1 Chronicles 28 · Verse 7

1 Chronicles 28:7

Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
1 Chronicles 28:7, King James Version

1 Chronicles 28:7 in other translations

BSBI will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’
WEBI will establish his kingdom forever if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as it is today.’
ASVAnd I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day.
YLTand I have established his kingdom to the age, if he is strong to do My commands, and My judgments, as at this day.
DARBYAnd I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be firm to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day.
BBEI will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.
WebsterMoreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he shall be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

What does 1 Chronicles 28:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments--The same condition is set before Solomon by God (1Ki 3:14; 9:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 28:7 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.

וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥יva.ha.khi.no.Tiand I will establishH3559
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מַלְכוּת֖וֹmal.khu.Tokingdom hisH4438
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
לְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.Lamfor everH5769
אִם\־'im-ifH518
יֶחֱזַ֗קye.che.Zakhe will be strongH2388
לַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.Sotto observeH6213
מִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.Taicommandments myH4687
וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.Taiand judgments myH4941
כַּיּ֥וֹםkai.Yomas the dayH3117
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 28:7

  • 1 Chronicles 22:13

    Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

  • 1 Kings 8:61

    Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

  • Psalms 89:28-37

    My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; …

  • Daniel 2:44

    And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

  • 1 Kings 2:2-4

    I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

  • Psalms 132:12

    If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

  • 1 Kings 11:4

    For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:10

    Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

  • 1 Kings 11:9-13

    And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the Lord commanded. Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. …

  • 1 Kings 6:12-13

    Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father: And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

  • Joshua 1:6-7

    Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

  • 1 Kings 9:4-5

    And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Moreover.
Ps 89:28-37; 132:12; Da 2:44
if.
22:13; 1Ki 6:12,13; 9:4,5; 11:9-13
constant. Heb. strong.
10; Jos 1:6,7; 1Ki 2:2-4
as at this day.
1Ki 8:61; 11:4

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 28:6

    And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:7

    Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:8

    Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.

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1 Chronicles 28:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo yo confirmaré su reino para siempre, si él se esforzare á poner por obra mis mandamientos y mis juicios, como aqueste día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et j’affermirai son royaume à toujours, s’il est ferme pour pratiquer mes commandements et mes ordonnances, comme aujourd’hui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde sein Königreich befestigen auf ewig, wenn er fest daran halten wird, meine Gebote und meine Rechte zu tun, wie es an diesem Tage ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et firmabo regnum ejus usque in æternum, si perseveraverit facere præcepta mea et judicia, sicut et hodie.