World English Bible · The united kingdom
1 Chronicles 16
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They brought in ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and before . When had finished the burnt offering and the , he the people in name. He gave to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a of meat, and a cake of raisins. He appointed some of the to minister before ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to , the of Israel: the chief, and second to him , then , , , , Eliab, , , and , with stringed instruments and with harps; and with cymbals, sounding aloud; with and the priests with continually, before the of . Then on that day first ordained giving of thanks to by the hand of and his brothers. Oh give thanks to . Call on his name. Make what he has done known among the peoples. Sing to him. Sing to him. Tell of all his marvelous works. in his name. Let of those who seek rejoice. Seek and his strength. Seek more. Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and of his , you of Israel his servant, you children of , his chosen ones. He is our . His judgments are in all the earth. Remember his , the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, which he made with , his to . He confirmed it to for a , and to Israel for an , saying, "I will give you the land of , The lot of your ," when you were but men in number, yes, very few, and in it. They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people. He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes, "Don't touch my ones! Do my no harm!" , all the earth! Display his from day to day. Declare his among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples. For great is , and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but made . and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place. Ascribe to , you families of the peoples, ascribe to and strength! Ascribe to the due to his name. Bring an , and come before him. in array. Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it can't be moved. Let be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say among the nations, " reigns!" Let the sea roar, and its fullness! Let the field exult, and all that is in it! Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before , for he comes to judge the earth. Oh give thanks to , for he is good, for his endures . Say, " us, of our ! Gather us together and us from the nations, to give thanks to your name, to triumph in your ." be , the of Israel, from even to . All the people said, "," and praised . So he left and his brothers there before the , to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required; and with their sixty-eight relatives; also the son of and to be doorkeepers; and the priest and his brothers the priests, before in the that was at , to offer burnt offerings to on the of burnt offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in law, which he commanded to Israel; and with them and and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to , because his endures ; and with them and with and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of , and the sons of to be at the . All the people departed, each man to his house; and returned to his house.
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The world at this moment · The united kingdom, 1050 BC to 931 BC ›
Saul, David, and Solomon. A rare window when both Egypt and Mesopotamia are weak, which is how a small kingdom in the corridor between them could briefly become a regional power.
- The power vacuum
- This is the whole political explanation for the united kingdom. Egypt is fragmented, Assyria is recovering but still local, the Hittites are gone, and nobody is in a position to object to a strong state in the corridor. It lasts about a century, and Israel's golden age fits exactly inside it.
- Phoenicia
- Tyre under Hiram is the commercial power of the coast, and supplies the cedar, the craftsmen, and the shipping for Solomon's building programme. The alliance is trade, not charity: Israel had grain and a land route, Tyre had timber and ships.
- Egypt
- Weak enough that a pharaoh gives a daughter in marriage to an Israelite king, which is the opposite of Egyptian practice in stronger centuries. Late in the era it recovers under a new house, and Shishak will invade within five years of Solomon's death.
- Further afield
- Greece is still in its dark age but beginning to recover, and will adopt the Phoenician alphabet within a century or two. Carthage is founded by settlers from Tyre by tradition in 814 BC. In the Americas the Olmec centre shifts to La Venta.