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1
Chronicles Chapter Twenty-eight
New King James Version (NKJV)
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 of the materials he had
prepared for it
1 Chronicles 28:11
and encouraged him to go about the work with alacrity and intrepidity
1 Chronicles 28:20.
1 Chronicles
28:1 Now David
assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and
the captains of the divisions who served the king
the captains over thousands
and captains over hundreds
and the stewards over all the substance and
possessions of the king and of his sons
with the officials
the valiant men
and all the mighty men of valor.
YLT
1And David assembleth all
the heads of Israel
heads of the tribes
and heads of the courses who are
serving the king
and heads of the thousands
and heads of the hundreds
and
heads of all the substance and possessions of the king
and of his sons
with
the officers and the mighty ones
even to every mighty one of valour -- unto
Jerusalem.
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 four in a course
at the head of each 1000
under the chief captain:
and captains over the hundreds: centurions under the
second captains:
and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the
king
and of his sons; whose names may be read in 1 Chronicles 27:25.
with the officers: the courtiers:
and with the mighty men
and with all the valiant men; both men of
valour
and of wealth and riches: these David
assembled unto Jerusalem; the metropolis of the
kingdoms and where his court and palace were.
1 Chronicles 28:2 2 Then King David rose to
his feet and said
“Hear me
my brethren and my people: I had it 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 preparations to build it.
YLT
2And 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
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 more easily heard; for
which reason we are toldF18Eustathius in Homer. Iliald. 1. p. 46.
Vid
Iliad. 19. ver. 77
79. it was a custom with the ancients even for kings
to stand up when they had a number of people about them they spoke to; and if
anyone sat it was reckoned a new and strange thing; so Agamemnon
when wounded
did not speak sitting
until he had made an excuse for it:
and said
hear me
my brethren
and my people; having
something of moment and importance to say unto them
and which required their
diligent attention; and though they were his subjects
he calls them his
brethren
being of the same nation and religion
and to show his modesty and
humility; in which he was a type of Christ
the King of kings
see Hebrews 2:11.
as for me
I had it in my heart to build an house of rest for the
ark of the covenant of the Lord; where it might abide
and not be removed
from place to place; the same he had told Solomon
1 Chronicles 22:7.
and for the footstool of our God; or "even for
it"
for the ark is meant
which is so called
Psalm 99:5 for as
the Lord sat between the cherubim over the mercy seat
the lid of the ark
it
was
speaking after the manner of men
a footstool to him:
and had made ready for the building; prepared materials for
it; see 1 Chronicles 22:4.
1 Chronicles 28:3 3 But God said to me
‘You
shall not build a house for My name
because you have been a man of war
and have shed blood.’
YLT
3and God hath said to me
Thou dost not build a house to My name
for a man of wars thou [art]
and blood
thou hast shed.
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.
1 Chronicles 28:4 4 However the Lord God of Israel
chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever
for
He has 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 was pleased with me to
make me king over all Israel.
YLT
4`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;
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 years to come
and best of all in his antitype Christ
the son of
David
see Luke 1:32.
for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; the tribe of
Judah to be the seat of government
and one out of that tribe to be the chief
ruler
see 1 Chronicles 5:2.
and of the house of Judah
the house of my father; out of that
tribe he chose his father's family
to take from thence one to be king of Israel:
and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over
all Israel; though the youngest of them
1 Samuel 16:11
this was his will and pleasure.
1 Chronicles 28:5 5 And of all my sons (for
the Lord
has given me many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of
the kingdom of the Lord
over Israel.
YLT
5and out of all my sons --
for many sons hath Jehovah given to me -- He also fixeth on Solomon my son
to
sit on the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel
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
fruit and effect of a fond affection to Solomon; nor was it barely in pursuance
of a promise made to Bathsheba
she had obtained of him; but it was according
to the will and appointment of God
and therefore to be the more regarded.
1 Chronicles 28:6 6 Now He said to me
‘It is
your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have
chosen him to be My son
and I will be his Father.
YLT
6and saith to me
Solomon
thy son
he doth build My house
and My courts
for I have fixed on him to Me
for a son
and I -- I am to him for a father
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.
1 Chronicles 28:7 7 Moreover I will establish
his kingdom forever
if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My
judgments
as it is this day.’
YLT
7and I have established his
kingdom to the age
if he is strong to do My commands
and My judgments
as at
this day.
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 then born
but must be suggested
to David since
and as it should seem at this time.
