1 Chronicles 29:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.”
1 Chronicles 29:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 29:15 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Chronicles 29:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Chronicles 29:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For we are strangers before you and foreigners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no remaining.”
1 Chronicles 29:15 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 29:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding. ”
1 Chronicles 29:15 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 29:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for sojourners we <FI>are<Fi> before Thee, and settlers, like all our fathers; as a shadow <FI>are<Fi> our days on the land, and there is none abiding.”
1 Chronicles 29:15 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 29:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no hope [of life]. ”
1 Chronicles 29:15 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 29:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For we are stragers before thee, and soiourners, like all our fathers: our dayes are like ye shadowe vpon the earth, and there is none abiding.”
1 Chronicles 29:15 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 29:15 in Context — 1 Chronicles 29
13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
14 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.
15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
16 O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
What Does 1 Chronicles 29:15 Mean?
1 Chronicles 29:15 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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