Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 28:4
Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever: 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:
4. before all the house ] R.V. out of all the house. See 1Sa 16:1-13.
king for ever ] i.e. the kingdom is to abide with David and his descendants.
ruler ] R.V. prince; Hebrew ngd. Cp. 1Ch 5:2 (A.V. “chief ruler,” R.V. “prince”).
he liked me ] R.V. he took pleasure in me.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 4. Over Israel for ever] The government should have no end, provided they continued to walk according to the commandments of God; see 1Ch 28:7. The government, as referring to Christ, is, and will be, without end.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
4, 5. he hath chosen SolomonThespirit of David’s statement is this:It was not my ambition, myvalor, or my merit that led to the enthronement of myself and family;it was the grace of God which chose the tribe, the family, thepersonmyself in the first instance, and now Solomon, to whom, asthe Lord’s anointed, you are all bound to submit. Like that ofChrist, of whom he was a type, the appointment of Solomon to thekingdom above all his brethren was frequently pre-intimated (1Ch 17:12;1Ch 22:9; 2Sa 7:12-14;2Sa 12:24; 2Sa 12:25;1Ki 1:13).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
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 1Sa 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 Lu 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 1Ch 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, 1Sa 16:11, this was his will and pleasure.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(4) Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me.Comp. 1Ch. 11:2 and Notes. The Divine election of David preludes that of Solomon (1Ch. 28:5).
For he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler.Better, For Judah it was that he chose for prince (ngd), and in the house of Judah, my fathers house. (Comp. 1Ch. 5:2 and Notes.)
And among the sons of my father he liked me.The expression is scarcely adequate. The verb in the Hebrew is rh, which answers to the Hellenistic , to be satisfied, well pleased with. Translate, therefore, It was I in whom He took pleasure.(Comp. Pro. 3:12.) David uses of himself the very phrase which the Divine voice spoke from heaven at the baptism of the Son of David, the true King of Israel and of mankind (Mat. 3:17).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ch 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:
Ver. 4. To be king over Israel for ever. ] That is, For a long time; and in regard of Christ, for ever. See Luk 1:32-33 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
chose me. Compare 1Sa 16:12.
chosen Judah. Compare Gen 49:10.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
chose me: 1Sa 16:6-13, 2Sa 7:8-16, Psa 78:68-72, Psa 89:16-27
chosen Judah: 1Ch 5:2, Gen 49:8-10, Psa 60:7, Psa 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, 1Sa 16:13, Psa 18:19, Psa 147:10, Psa 147:11
Reciprocal: 1Ki 1:11 – Nathan 1Ki 1:35 – I have 1Ki 8:16 – I chose David 2Ch 6:6 – chosen David 2Ch 13:5 – to David Mat 20:15 – it Joh 3:27 – A man Act 7:46 – found Act 13:22 – he raised Act 15:7 – God Rom 13:1 – there Gal 1:15 – it
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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 {b} Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make [me] king over all Israel:
(b) According to the prophecy of Jacob, Gen 49:8.