1 Chronicles, Songs of David's House (1 Chronicles 1:1-29:30)

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1 Chronicles, Songs of David's House

1 Chronicles 1:1-29:30

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1 Chronicles 1:1-29:30

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This song belongs to the 1 Chronicles collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

Bible book: 1 Chronicles
Collection: 1 Chronicles
Musical styles: Cinematic Soundtrack

The names, the King, the Ark, and the House of God Name after name, the scrolls still speak From Adam's dust to Judah's seed The crown fell low, the tribes drew near And David rose in holy fear Bring up the ark, lift up the song The Lord remembered His people so long Remember the house, remember the name The promise still stands through sorrow and flame The Levites came with the reverend hands The trumpets cried through all the land David bowed beneath the blade And cried for mercy where he prayed At Ornan's floor, the altar burned The wrath was stayed, the people turned The place of fear, the place of flame Became the ground to bear his name Bring up the ark, lift up the song The Lord remembered his people so long Prepare the house, prepare the throne The work is his, the name alone Solomon, rise Be strong, take heart The house is his The work shall start

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Named in this songAdam David Solomon

About the passage

1 Chronicles 1: Before there was an Israel

The Book of 1 Chronicles opens before Israel, kingship, or even Abraham. A spare chain of names runs from Adam to Noah, then spreads through the families of Japheth, Ham, and Shem until descent begins to function almost like a map of the peoples surrounding Israel. The register then narrows toward Abraham, but Ishmael and Keturah's descendants remain on the page before Isaac's line takes priority. Esau and Seir likewise receive substantial attention, and Edom's kings appear before Israel has a king of its own. The chapter is selective at every stage, yet its selection does not erase neighboring branches. Its destination will eventually be David, but its opening insists that the royal line belongs within a human and regional history much older and wider than the throne.

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1 Chronicles 2: Judah's family is larger than the royal line

Israel's twelve sons appear briefly before Judah fills most of the chapter, yet the expanded Judah register refuses to become a polished royal pedigree. Er's wickedness remains visible, Tamar remains essential, and Achar is remembered through the trespass that troubled Israel. The line toward David is important, but so are David's sisters and the family ties that explain later military figures. Other branches lead toward Bezaleel, Gilead, childless households, an Egyptian servant who becomes a son-in-law, settlements, and scribal families. Women, marriages, occupations, and towns keep breaking the simple father-to-son rhythm. The result is a genealogy that establishes royal ancestry while showing how much larger Judah is than the throne. The crown comes from one line inside a complicated tribal network, not from a sanitized chain of isolated men.

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1 Chronicles 3: The royal line outlives the throne

David's household is arranged first by the two cities of his reign, Hebron and Jerusalem, and then narrowed into the succession of Judah's kings. Mothers, brothers, and Tamar keep the palace visible as a family before the genealogy becomes a royal line. That royal sequence compresses reigns of very different character into the same father-to-son formula, showing that descent records continuity rather than equal moral approval. The decisive turn comes after Jeconiah. The monarchy collapses, yet the names continue through Zerubbabel and later generations. The throne is no longer the form of the list, but the family has not disappeared. 1 Chronicles thus separates the endurance of David's line from the uninterrupted possession of royal power. Several relationships remain compressed or difficult, but the larger continuity does not depend on forcing every detail into artificial certainty.

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