1 Chronicles 28:18-19 NKJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 28:19

1 Chronicles 28:19 . The Lord made me understated in writing The meaning is, either, 1st, That God revealed this to Samuel, or Gad, or Nathan or some other man of God, to be by them put in writing, and communicated to David: or, 2d, That God did, as it were, by his own hand and finger, (wherewith he wrote the ten commandments,) write these things upon the table of his mind. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:1-21

Solomon presented to the people (28:1-29:30)David had been forced to appoint Solomon as king hastily when he learnt that another son, Adonijah, was plotting to seize the throne for himself (see notes on 1 Kings 1:5-53). That very unceremonious anointing of Solomon was followed soon after by a second anointing, this time with full religious and regal ceremony (see 29:22). This second occasion is the one that the Chronicler refers to here. David presented Solomon to the people as the one who, by... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 28:18

of = even. Genitive of Apposition. See App-17 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 28:18

1 Chronicles 28:18. Gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims— Lastly, a pattern of the situation of the cherubim, how they should spread their wings, and cover the ark, &c. For the meaning of the word רכב rakab is, to sit, to be placed upon. "We should say in French," says Houbigant, "la position et l'attitude des cherubins, the position and attitude of the "cherubims." I cannot conceive how it could enter the mind of an interpreter to render the word chariot. See Parkhurst on... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 28:19

1 Chronicles 28:19. All this, said David, the Lord made me understand, &c.— All these were delineated, as the Lord gave him understanding, of all the work which the pattern set forth. Houbigant. That the architecture of the temple was of divine original, I, for my part, am fully satisfied from this passage; and I am confirmed in this persuasion by finding from Villalpandus, that the Roman, or at least the Greek architecture, is derived from this, as from its fountain: and, in my humble... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 28:18

18, 19. the chariot of the cherubim—The expanded wings of the cherubim formed what was figuratively styled the throne of God, and as they were emblematical of rapid motion, the throne or seat was spoken of as a chariot (Psalms 18:10; Psalms 99:1). It is quite clear that in all these directions David was not guided by his own taste, or by a desire for taking any existing model of architecture, but solely by a regard to the express revelation of the divine will. In a vision, or trance, the whole... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Chronicles 28:1-30

3. The third account of God’s promises to David chs. 28-29A primary concern of the Chronicler, the evidence of which is his selection of material and emphases, was the promise of a King who would eventually come and rule over God’s people. God had fulfilled some of the Davidic Covenant promises in David’s lifetime. He fulfilled others in Solomon’s reign. Still others remained unfulfilled. For a third time the writer recorded the promises God gave to David. In the first case, God spoke to David... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Chronicles 28:11-19

The temple plan 28:11-19God had revealed detailed plans for the temple to David (1 Chronicles 28:19). Evidently God had instructed David as He had Moses (Exodus 25-31). The writer did not include all the details of the plan David received from the Lord any more than the writer of Kings did. Nevertheless God revealed the instructions for the temple as specifically as He had revealed the instructions for the tabernacle. The postexilic Jews must have had more detailed plans than are available to... read more

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