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John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 28:1-21

David’s last Directions2. The footstool of our God] i.e. the Mercy Seat: 2 Samuel 6:2; Psalms 132:7. 5. The throne of the kingdom of the Lord] cp. 1 Chronicles 17:14; 1 Chronicles 29:23. Israel’s kings were the Lord’s vicegerents and representatives: He was their true ruler. 7. If he be constant] The continuance of God’s favour was conditional upon continued obedience, and the writer, living after the exile, knew how the condition had been violated.11. The pattern] The pattern of the Tabernacle... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 28:19

(19) All this said David.—The words with which David delivered the plans of the building and the schedule of its vessels to Solomon. The omission of any introductory formula, such as “And David said,” is dramatic. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 16:8; 1 Chronicles 23:4-5.) Literally rendered, after the Hebrew punctuation, the verse runs:—“The whole in a writing from the hand of Jehovah, to me he made clear; all the works of the model.” With the expression “a writing from the hand of Jehovah” (comp. Exodus... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Chronicles 28:1-21

The Willing Mind 1 Chronicles 28:9 God does not enter man's heart till man himself opens the door. The turning-point with a man is when he surrenders freely his will to God. God's greatest power towards a man is seen in subduing his will. It is the strongest fortress that He takes. The service which He requires from His people is a willing service. I. A Willing Mind Triumphs over Difficulties. There are those who cast about for or make difficulties, the unwilling. They admit the force of your... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Chronicles 28:1-21

7. The Last Acts of David and His Death CHAPTER 28 The Great Assembly 1. The Address of David to the assembly (1 Chronicles 28:1-10 ) 2. The patterns, the gold and the silver delivered to Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:11-19 ) 3. His encouraging words to Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:20-21 ) The events in this chapter connect with 1 Chronicles 23:1 . There we find the brief statement that David was old and full of years and that Solomon his son was made king over Israel. Then follow the chapters... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 28:19

28:19 All [this, said David], the LORD made me understand in writing {k} by [his] hand upon me, [even] all the works of this pattern.(k) For all this was left in writing in the book of the Law, Exodus 25:40 , which the king was bound to put in execution, De 17:19. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:1-21

DAVID ’S REIGN THE DOWNFALL OF SAUL (1 Chronicles 10:0 ) In reading this chapter with whose general contents we became familiar in 1 Samuel 31:0 , it is important to note the inspired comment at its close (1 Chronicles 10:13-14 ). DAVID’S HEROES (1 Chronicles 11-12) In the history of David in this book, the writer dwells chiefly on its prosperous side, passing over the rest as lightly as possible. His anointing at Hebron (1 Chronicles 11:1-3 ) reveals nothing of what we learned earlier of... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 1 Chronicles 28:1-21

The Personal God 1Ch 28:20 Every man has what practically amounts to a god of his own. That is to say, he has a conception of God which no other mind has seized, and that conception forms the living centre of his personal religion. There are several gods in Christendom which I have renounced, and against which every honest man should, from any point of view, inveigh with strong indignation. Three examples occur to me at this moment, (1) There is a god that specifically foreordains so many... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 1 Chronicles 28:19

"Handfuls of Purpose," For All Gleaners "All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing, by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern." 1 Chronicles 28:19 . Thus David would not be a plagiarist. Instead of saying that his own genius had invented the pattern, he distinctly, as in the 12th verse, said, "The pattern of all that he had by the spirit," and again, in the 19th verse, "The Lord made me understand." In reality there is but one Architect. The Lord is the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:13-21

All these are beautiful descriptions in continuation of the subject. The refined gold for the altar, (1 Chronicles 28:18 ) which altar became typical of Jesus and his intercession, is peculiarly striking in the midst. And David's enforcing the whole again by insisting once more, that he had it from the Spirit in writing, gives a validity which stamps the vast importance of the thing itself, and decidedly proves the allusion of the whole to Jesus. Well might he, therefore conclude with... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:19

These things, said he, is not in Hebrew. Septuagint, "All in the handwriting of the Lord, did David give to Solomon, according to the knowledge given to him from above, respecting the workmanship of the pattern." (Haydock) --- David saw the pattern in a kind of ecstasy; (Salien; Estius) or some prophet delivered it unto him, (Calmet) marked out by the hand of an angel, (Tirinus) like the tabernacle given to Moses. (Du Hamel) read more

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