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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 28 David, having convened the principal men of the nation, declared Solomon his successor, whom God had chosen both to be king, and to build the temple, 1 Chronicles 28:1, and exhorted both them and him to serve the Lord, and build an house for him, 1 Chronicles 28:8, then gave Solomon the pattern of it, and an account...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes,.... Whose names are given in 1 Chronicles 27:16 and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course; monthly, each having 24,000 men under him, whose names are expressed, 1 Chronicles 27:2 and the captains over the thousands; of which there were twenty...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
The account we have of David's exit, in the beginning of the first book of Kings, does not make his sun nearly so bright as that given in this and the following chapter, where we have his solemn farewell both to his son and his subjects, and must own that he finished well. In this chapter we have, I. A general convention of the states summoned to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards ever all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then David the king stood up upon his feet,.... Rose from the bed or couch on which he lay, as Kimchi thinks, being somewhat recovered of his paralytic disorder, and being willing to exert himself on this occasion; or he rose up from the seat or throne, on which he before sat, in honour to this august assembly before him, and that he might be the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, He was ill, and obliged to keep his bed; but; he left his couch for this solemn occasion. He did not even remain seated, although extremely weak; but he stood up upon his feet. 1Ch_28:2. And said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: Those who read carefully will notice the sweetness of David’s style now...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: but God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. Admire the frankness of David in telling the people what...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But God said unto me, thou shalt not build an house for my name,.... This he said by Nathan the prophet, 2 Samuel 7:5 because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood: see 1 Chronicles 22:8.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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 1 Samuel 16:10, and that for ever, for a long time, as long as he lived; or rather in his posterity for many...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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: He delights to dwell upon the election of God. It was not by the right...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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 1 Chronicles 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. David seems to harp upon this sweet string of the divine choice. I wonder that so many good people are afraid of this blessed doctrine. They fight shy of it; they seem to run away at the very...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto me, Solomon that son, he shall build my house,.... See 2 Samuel 7:13 and my courts; in the house or temple: for I have chosen him to be my son; predestinated him to the adoption of children, Ephesians 1:5 and I will be his father; see 2 Samuel 7:14.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chose him to be my son, and I will be his father. Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Moreover, I will establish his kingdom for ever,.... The same is said in 2 Samuel 7:13 if he be constant to do my commandments, and my judgments, as at this day; if he continued in the observance of them, as he had begun, and went on in until that day; this is added here, and was not spoken by Nathan, when what goes before was; for Solomon was not...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of the Lord,.... Whom this assembly represented: and in the audience of our God; before him, as Jarchi, in whose presence they were, and who heard and saw all that passed, and to whom David appeals as a witness; the Targum is, "before the Word of the Lord.'' before whom all things are...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And thou, Solomon my son,.... Who was present in this assembly, and presented to them by David as his successor, and their future king: and having addressed them, he turns himself to him, and exhorts him, saying, know thou the God of thy father; who was his Father and covenant God, and whom he served and worshipped, and who had bestowed upon him...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, God is very dear to us; but perhaps under no aspect is he more tenderly near us than as the God of our father: “My son, know thou the God of thy father.” 1Ch_28:9. And serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Take heed now,.... Of offending God by forsaking him; or see, consider, and observe now what he was further about to say to him, concerning the building of the temple, as follows: for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary; a temple for the ark, called the sanctuary, Numbers 7:9 the Targum is, the Word of the Lord hath...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. It is fine to hear this old man, in his weakness, stirring up the young man. We generally expect to see the youths full of zeal, and the old men somewhat slow; but grace can turn the tables against nature. Here the old man, feeble as to his...