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Matthew Henry

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:8

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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:9

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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:10

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. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 28:8

In the audience of our God - "Before the Word of the Lord." - T. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 28:10

The Lord hath chosen thee - "The Word of the Lord hath chosen thee." - T. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 28:8-10

The double charge of these verses, first to the people and then to Solomon, is full of force and majesty. Translate, Now therefore in the sight of all Israel—the congregation of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God ("Hear me," 1 Chronicles 28:2 ), keep ye and study to do all the commandments of the Lord your God ( Deuteronomy 4:21 , Deuteronomy 4:26 ; Deuteronomy 30:19 ; Le 25:46; Jeremiah 3:18 ). The. expression, Know thou the God of thy father , for a practical knowledge... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 28:9

Know thou the God of thy father - “Knowing God,” in the sense of having a religious trust in Him, is an unusual phrase in the earlier Scriptures. It scarcely occurs elsewhere in the historical books. David, however, uses the phrase in his Psalms Psalms 36:10; and its occurrence here may be accepted as evidence that the entire speech is recorded in the actual words of the monarch. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 28:8

1 Chronicles 28:8. In the audience of our God I exhort and charge you every one, calling God, who is here present, and this congregation, wherein all Israel are present by their representatives, for witnesses against you, if you do not follow my counsel. Keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord Keep those commands which you know, and seek for or search into what you are yet ignorant of, that you may distinctly understand the whole will of God, and seriously give yourselves... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 28:9

1 Chronicles 28:9. Know thou the God of thy father Thou knowest that there is a God, a living and true God, and that the God of thy father is that God: thou knowest not only that he is, but what he is: that he is a Spirit, an infinite and eternal Spirit, self-existent, and therefore independent of, and supreme over, all other beings, who are only the workmanship of his hands. Thou knowest that he is possessed of all possible perfections, of unsearchable wisdom, of almighty power, of... read more

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