1 Chronicles 28:5

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.

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מַלְכ֥וּת

malkûwth

H4438

“kingdom of”

Noun, Common, Feminine, Singular, Construct

Appears 91× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears at Numbers 24:7

Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H4427

TWOT: 1199e

royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power - royal power, dominion - reign - kingdom, realm

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

18: words
13: distinct lemmas
Historical: section

Grammatical profile

3 verbs
10 nouns
1 adjective
3 prepositions
1 conjunction

Verb forms

נָ֥תַן Qal · Perfect
וַיִּבְחַר֙ Qal · Sequential Imperfect
לָשֶׁ֗בֶת Qal · Infinitive Construct

Repetition

Words recur within this verse — often emphatic in Hebrew:

בָּנַ֔י son H1121 ×3
יְהוָ֑ה LORD H3068 ×2
עַל upon H5921 ×2

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In English translation the verse runs 29 words from the Hebrew and 33 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.

A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.

Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.

In the original languages it is 18 Hebrew tokens and 27 Greek tokens — but the two are counted differently (Hebrew bundles its prefixes and suffixes into one token; the Greek is in lemma form), so that isn’t a like-for-like length.

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to 1 Chronicles 28:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

1 Chronicles 3:1–9 Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;
1 Chronicles 23:1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
1 Chronicles 22:9–10 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days:
1 Chronicles 14:3–7 David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David became the father of more sons and daughters.
1 Chronicles 17:14 but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.
1 Chronicles 29:1 David the king said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.
1 Chronicles 29:23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
2 Chronicles 1:8–9 Solomon said to God, You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

Psalms 72:1–20 God, give the king your justice; Your righteousness to the royal son.
Isaiah 9:6–7 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

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These are two independent witnesses, not word-aligned to each other, and the Septuagint is shown in lemma (dictionary) form.

Hebrew 1 Chronicles 28:5 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וּמִכָּ֨ל בָּנַ֔י כִּ֚י רַבִּ֣ים בָּנִ֔ים נָ֥תַן לִ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּבְחַר֙ בִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בְנִ֔י לָשֶׁ֗בֶת עַל כִּסֵּ֛א מַלְכ֥וּת יְהוָ֖ה עַל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX 1 Chronicles 28:5 Septuagint · lemma form

καί ἀπό πᾶς ὁ υἱός ἐγώ ὅτι πολύς υἱός δίδωμι ἐγώ κύριος ἐκλέγω ἐν σαλωμών ὁ υἱός ἐγώ καταἵζω αὐτός ἐπί θρόνος βασιλεία κύριος ἐπί ὁ ἰσραήλ

And of all my sons, (for the Lord has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son, to set him on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) (Public Domain). How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Commentary

Notes on 1 Chronicles 28:5 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

1Ch 28:5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

Ver. 5. For the Lord hath given me many sorts.] Nineteen we read of {1Ch 3:1-9}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(5) Many sons.—See 1Ch_3:1-9, where nineteen are mentioned by name, “besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.”

He hath chosen.—Heb., then he chose, the construction being changed after the parenthesis.

Solomon my son.—The son who has the best right to the name. (Comp. 1Ch_22:10.)

The throne of the kingdom of the Lord.—This expression is unique in the Old Testament. (Comp. 1Ch_29:23; 1Ch_17:14.) It brings out into strong relief the idea that the Israelite monarchy was only a vicegerency; not David nor Solomon, but Jehovah being the true and only King. (Comp. Gideon’s reply to the offer of the crown, Jdg_8:23; 1Sa_8:7; 1Sa_12:12.)

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

5. many sons] Cp. 1Ch_3:1-9.

he hath chosen Solomon] The earlier histories (Samuel, Kings) do not say that God chose Solomon as David’s successor; but compare 2Sa_12:24-25; 1Ki_1:11-14.

the throne of the kingdom of the Lord] Cp. 1Ch_29:23, the throne of the Lord. The Chronicler speaks as one who regards the king as the deputy of the Lord.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

And of all my sons, for the Lord hath given me many sons,.... Whose names, and the order of their birth, may be read in Ch1 3:1.

he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel; to be his successor in it: this he says to observe to them, that this was not merely his own will and choice, nor the fruit and effect of a fond affection to Solomon; nor was it barely in pursuance of a promise made to Bathsheba, she had obtained of him; but it was according to the will and appointment of God, and therefore to be the more regarded.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

My son, by the mouth of Nathan, 2 Kings vii. 13. (Menochius) --- Solomon was a figure of Christ, and his dignity was predicted, chap. xvii. 11., and 3 Kings i. 13. (Calmet)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Matthew Poole's English Annotations

It is not my fancy or fond affection, but God’s express will, that Solomon should be preferred before his elder brethren; and therefore all of you are obliged to submit to him, and accept of him as your king by Divine appointment.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Keil & Delitzsch

C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch

And of all my sons, for the Lord hath given me many sons,.... Whose names, and the order of their birth, may be read in Ch1 3:1.

he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel; to be his successor in it: this he says to observe to them, that this was not merely his own will and choice, nor the fruit and effect of a fond affection to Solomon; nor was it barely in pursuance of a promise made to Bathsheba, she had obtained of him; but it was according to the will and appointment of God, and therefore to be the more regarded.

Keil & Delitzsch — Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament (1861–1891) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API. (Old Testament only.)

Lesson kit

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1 Chronicles, in the Historical, opens this verse with 18 words (13 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is malkûwth (“kingdom”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

How does “kingdom” (malkûwth) shape what this verse is saying?
1 Chronicles 3:1–9 shares this passage’s theme. How do the two illuminate each other?
“son” occurs 3× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
The verb «נָ֥תַן» is Qal Perfect. How does its form color the action?
Reading how Trapp's Complete Commentary and Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

This verse counts 18 Hebrew ↔ 27 Greek words.
These translations choose different wording for 9 words in this verse.
“son” occurs 3× in this single verse.
13 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 18 words in this verse.