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.
• 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.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)And if he continues to obey my commands and regulations as he does now, I will make his kingdom last forever.’

Context of 1 Chronicles 28:7

5Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many—he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6He said to me: ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws, as is being done at this time.’ 8“So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel and of the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God: Be careful to follow all the commands of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance to your descendants forever. 9“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover I will establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• his kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• if he be constantחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• my commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• and my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• as at this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 28:7

• Psalms 89:28I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.
• Psalms 132:12If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.”
• Daniel 2:44“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.
• 1 Chronicles 22:13Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
• 1 Kings 6:12“As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father.
• 1 Kings 9:4“As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws,
• 1 Kings 11:9The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had 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 as the sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.”
• Joshua 1:6Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.
• 1 Kings 2:2“I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man,
• 1 Kings 8:61And may your hearts be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.”
• 1 Kings 11:4As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully 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