1 Chronicles 28:8 8 Now therefore
in the
sight of all Israel
the assembly of the Lord
and in the hearing of
our God
be careful to seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God
that
you may possess this good land
and leave it as an inheritance for your
children after you forever.
YLT
8`And now
before the eyes
of all Israel
the assembly of Jehovah
and in the ears of our God
keep and
seek all the commands of Jehovah your God
so that ye possess this good land
and have caused your sons to inherit after you unto the age.
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 naked and open
Hebrews 4:12.
keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God; seek to know
them
search for them in the word of God
and endeavour to keep them:
that ye may possess this good land; continue in the
possession of it
for by their obedience they held it
Isaiah 1:19.
and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for
ever; that so they might not be removed from it
and carried captive
into other lands
as they were for their disobedience.
1 Chronicles 28:9 9 “As for you
my son
Solomon
know the God of your father
and serve Him with a loyal heart and with
a willing mind; for the Lord
searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek
Him
He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him
He will cast you off
forever.
YLT
9`And thou
Solomon
my son
know the God of thy father
and serve Him with a perfect heart
and with a
willing mind
for all hearts is Jehovah seeking
and every imagination of the
thoughts He is understanding; if thou dost seek Him
He is found of thee
and
if thou dost forsake Him
He casteth thee off for ever.
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
many favours
both temporal and spiritual; and having had such an experience of
his goodness
he exhorts his son to seek to know more and more of him
and to
own and acknowledge him as his God
and to love and fear him:
serve him with a perfect heart
and with a willing mind; cordially and
sincerely
cheerfully and freely
neither in an hypocritical manner
nor
through force and constraint
nor with loathing and weariness:
for the Lord searcheth all hearts; the hearts of all men
even of kings
and knows from what principles and with what views and in what
manor they serve him:
and understandeth all the imaginations of the thought; not only the
thoughts of the heart
when regularly formed and ranged in order
hut even the
very beginning of them
the first motions of the mind
and before they are well
formed
see Genesis 6:5.
if thou seek him; by prayer and supplication in his house and
ordinances:
he will be found of thee; grant his presence and
bestow his favours
see Isaiah 4:6.
but if thou forsake him: his word
his ways
his
worship:
he will cast thee off for ever; from being king
or
enjoying that peace
prosperity
and happiness
which otherwise would be
enjoyed.
1 Chronicles 28:10 10 Consider now
for the Lord has chosen you
to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong
and do it.”
YLT
10See
now
for Jehovah hath
fixed on thee to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong
and do.'
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 chosen thee
&c.
be strong
and do it
be of a good heart and
courage
and set about it with vigour and resolution.
1 Chronicles 28:11 11 Then David gave his son
Solomon the plans for the vestibule
its houses
its treasuries
its upper
chambers
its inner chambers
and the place of the mercy seat;
YLT
11And David giveth to Solomon
his son the pattern of the porch
and of its houses
and of its treasures
and
of its upper chambers
and of its innermost chambers
and of the house of the
atonement;
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch
.... The
breadth
and length
and height of it
which was to be placed at the east end
of the temple
and was the entrance into it:
and
of the houses thereof; the holy place
and the
most holy
which latter is called the greater house
2 Chronicles 3:5
and of the treasures; where things belonging
to the temple were laid up
the priests' vestments
and other things:
and of the upper chambers; where the priests lay or
met for conversation
Jeremiah 35:2.
and of the inner parlours thereof; where the priests ate of
the holy things; all these seem to he buildings against the wall of the temple
round about
1 Kings 6:5.
and of the place of the mercy seat: the holy of holies
where that
with the cherubim over it
and the ark under it
were placed.
1 Chronicles 28:12 12 and the plans for all that
he had by the Spirit
of the courts of the house of the Lord
of all the
chambers all around
of the treasuries of the house of God
and of the
treasuries for the dedicated things;
YLT
12and the pattern of all that
hath been by the Spirit with him
for the courts of the house of Jehovah
and
for all the chambers round about
for the treasures of the house of God
and
for the treasures of the things sacrificed;
By
the Spirit of God
who gave him the whole form of the temple
and all things
relative to it; just as God showed to Moses the pattern of the tabernacle in
the mount; the Targum is
by the spirit of prophecy that was with him. The Jews
suppose that Samuel the prophet was first made acquainted with it
and he made
it known to David:
of the courts of the house of the Lord: the outward
court
the court of the priests
&c.
and of all the chambers round about: see 1 Kings 6:5.
of the treasuries of the house of God
and of the treasuries of
the dedicated things; of the difference of which
see 1 Chronicles 26:20.
