1 Chronicles 28:4

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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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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According to the prophecy of Jacob, Gen. 49:8.

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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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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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(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.)

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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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.

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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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.

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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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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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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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.

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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General Information:

David continues speaking to the Israelites.

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"

translationWords

ancestor

family

eternity

Judah

household

son

Solomon

throne

kingdom of God

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