1 Chronicles 28 · Verse 2

1 Chronicles 28:2

Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: 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:
1 Chronicles 28:2, King James Version

1 Chronicles 28:2 in other translations

BSBThen King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
WEBThen David the king stood up on his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the LORD’s covenant, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.
ASVThen David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
YLTAnd David the king riseth on his feet, and saith, ‘Hear me, my brethren and my people, I--with my heart--to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God, and I prepared to build,
DARBYAnd king David stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people! I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and for the footstool of our God, and I have prepared to build.
BBEThen David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.
WebsterThen David the king stood upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a 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:

What does 1 Chronicles 28:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Hear me, my brethren, and my people--This was the style of address becoming a constitutional king of Israel (De 17:20; 1Sa 30:23; 2Sa 5:1). I had in mine heart--I proposed, or designed. to build an house of rest--a solid and permanent temple. for the footstool of our God--God seated between the cherubim, at the two extremities of the ark, might be said to be enthroned in His glory, and the coverlet of the ark to be His footstool. and had made ready for the building--The immense treasures which David had amassed and the elaborate preparations he had made, would have been amply sufficient for the erection of the temple of which he presented the model to Solomon.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 David - stood up upon his feet - He was now very old, and chiefly confined to his bed, (see 1Kgs 1:47); and while he was addressing his son Solomon, he continued on the bed; but when all the principal nobles of his kingdom came before him he received strength to arise and address them, standing on his feet.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 28:1-10

During David's last sickness, many chief priests and Levites were at Jerusalem. Finding himself able, David spoke of his purpose to build a temple for God, and of God's disallowing that purpose. He opened to them God's gracious purposes concerning Solomon. David charged them to cleave stedfastly to God and their duty. We cannot do our work as we should, unless we put on resolution, and fetch in strength from Divine…

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1 Chronicles 28:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965
דָּוִ֤ידda.VidDavidH1732
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
עַל\־'al-onH5921
רַגְלָ֔יוrag.Lavfeet hisH7272
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.nilisten to meH8085
אַחַ֣י'a.ChaiO brothers myH251
וְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.Miand people myH5971
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
עִם\־'im-[was] withH5973
לְבָבִ֡יle.va.Viheart myH3824
לִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtto buildH1129
בֵּ֨יתbeita house ofH1004
מְנוּחָ֜הme.nu.ChahrestH4496
לַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.Ronfor [the] ark ofH727
בְּרִית\־be.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלַהֲדֹם֙ve.la.ha.Domand to [the] footstool ofH1916
רַגְלֵ֣יrag.Lei[the] feet ofH7272
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
וַהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיva.ha.khi.No.tiand I preparedH3559
לִבְנֽוֹת\׃liv.Notto buildH1129

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 28:2

  • Isaiah 66:1

    Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

  • Psalms 99:5

    Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.

  • Lamentations 2:1

    How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!

  • 1 Chronicles 17:1-2

    Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.

  • Deuteronomy 17:20

    That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:31

    And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest.

  • Psalms 22:22

    I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

  • Deuteronomy 17:15

    Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:2-5

    And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • 1 Kings 1:47

    And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

  • 1 Kings 8:17-18

    And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

  • Genesis 48:2

    And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
stood up.
Ge 48:2; 1Ki 1:47
my brethren.
11:1-3; De 17:15,20; Ps 22:22; Heb 2:11,12
I had in mine heart.
17:1,2; 2Sa 7:1,2; 1Ki 8:17,18
rest.
6:31; Ps 132:3-8,14
the footstool.
Ps 99:5; 132:7; Isa 66:1; La 2:1; Ac 7:49
had made ready.
18:7-11; 22:2-5,14

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 28:1

    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 over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:2

    Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: 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:

  • 1 Chronicles 28:3

    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.

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1 Chronicles 28:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y levantándose el rey David, puesto en pie dijo: Oidme, hermanos míos, y pueblo mío. Yo tenía en propósito edificar una casa, para que en ella reposara el arca del pacto de Jehová, y para el estrado de los pies de nuestro Dios; y había ya aprestado todo para edificar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi David se leva sur ses pieds, et dit: Écoutez-moi, mes frères et mon peuple! J’avais dans le cœur de bâtir une maison de repos pour l’arche de l’alliance de l’ Éternel, et pour le marchepied des pieds de notre Dieu; et j’ai fait des préparatifs pour bâtir.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König David erhob sich auf seine Füße und sprach: Höret mich, meine Brüder und mein Volk! Ich hatte in meinem Herzen, ein Haus der Ruhe zu bauen für die Lade des Bundes Jehovas und für den Schemel der Füße unseres Gottes; und ich schickte mich an zu bauen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque surrexisset rex, et stetisset, ait: Audite me, fratres mei et populus meus: cogitavi ut ædificarem domum, in qua requiesceret arca fœderis Domini, et scabellum pedum Dei nostri: et ad ædificandum, omnia præparavi.