1 Chronicles 28:13 13 also for the division of
the priests and the Levites
for all the work of the service of the house of
the Lord
and for all the articles of service in the house of the Lord.
YLT
13and for the courses of the
priests and of the Levites
and for all the work of the service of the house of
Jehovah
and for all vessels of service of the house of Jehovah
And also for the courses of the priests and Levites
.... Where
they should serve
of which
as fixed and ordered by David
see 1 Chronicles 24:1.
and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord; they should
be employed in:
and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord; which they
should use therein.
1 Chronicles 28:14 14 He gave
gold by weight for things of gold
for all articles used in every kind
of service; also silver for all articles of silver by weight
for all
articles used in every kind of service;
YLT
14even gold by weight
for
[things of] gold
for all instruments of service and service; for all
instruments of silver by weight
for all instruments of service and service;
He gave of gold by weight for things of gold
for all instruments
of all manner of service
.... Whatever was to be made of gold
David was directed by the
Spirit of God what weight or quantity of gold should be made use of in making
it
as appears from some following instances: silver also
for all instruments of silver by weight
for all instruments of
every kind of service; so likewise whatever instruments or vessels
for the service of
the temple
were to be made of silver
he had a direction from the Spirit of
God what weight each was to be of
or what quantity of silver was to be used in
it
and this he gave; according to Jacob Jehudah LeonF19Relation of
Memorable Things in the Tabernacle and Temple
ch. 4. p. 19.
the vessels of
gold were 340
000
the vessels of silver 470
000
in all 810
000.
1 Chronicles 28:15 15 the weight for the
lampstands of gold
and their lamps of gold
by weight for each lampstand and
its lamps; for the lampstands of silver by weight
for the lampstand and its
lamps
according to the use of each lampstand.
YLT
15and [by] weight for the
candlesticks of gold
and their lamps of gold
by weight [for] candlestick and
candlestick
and its lamps; and for the candlesticks of silver
by weight for a
candlestick and its lamps
according to the service of candlestick and
candlestick;
Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold
and for their lamps
of gold
by weight for every candlestick
and for the lamps thereof
.... These
candlesticks were ten
and each had seven lamps
and were placed five on one
side the Mosaic candlestick
and five on the other
as say the Jews
see 1 Kings 7:49
and
the weight of gold for each candlestick
according to the above writerF20Ibid.
(Relation of Memorial Things in the Tabernacle and the Temple
ch. 4.) p. 20.
was one hundred pounds; and for both candlesticks and lamps
David
by the
Spirit of God
was directed to give:
and for the candlesticks of silver
by weight
both for the
candlestick
and also for the lamps thereof
according to the use of every
candlestick; the weight of silver for them was fixed; of these nowhere else
read. Kimchi thinks these were for the chambers of the priests
to give them
light when they ate and lay there.
1 Chronicles 28:16 16 And by weight he gave
gold for the tables of the showbread
for each table
and silver for the tables
of silver;
YLT
16and the gold [by] weight
for tables of the arrangement
for table and table
and silver for the tables
of silver;
And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread
for every
table
.... For though there were but one table for the shewbread in the
tabernacle of Moses
there were ten in the temple of Solomon
2 Chronicles 4:8
and each of them contained one hundred pounds in weightF21Jacob
Leon
ibid. (Relation of Memorable Things in the Tabernacle and Temple
ch. 4.
p. 20.) :
and likewise silver for the tables of silver; these were
placed in the court
as Jarchi thinks
on which they flayed the sacrifices; or
as Kimchi
on which they slew them
and laid the flesh of the burnt offerings
on them
which he gathers from Ezekiel 40:39.
1 Chronicles 28:17 17 also pure gold for the
forks
the basins
the pitchers of pure gold
and the golden bowls—he gave
gold by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls
silver by
weight for every bowl;
YLT
17and the forks
and the
bowls
and the cups of pure gold
and for the basins of gold
by weight for
basin and basin
and for the basins of silver
by weight for basin and basin
Also pure gold for the flesh hooks
.... To take the pieces
of flesh out of the pots
in which they were boiled:
and the bowls and the cups; and for the golden basins he gave gold
by weight for every basin; which were vessels made use of for the
receiving and sprinkling the blood of the sacrifices: likewise silver
by weight for every basin of silver; for it seems some of
them were of silver
as others were of gold.
1 Chronicles 28:18 18 and refined gold by weight
for the altar of incense
and for the construction of the chariot
that is
the
gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the
covenant of the Lord.
