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David said to all the assembly, Now bless Yahweh your God. All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Yahweh, and the king.
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Worship God, Honor the King
Commentators address the potentially confusing phrase "worshipped the Lord, and the king." They clarify that two different types of honor are being shown. God receives religious worship, while the king receives civil reverence as God's earthly representative. As scholar John Gill notes, this was a customary way to show respect to monarchs in the ancient world, not an act of equating the king with God.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Worshipped the Lord, and the king - The same outward signs of reverence were accorded by the customs of the Jews (as with other Eastern nati…
19th Century
Anglican
The sacrificial feast and anointing of Solomon.
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Reformed Baptist
And David said to all the congregation Consisting of princes, captains, and officers, (1 Chronicles 28:1…
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