However Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
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However Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
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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:
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Howbeit the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; for He hath chosen Judah to be prince, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 28:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 16:1 Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you 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; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”
- 1 Chronicles 5:2 For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s)—
- 1 Samuel 16:6-13 When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.” But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.” Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.” Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.” Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen these.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your children here?” He said, “There remains yet the youngest. Behold, he is keeping the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.” He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. Yahweh said, “Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.” Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
- Genesis 49:8-10 “Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you. Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up? The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.
- 2 Samuel 7:8-16 Now therefore tell my servant David this, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel. I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth. I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more. The children of wickedness will not afflict them any more, as at the first, and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Yahweh tells you that Yahweh will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
- 1 Chronicles 17:23 Now, Yahweh, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as you have spoken.
- 1 Chronicles 17:27 Now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”
- 1 Samuel 26:1 The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”
- Psalms 18:19 He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
- Psalms 60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.
- Psalms 78:68-72 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever. He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds; from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance. So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
- Psalms 89:16-27 In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted. For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted. For our shield belongs to Yahweh, our king to the Holy One of Israel. Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people. I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil, with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him. No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him. I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him. But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted. I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers. He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- Psalms 108:8 Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.
- Psalms 147:10-11 He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
- Hebrews 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain According to the prophecy of Jacob, Gen. 49:8.
According to the prophecy of Jacob, Gen. 49:8.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 28:4 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose…
1Ch 28:4 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:
Ver. 4. To be king over Israel for ever.] That is, For a long time; and in regard of Christ, for ever. See Luk 1:32-33.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Howbeit, the Lord God of Israel chose me before…
Howbeit, the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever,.... Passing by all his brethren who were elder than he, he pitched upon him, and ordered him to be anointed king of Israel, see Sa1 16:10, and that for ever, for a long time, as long as he lived; or rather in his posterity for many years to come, and best of all in his antitype Christ, the son of David, see Luk 1:32.
for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; the tribe of Judah to be the seat of government, and one out of that tribe to be the chief ruler, see Ch1 5:2.
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and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; out of that tribe he chose his father's family, to take from thence one to be king of Israel:
and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel; though the youngest of them, Sa1 16:11, this was his will and pleasure.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 4. Over Israel for ever] The government should…
Verse 4. Over Israel for ever] The government should have no end, provided they continued to walk according to the commandments of God; see 1Ch 28:7. The government, as referring to Christ, is, and will be, without end.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Ever; for a long time, and to leave the…
Ever; for a long time, and to leave the throne to my posterity for many ages, and to the Messias for ever. This expression is not always to be taken in its rigour. (Calmet) --- Princes. Hebrew, "prince, or the ruler." (Haydock) --- This tribe had long possessed the greatest power, (Calmet) and the promise of the sceptre, Genesis xlix. (Worthington) --- The phrase often denotes a long time, but it is best understood of Christ. (Du Hamel)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain he hath chosen Solomon--The spirit of David's statement is…
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 was frequently pre-intimated (Ch1 17:12; Ch1 22:9; Sa2 7:12-14; Sa2 12:24-25; Kg1 1:13).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. before all the house] R.V. out of all…
4. before all the house] R.V. out of all the house. See 1Sa_16:1-13.
king … for ever] i.e. the kingdom is to abide with David and his descendants.
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ruler] R.V. prince; Hebrew nâgîd. Cp. 1Ch_5:2 (A.V. “chief ruler,” R.V. “prince”).
he liked me] R.V. he took pleasure in me.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me.—Comp.…
(4) Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me.—Comp. 1Ch_11:2 and Notes. The Divine election of David preludes that of Solomon (1Ch_28:5).
For he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler.—Better, For Judah it was that he chose for prince (nâgîd), and in the house of Judah, my father’s house. (Comp. 1Ch_5:2 and Notes.)
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And among the sons of my father he liked me.—The expression is scarcely adequate. The verb in the Hebrew is râçâh, which answers to the Hellenistic εύδοκεῖν, “to be satisfied, well pleased with.” Translate, therefore, “It was I in whom He took pleasure.”(Comp. Pro_3:12.) David uses of himself the very phrase which the Divine voice spoke from heaven at the baptism of the Son of David, the true King of Israel and of mankind (Mat_3:17).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 4-7. David mentions himself as the elect of…
Vers. 4-7. David mentions himself as the elect of God among all the members of his father"s family, and from thence is led to trace the call from the first, by the following steps: The tribe of Judah (Gen_49:8; 1Ch_5:2) the house of Jesse; (1Sa_16:1) thirdly, of himself; (1Sa_16:13) and lastly of Solomon (1Ch_22:9, 10 17:11-14; 2Sa_7:12-16) The exact time and method of David"s receiving the identification of Solomon as the son to succeed him, is nowhere given. The throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. This expression, not found in its entirety elsewhere, is an emphatic statement here of the true theocracy, which should have ever prevailed among the people of Israel, and which is now paralleled by the kingship of the Lord in his own Church. (1Ch_17:14 1Ch_29:23) The solemn and most distinct proviso, If he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day, reminds us of Psa_132:12. This proviso is emphatically presented again to the attention of Solomon, when the time comes for the direct appeal of God to him. (1Ki_3:14 1Ki_8:61 1Ki_9:4)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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David continues speaking to the Israelites.
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chose me ... to be king over Israel forever
One possible meaning is that here David is a metonym for David and his descendants who will rule Israel forever. AT: "chose me and my descendants ... to be kings over Israel forever" Another is that David will continue to be the king of Israel after he is resurrected from the dead. (See: Metonymy)
all Israel
"the whole land of Israel" or "all the Israelites"
to sit on the throne of
Here "to sit on the throne" means to rule as king. AT: "to rule over" or "to be the king of" (See: Metonymy)
the kingdom of Yahweh, over Israel
"Israel, which is Yahweh's kingdom"
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family
eternity
Judah
household
son
Solomon
throne
kingdom of God
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 28:4-6 the Lord . . . has chosen me…
28:4-6 the Lord . . . has chosen me . . . to be king over Israel forever: God’s selection of David actually began with Judah (Gen 49:8-12), culminated with David (1 Sam 16:1-13), and continued with Solomon (1 Chr 28:5-6, 10). All subsequent kings reigned by virtue of God’s promise to David.
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