YLT
18and for the altar of
perfume refined gold by weight
and for the pattern of the chariot of the
cherubs of gold -- spreading and covering over the ark of the covenant of
Jehovah.
And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight
.... This was
also one hundred pounds weight in gold
with which it was to be overlaidF23Ibid.
(Relation of Memorable Things in the Tabernacle and Temple
ch. 4. p. 20.) :
and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim; which were
two large ones
besides those which Moses made; and these were not made of
gold
as they were
but overlaid with it
see 1 Kings 6:23 which
with them made four; and to which the four living creatures in Ezekiel's vision
allude
and make the "mercavah"
or chariot
the Jews so much speak
of
perhaps from this and other like phrases; and the Lord sitting here as in a
chariot
not only denotes the glory and splendour of the Shechinah
or divine
Majesty; but
as some observe
his readiness to ride off and depart
when
displeased and provoked
see Ezekiel 10:18
that spread out their wings
and covered the ark of the covenant
of the Lord; not that spread their wings over the ark
and covered it
that
the Mosaic cherubim did; but these spread their wings before it from wall to
wall
so that it could not be seen by any that turned aside the vail
and even
by the high priest when he entered into the holy of holies: the ark
with the
cherubim
which were on that
weighed two hundred pounds of pure gold
according to the Jacob LeonF24Ibid. .
1 Chronicles 28:19 19 “All this
” said
David
“the Lord
made me understand in writing
by His hand upon me
all the works of
these plans.”
YLT
19The whole [is] in writing
from the hand of Jehovah
`He caused me to understand all the work of the
pattern
' [said David.]
All this
said David
the Lord made me understand in writing by
his hand upon me
.... Either by an impulse of his Spirit on him
whereby it was as
it were written on his mind
and as clearly represented to him
as if he had it
in writing before him; though the Jews think that all was first made known to
Samuel
or some other prophet
who delivered it to David in writing
as from
the Lord: but I see not why it may not be understood that David had the pattern
of the temple
and all things relative to it
by an handwriting from the Lord
himself
through the ministry of angels
as Moses received the two tables
the
handwriting of the Lord
from himself; for the words
as they lie in order in
the Hebrew text
are
the whole of this "in writing from the hand of the
Lord
unto me
he made me to understand: even all the works of this
pattern"; the particulars of which are given before.
1 Chronicles 28:20 20 And David said to his son
Solomon
“Be strong and of good courage
and do it; do not fear nor be
dismayed
for the Lord
God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you
until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
YLT
20And David saith to Solomon
his son
`Be strong
and courageous
and do; do not fear nor be affrighted
for
Jehovah God
my God
[is] with thee; He doth not fail thee
nor forsake thee
unto the completion of all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah.
And David said to Solomon his son
be strong
and of good courage
and do it
.... See Gill on 1 Chronicles 28:10.
fear not
nor be dismayed; that thou shalt meet
with any opposition in the work
or not be able to finish it for want of
materials and workmen
or money to pay them:
for the Lord God
even my God
will be with thee; to guide and
direct
prosper and succeed; the Targum is
"the Word of the Lord God
my
God
will be thy help:"
he will not fail thee
nor forsake thee; a promise
made to Joshua
and is applicable to every good man in whatsoever good work he
is concerned
Joshua 1:5
until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house
of the Lord; built the temple
and all the apartments of it
and courts
belonging to it
and made and provided all the utensils and vessels necessary
for the service and worship of God.
1 Chronicles 28:21 21 Here are
the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house
of God; and every willing craftsman will be with you for all manner of
workmanship
for every kind of service; also the leaders and all the people will
be completely at your command.”
YLT
21`And lo
courses of the
priests and of the Levites [are] for all the service of the house of God; and
with thee in all work [is] every willing one with wisdom
for every service;
and the heads and all the people [are] according to all thy words.'
And
behold
all the courses of the priests and the Levites
.... Which
David had lately fixed to take their turns in the temple
when built: even they
shall be with thee
for all the service of the house of God; to advise and
assist him in everything relating to the service of the sanctuary
which they
might be supposed best to understand:
and there shall be with thee
for all manner of workmanship
every
willing skilful man for any manner of service; men that were not only
well skilled in all manner of curious work that was necessary for the service
of the house
but were willing to employ their skill to the uttermost for it
and such David had provided
1 Chronicles 22:15
also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy
commandment: to do whatever he should order
whether to overlook the workmen
or to contribute to the expenses of the work.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》