2 Chronicles 29:29 - Exposition

Bowed ; Hebrew, כָּרְעוּ . Of the force and forcibleness of the verb hero employed an idea may be obtained from comparison of Genesis 49:9 ; Numbers 24:9 ; 5:27 ; 7:6 ; 1 Kings 19:18 . Worshipped ; Hebrew, יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ . This verb, on the other hand, proclaims the force, not of the posture of the body merely, but rather of the mind, in the rising degrees of respect, reverence, allegiance, and the worship of profound adoration paid to him, who is "God over all, blessed for evermore." The scene imaged in this description is indeed splint-stirring, in a high degree.