1 Chronicles 14 · Verse 2

1 Chronicles 14:2

And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
1 Chronicles 14:2, King James Version

1 Chronicles 14:2 in other translations

BSBAnd David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
WEBDavid perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted, for his people Israel’s sake.
ASVAnd David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel’s sake.
YLTAnd David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, because of the lifting up on high of his kingdom, for the sake of His people Israel.
DARBYAnd David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted, because of his people Israel.
BBEAnd David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel.
WebsterAnd David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted on high, because of his people Israel.

What does 1 Chronicles 14:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel--This is an important truth, that sovereigns are invested with royal honor and authority, not for their own sakes so much as for that of their people. But while it is true of all kings, it was especially applicable to the monarchs of Israel, and even David was made to know that all his glory and greatness were given only to fit him, as the minister of God, to execute the divine purposes towards the chosen people. 1Ch 14:3-7. His Wives.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

1 Chronicles 14:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'and he knewH3045
דָּוִ֔ידda.VidDavidH1732
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
הֱכִינ֧וֹhe.khi.Nohe had appointed himH3559
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhto kingH4428
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
נִשֵּׂ֤אתni.Set[was] exaltedH5375
לְמַ֙עְלָה֙le.Ma'.lah<to> upwards <towards>H4605
מַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.Tokingdom hisH4438
בַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.Vurfor sake ofH5668
עַמּ֥וֹa.Mopeople hisH5971
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \פYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 14:2

  • Psalms 89:20-37

    I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. …

  • Numbers 24:7

    He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

  • Esther 4:14

    For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

  • 1 Kings 10:9

    Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

  • 2 Samuel 7:16

    And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  • Daniel 2:30

    But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

  • 2 Chronicles 2:11

    Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.

  • 1 Chronicles 17:17

    And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.

  • Isaiah 1:25-27

    And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city. Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

  • 2 Samuel 7:8

    Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
17:17; 2Sa 7:16; Ps 89:20-37
his kingdom.
Nu 24:7; 2Sa 7:8
because.
1Ki 10:9; 2Ch 2:11; Es 4:14; Isa 1:25-27; Da 2:30

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 14:1

    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

  • 1 Chronicles 14:2

    And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

  • 1 Chronicles 14:3

    And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.

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1 Chronicles 14:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y entendió David que Jehová lo había confirmado por rey sobre Israel, y que había ensalzado su reino sobre su pueblo Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David connut que l’ Éternel l’avait établi roi sur Israël, car son royaume était haut élevé à cause de son peuple Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und David erkannte, daß Jehova ihn zum König über Israel bestätigt hatte; denn sein Königreich war hoch erhoben um seines Volkes Israel willen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cognovitque David quod confirmasset eum Dominus in regem super Israël, et sublevatum esset regnum suum super populum ejus Israël.