romans 11:35.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Chronicles 29:14. Of thine own have we given thee. — "For from thy presence all good comes, and of the blessings of thy hands have we given thee."-Targum.
