For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
- KJV For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
- NKJV For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
- NASB For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of pure gold on his head.
- NLT You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head.
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Quick answer
God meets the king with rich blessings and crowns him with fine gold. The Lord himself bestows honor and royal dignity.
Overview
God comes to the king bearing 'blessings of goodness' and sets a golden crown upon him, an act of divine coronation and favor. The king's glory is entirely a gift from God. This points to Christ, crowned with glory and honor by the Father after his saving work (Heb 2:9).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- 2 Sam 12:30Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- 1 Chr 20:2Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
- Ps 59:10My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
- Ps 31:19How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
- Rom 11:35“Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”
- Heb 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
- Rev 19:12He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
- Job 41:11Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.
- 2 Sam 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
- 1 Sam 16:13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
- Rom 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- Ps 18:18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
- 2 Chr 6:41Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
- 2 Sam 2:4Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
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