1 Chronicles 28:4

1 Chronicles 28:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
• New International Version (NIV)“Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the tribe of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me from all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. For he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father's house, and among my father's sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However the Lord God of Israel chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen Judah to be the ruler. And of the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel.

Context of 1 Chronicles 28:4

2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people; I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to build it. 3But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’ Yet, the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from all the household of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a leader; and in the house of Judah, my father’s house, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. 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 courtyards; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a Father to him.

1 Chronicles 28:4 word by word

וַיִּבְחַ֡ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵי֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל בִּ֜י מִכֹּ֣ל בֵּית־אָבִ֗י לִהְי֨וֹת לְמֶ֤לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְעוֹלָ֔ם כִּ֤י בִֽיהוּדָה֙ בָּחַ֣ר לְנָגִ֔יד וּבְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י וּבִבְנֵ֣י אָבִ֔י בִּ֣י רָצָ֔ה לְהַמְלִ֖יךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• Yet, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• choseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• me from allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• to be kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• to be a leaderנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
• and among the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• He tookרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• in me to makeמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 28:4

• 1 Samuel 16:6When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is standing before Him.”
• 2 Samuel 7:8Now then, this is what you shall say to My servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “I Myself took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel.
• Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
• Psalms 89:16In Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted.
• 1 Chronicles 5:2Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came the leader, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
• Genesis 49:8“As for you, Judah, your brothers shall praise you; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
• Psalms 60:7Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter.
• Psalms 108:8Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter.
• Hebrews 7:14For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses said nothing concerning priests.
• 1 Samuel 16:1Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”
• 1 Samuel 26:1Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not keeping himself hidden on the hill of Hachilah, which is opposite Jeshimon?”
• 1 Samuel 16:12So he sent word and brought him in. Now he was reddish, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”
• Psalms 18:19He also brought me out into an open place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.
• Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Over Israel for ever - The government should have no end, provided they continued to walk according to the commandments of God; see 1 Chronicles 28:7. The government, as referring to Christ, is, and will be, without end.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6the LORD...chose me...to be king over Israel forever: God's selection of David started with Judah (Genesis 49:8–12), reached its peak with David (1 Samuel 16:1–13), and continued with Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:5–6, 10). All later kings ruled because of God's promise to David.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. he hath chosen Solomon--The spirit of David's statement is this:--It was not my ambition, my valor, or my merit that led to the enthronement of myself and family; it was the grace of God which chose the tribe, the family, the person--myself in the first instance, and now Solomon, to whom, as the Lord's anointed, you are all bound to submit. Like that of Christ, of whom he was a type, the appointment of Solomon to the kingdom above all his brethren…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 28:4

• Government
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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