1 Chronicles 28:7

1 Chronicles 28:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
• New International Version (NIV)I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws, as is being done at this time.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’

Context of 1 Chronicles 28:7

5Of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons), He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him. I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as is done now.’ 8So now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek after all the commandments of the Lord your God so that you may possess the good land and bequeath it to your sons after you forever. 9“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

1 Chronicles 28:7 word by word

וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥י אֶת־מַלְכוּת֖וֹ עַד־לְעוֹלָ֑ם אִם־יֶחֱזַ֗ק לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת מִצְוֹתַ֥י וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• I will establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• his kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• foreverעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• ifאִם'im · ifH518
• he resolutelyחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• performsעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• My commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• and My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• is done nowיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 28:7

• Psalms 89:28My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him.
• Psalms 132:12If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”
• Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.
• 1 Chronicles 22:13Then you will prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.
• 1 Kings 6:12“Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in My statutes and execute My ordinances and keep all My commandments by walking in them, then I will carry out My word with you which I spoke to David your father.
• 1 Kings 9:4As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances,
• 1 Kings 11:9Now the Lord was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
• 1 Chronicles 28:10Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act.”
• Joshua 1:6Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
• 1 Kings 2:2“I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man.
• 1 Kings 8:61Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.”
• 1 Kings 11:4For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7If he be constant - The conditional character of the promise made to David, as to the continuance of his posterity on the Jewish throne (marginal reference; 2 Samuel 7:14), is now clearly declared.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-10David's first speech includes a message to his people (1 Chronicles 28:2–8) and a message to Solomon (28:9–10). The main focus is David's wish for Solomon to build a temple. David also discusses two other important themes: God's choice of Solomon and the people's duty to follow God's commandments.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments--The same condition is set before Solomon by God (1Ki 3:14; 9:4).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 28:7

• Blessing
• Contingencies
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Adonijah
• Constant; Constantly
• Gold
• Nathan (1)
• Temple
• Psalms, Book of
• commit, committed

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings