What Does 1 Chronicles 29:30 Mean?
With all his reign and his might, and the times that crossed over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the lands.
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King James Version
With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.THE KEY
Time does not simply surround a reign; it passes over the ruler, the people, and every kingdom.
THE MEANING
Your authority and strength unfold inside times that pass over you. The same movement passes over your people and every kingdom, placing private life and public power within change.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The belief that holding power or strength means you can stand outside change.
THE ROOT
עָבְרוּ
ʿāverū
GROWS FROM
עבר
to cross over, pass over, or pass through
“crossed over” in this verse is ʿāverū. The verse makes time itself an actor: the times cross over the ruler, Israel, and the kingdoms. The root places every reign within passage; no ruler stands above the movement of time.
ALSO GROWS
ʿāvar: Cross, pass over, or pass through
עָבַר
This is the verb used for the times moving over the ruler and the kingdoms.
maʿavār: A passage, crossing, or place of crossing
מַעֲבָר
This branch makes the verse’s image tangible: time carries ruler and kingdom through a passage they do not control.
מַלְכוּתוֹ
malkhuto
GROWS FROM
מלך
to reign or be king
“reign / kingdoms” in this verse is malkhuto. The verse uses the same root family for the ruler’s reign and the many kingdoms. It widens the frame from one person’s rule to every expression of kingship, all held within passing time.
ALSO GROWS
melekh: A king or ruler
מֶלֶךְ
The king is the person whose reign is being measured against the times that pass over him.
mālaḵ: To reign or rule as king
מָלַךְ
This verb shares the seed of both the ruler’s reign and the kingdoms named in the verse.
mamlāḵāh: A kingdom or realm of rule
מַמְלָכָה
This branch shows that the verse’s sweep reaches every realm built around kingship.
THE PATTERN
Every human authority and generation moves through time’s changing seasons; no reign is outside that passage.
And he changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings and raises up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who know understanding.One generation walks away, and another generation comes, but the earth stands for ages.For all flesh is as grass, and all its weight is as the blossom of grass. The grass dries, and the blossom falls.THE THREAD
For a thousand years in your eyes are like yesterday, when it passes over, and like a night watch.The Hebrew word translated “is past” shares the root עבר (ʿāvar, to pass over) with “went over” in this verse. Both images place human measures of time inside a crossing that carries rulers, kingdoms, and even a thousand years beyond their grasp.
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