And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
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Gill's Exposition
And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord,.... David and the congregation:
and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the morrow after that day; not having time enough on that day to perform,…
Barnes' Notes
Worshipped the Lord, and the king - The same outward signs of reverence were accorded by the customs of the Jews (as of the Oriental nations generally) to God and to their monarchs (see 1Ki 1:31). But…
Adam Clarke
Worshipped the Lord, and the king - They did reverence to God as the supreme Ruler, and to the king as his deputy.
We have here,
I. The solemn address which David made to God upon occasion of the noble subscriptions of the princes towards the building of the temple (Ch1 29:10): Wherefore David blessed the Lord,…
The Great Rejoicing
20. worshipped i.e. prostrated themselves.
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