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1 Chronicles 29:11

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty. Everything in heaven and on earth belongs to you. The kingdom is yours, O LORD, and you are lifted up as ruler over everything.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

David is declaring that God owns and rules over absolutely everything in existence—all power, glory, and authority belong to Him alone.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from King David's prayer as he prepared to transfer leadership to his son Solomon and dedicate materials for building the temple. David was acknowledging God's supreme authority before the entire assembly of Israel, recognizing that even his own kingship was under God's ultimate rule.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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