I see that you've picked up the correct verse. Yes, all of the English
translations that I've seen follow the Vulgate and avoid the issue.
Yigal
----- Original Message -----
From: Maurice A. O'Sullivan
To: Yigal Levin
Cc: b-hebrew
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] 1 Chron 29:20 question
At 04:07 17/02/2005, Yigal Levin wrote:
There was no separation of church and state in the ancient world. It says
nothing of David "recieving
worship" of any kind.
Good point, Yigal -- and one which by Jerome's time had been overlooked,
since the Vulgate inserts "deinde" between God and king, perhaps sharing the
concern of the original poster?.
>> adoraverunt Deum et deinde regem " << is altogether more explicit
than PROSEKUNHSAN KURIWi KAI TWi BASILEI
Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros AT iol.ie