The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 29:29 Explained

1 Chronicles 29:29

KJV: Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

YLT: And the matters of David the king, the first and the last, lo, they are written beside the matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the matters of Gad the seer,

Darby: And the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer;

ASV: Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now the acts  of David  the king,  first  and last,  behold, they [are] written  in the book  of Samuel  the seer,  and in the book  of Nathan  the prophet,  and in the book  of Gad  the seer, 

What does 1 Chronicles 29:29 Mean?

Study Notes

book of
These books have perished.

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 29

1  David, by his example and entreaty
6  causes the princes and people to offer willingly
10  David's thanksgiving and prayer
20  The people, having blessed God, and sacrificed, make Solomon king
26  David's reign and death

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 29:29 mean?

Now the acts of David King first and last indeed they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer and in of Nathan the prophet the book of Gad the seer
וְדִבְרֵי֙ דָּוִ֣יד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאֲחרֹנִ֑ים הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־ דִּבְרֵי֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל הָרֹאֶ֔ה וְעַל־ נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא דִּבְרֵ֖י גָּ֥ד הַחֹזֶֽה

וְדִבְרֵי֙  Now  the  acts 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
דָּוִ֣יד  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ  King 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים  first 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רִאשֹׁון  
Sense: first, primary, former.
וְהָאֲחרֹנִ֑ים  and  last 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: אַחֲרֹון  
Sense: behind, following, subsequent, western.
הִנָּ֣ם  indeed 
Parse: Interjection, third person masculine plural
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
כְּתוּבִ֗ים  they  [are]  written 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
דִּבְרֵי֙  the  book 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל  of  Samuel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמוּאֵל  
Sense: son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David.
הָרֹאֶ֔ה  the  seer 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וְעַל־  and  in 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
נָתָ֣ן  of  Nathan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָתָן  
Sense: a son of David by Bathsheba.
הַנָּבִ֔יא  the  prophet 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָבִיא  
Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
דִּבְרֵ֖י  the  book 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
גָּ֥ד  of  Gad 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גָּד  
Sense: seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and full brother of Asher.
הַחֹזֶֽה  the  seer 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹזֶה 
Sense: seer.