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Chronicles 1:11David’s thanksgiving psalm
Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
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Interpretation

Scripture invites a seek face that is worked out in solitude and community in Chronicles 1:11—look for "seek" and "yahweh". Choose seek face in the use of resources—season power with mercy.

Context

Chronicles speaks here as biblical literature writing, developing seek face. Read in Chronicles 1, its force becomes clearer. Listen for “seek” alongside “yahweh”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Early attribution points to Ezra (trad.) for 1 Chronicles. Academic consensus for 1 Chronicles tends toward: Chronicler; post‑exilic retelling of Israel’s history.. Scholars commonly date 1 Chronicles Post‑exilic period.. The setting is the David’s thanksgiving psalm (law/history). Covenant History is especially relevant in this line.

More details
Traditional:Ezra (trad.)
Modern scholarship:Chronicler; post‑exilic retelling of Israel’s history.
Date:Post‑exilic period.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in more than 5,800 manuscripts, exceeding other ancient writings in manuscript count. 2nd-3rd century papyri like P46, P66, P75 provide text roughly 100-150 years after composition. Major uncial codices (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, 4th century) contain complete or near-complete texts. The Byzantine text family represents the majority of later manuscripts. Textual variants exist but are mostly minor: word order, articles, spelling. No central Christian doctrine depends on any disputed text. Modern critical editions compare all manuscript families to determine the most probable original wording reading.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46