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1 Chronicles 28:2-9
2ThenDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965upon hisfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251, and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971: As for me, I had in myheartלְבָבִ֡יle.va.ViH3824tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129anhouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofrestמְנוּחָ֜הme.nu.ChahH4496for thearkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and for thefootstoolוְלַהֲדֹם֙ רַגְלֵ֣יve.la.ha.Dom rag.LeiH1916H7272of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and had madereadyוַהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיva.ha.khi.No.tiH3559for thebuildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129:
3ButGodוְהָאֱלֹהִים֙ve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidאָ֣מַר'A.marH559to me, Thou shalt notbuildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, because thou hast been amanאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמ֛וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421, and hastshedשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃sha.Fa.khe.taH8210bloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818.
4However theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֩'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478choseוַיִּבְחַ֡רvai.yiv.CharH977me before all thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1to bekingלְמֶ֤לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769: for he hathchosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063to be therulerלְנָגִ֔ידle.na.GidH5057; and of thehouseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1; and among thesonsוּבִבְנֵ֣יu.viv.NeiH1121of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1he tookpleasureרָצָ֔הra.TzahH7521in me to make mekingלְהַמְלִ֖יךְle.ham.LikhH4427over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
5And of all mysonsבָּנַ֔יba.NaiH1121, (for theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathgivenנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414memanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,) he hathchosenוַיִּבְחַר֙vai.yiv.CharH977Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣הbish.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121tositלָשֶׁ֗בֶתla.She.vetH3427upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֛אki.Se'H3678of thekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
6And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבִנְךָ֔vin.KhaH1121, he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129myhouseבֵיתִ֖יvei.TiH1004and mycourtsוַחֲצֵרוֹתָ֑יva.cha.tze.ro.TaiH2691: for I havechosenבָחַ֨רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977him to be mysonלְבֵ֔ןle.VenH1121, and I will be hisfatherלְאָֽב׃le.'AvH1.
7Moreover I willestablishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֖וֹmal.khu.ToH4438foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769, if he shall beconstantיֶחֱזַ֗קye.che.ZakH2388todoלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.
8Now therefore in thesightלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478thecongregationקְהַל־ke.hal-H6951of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and in theaudienceוּבְאָזְנֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,keepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104andseekוְדִרְשׁ֔וּve.dir.ShuH1875for all thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: that ye maypossessתִּֽירְשׁוּ֙ti.re.ShuH3423thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and leave it for aninheritanceוְהִנְחַלְתֶּ֛םve.hin.chal.TemH5157for yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֥םliv.nei.KhemH1121afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310youforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.
9And thou,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה־she.lo.moh-H8010mysonבְנִ֡יve.NiH1121,knowדַּע֩da'H3045thou theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, andserveוְעָבְדֵ֗הוּve.'a.ve.De.huH5647him with aperfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003heartבְּלֵ֤בbe.LevH3820and with awillingחֲפֵצָ֔הcha.fe.TzahH2655mindוּבְנֶ֣פֶשׁu.ve.Ne.feshH5315: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068searchethדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875allheartsלְבָבוֹת֙le.va.VotH3824, andunderstandethמֵבִ֑יןme.VinH995all theimaginationsיֵ֥צֶרYe.tzerH3336of thethoughtsמַחֲשָׁב֖וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284: if thou shaltseekתִּדְרְשֶׁ֙נּוּ֙tid.re.She.nuH1875him, he will befoundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672of thee; but if thou shaltforsakeתַּֽעַזְבֶ֖נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800him, he will cast theeoffיַזְנִיחֲךָ֥yaz.ni.cha.KhaH2186foreverלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.
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
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