1 Chronicles 28 · Verse 4

1 Chronicles 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:
1 Chronicles 28:4, King James Version

1 Chronicles 28:4 in other translations

BSBYet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
WEBHowever the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
ASVHowbeit Jehovah, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;
YLT‘And Jehovah, God of Israel, doth fix on me out of all the house of my father to be for king over Israel to the age, for on Judah He hath fixed for a leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, on me, me He hath been pleased to make king over all Israel;
DARBYAnd Jehovah the God of Israel chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; for he has chosen Judah to be the prince; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;
BBEThough the Lord, the God of Israel, took me out of all my father's family, to be king over Israel for ever, marking out Judah to be chief, and, of the people of Judah, my father's family; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king over all Israel;
WebsterHowever 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 approved me to make me king over all Israel:

What does 1 Chronicles 28:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 28:4-5
4-5. 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 (1Ch 17:12; 22:9; 2Sa 7:12-14; 12:24, 25; 1Ki 1:13).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Over Israel for ever - The government should have no end, provided they continued to walk according to the commandments of God; see 1Chr 28:7. The government, as referring to Christ, is, and will be, without end.

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 28:4 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.

וַיִּבְחַ֡רvai.yiv.Charand he choseH977
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵי֩'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בִּ֜יbi<in> me
מִכֹּ֣לmi.Kolfrom allH3605
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
אָבִ֗י'a.Vifather myH1
לִהְי֨וֹתlih.Yotto becomeH1961
לְמֶ֤לֶךְle.Me.lekh<into> kingH4428
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.Lamfor everH5769
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
בִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.Dah<in> JudahH3063
בָּחַ֣רba.Charhe choseH977
לְנָגִ֔ידle.na.Gidto rulerH5057
וּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.Veitand among [the] house ofH1004
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
אָבִ֑י'a.Vifather myH1
וּבִבְנֵ֣יu.viv.Neiand among [the] sons ofH1121
אָבִ֔י'a.Vifather myH1
בִּ֣יbiin me
רָצָ֔הra.Tzahhe took pleasureH7521
לְהַמְלִ֖יךְle.ham.Likhto make [me] kingH4427
עַל\־'al-overH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 28:4

  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:2

    For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

  • 1 Samuel 16:6-13

    And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him. But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. …

  • 1 Chronicles 17:27

    Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be blessed for ever.

  • Genesis 49:8-10

    Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

  • 1 Chronicles 17:23

    Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

  • 2 Samuel 7:8-16

    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: And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house. …

  • Psalms 18:19

    He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

  • Psalms 108:8

    Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

  • Hebrews 7:14

    For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

  • 1 Samuel 26:1

    And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

  • Psalms 89:16-27

    In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
chose me.
1Sa 16:6-13; 2Sa 7:8-16; Ps 78:68-72; 89:16-27
chosen Judah.
5:2; Ge 49:8-10; Ps 60:7; 108:8; Heb 7:14
the house of Judah.
1Sa 16:1
the house of my father.
1Sa 26:1
among the sons.
1Sa 16:12,13; Ps 18:19; 147:10,11

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 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:

  • 1 Chronicles 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.

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1 Chronicles 28:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero Jehová el Dios de Israel me eligió de toda la casa de mi padre, para que perpetuamente fuese rey sobre Israel: porque á Judá escogió por caudillo, y de la casa de Judá la familia de mi padre; y de entre los hijos de mi padre agradóse de mí para ponerme por rey sobre todo Israel;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, m’a choisi de toute la maison de mon père, pour être roi sur Israël à toujours (car il a choisi Juda pour prince, et de la maison de Juda, la maison de mon père; et parmi les fils de mon père, il a pris plaisir en moi, pour me faire roi sur tout Israël);
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova, der Gott Israels, hat mich aus dem ganzen Hause meines Vaters erwählt, um König zu sein über Israel ewiglich; denn Juda hat er zum Fürsten erwählt, und im Hause Juda das Haus meines Vaters, und unter den Söhnen meines Vaters hat er an mir Wohlgefallen gehabt, mich zum König zu machen über ganz Israel;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sed elegit Dominus Deus Israël me de universa domo patris mei, ut essem rex super Israël in sempiternum: de Juda enim elegit principes: porro de domo Juda, domum patris mei, et de filiis patris mei placuit ei ut me eligeret regem super cunctum Israël.