1 Chronicles 29:29 (YLT)

Passage

And the matters of David the king, the first and the last, lo, they are written beside the matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the matters of Gad the seer,

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:27 and the days that he hath reigned over Israel <FI>are<Fi> forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three;

1 Chronicles 29:28 and he dieth in a good old age, satisfied with days, riches, and honour, and reign doth Solomon his son in his stead.

1 Chronicles 29:29 And the matters of David the king, the first and the last, lo, they are written beside the matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the matters of Gad the seer,

1 Chronicles 29:30 with all his reign, and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all kingdoms of the lands.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "matters", "david", "king", "first", "last", "written", and "beside". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "matters" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "and he dieth in a good old..." into verse 30's "with all his reign and his might...", so "matters" and "david" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "matters" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.