John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:4
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... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:1-10
A great deal of service David had done in his day, had served his generation according to the will of God, Acts 13:36. But now the time draws night that he must die, and, as a type of the Son of David, the nearer he comes to his end the more busy he is, and does his work with all his might. He is now a little recovered from the indisposition mentioned 1 Kgs. 1:1; when they covered him with clothes, and he got no heat: but was cure is there for old age? He therefore improves his recovery, as... read more