1 Chronicles 28:9

Contextual Overview

¹ David summoned all the officials of Israel to Jerusalem—the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions, the other generals and captains, the overseers of the royal property and livestock, the palace officials, the mighty men, and all the other brave warriors in the kingdom. ¹ And David assembled all the prices of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valour, unto Jerusalem. ¹ And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem. ¹ David commanded all the leaders of Israel to come to Jerusalem. There were the leaders of the tribes, commanders of the divisions serving the king, commanders of a thousand men and of a hundred men, leaders who took care of the property and animals that belonged to the king and his sons, men over the palace, the powerful men, and all the brave warriors. ¹ David assembled in Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, including the commanders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions that served the king, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, the officials who were in charge of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, the eunuchs, and the warriors, including the most skilled of them. ¹ And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men to Jerusalem. ¹ David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies who served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem. ¹David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders (officials) of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the commanders of the divisions that served the king, and the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds, and the overseers of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, with the palace officers and the mighty men, and all the brave warriors. ¹ David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the seasoned warriors. ¹ Therfor Dauid clepide togidere alle the princes of Israel, the duykis of lynagis, and the souereyns of cumpenyes, that `mynystriden to the kyng, also the tribunes, and centuriouns, and hem that weren souereyns ouer the catel and possessiouns of the kyng, and hise sones, with `nurchis, and techeris, and alle the myyti and strongeste men in the oost of Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

know thou: Deuteronomy 4:35, 1 Kings 8:43, Psalms 9:10, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 22:16, Jeremiah 24:7, Jeremiah 31:34, Hosea 4:1, Hosea 4:6, John 8:55, John 17:3, Acts 17:23, Acts 17:30, Romans 1:28, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 2 Corinthians 4:6

the God: Genesis 28:13, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 15:2, 1 Kings 3:6, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 89:26

serve him: 1 Chronicles 29:9, 1 Chronicles 29:17-19, 1 Kings 8:61, 2 Kings 20:3, 2 Kings 22:2, Job 36:11, Job 36:12, Psalms 101:2, John 1:47, John 4:24, Romans 1:29, Hebrews 12:28

a willing mind: 2 Corinthians 8:12, 2 Corinthians 9:7, 1 Peter 5:2

the Lord: 1 Chronicles 29:17, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Kings 8:39, Psalms 7:9, Psalms 139:2, Proverbs 17:3, Jeremiah 11:20, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 20:12, John 2:25, John 21:17, Acts 1:24, Hebrews 4:13, Revelation 2:23

the imaginations: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Deuteronomy 31:21, Psalms 139:2, Ezekiel 38:10

if thou seek: 2 Chronicles 15:2, Proverbs 2:1-6, Isaiah 45:19, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Jeremiah 29:13, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, James 4:8-11

if thou forsake: Deuteronomy 31:16, Deuteronomy 31:17, 1 Kings 9:6-9, Ezra 8:22, Isaiah 1:28, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:39

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:19 - command Exodus 35:21 - General Numbers 14:43 - because Deuteronomy 3:28 - charge Joshua Deuteronomy 4:15 - Take ye Deuteronomy 4:39 - and consider Joshua 24:20 - he will turn Judges 2:10 - knew not Judges 10:13 - General 1 Samuel 7:3 - prepare 1 Samuel 12:22 - the Lord 1 Samuel 15:23 - thou hast rejected 1 Kings 2:3 - And keep 1 Kings 2:4 - That the Lord 1 Kings 3:3 - walking 1 Kings 3:14 - if thou 1 Kings 6:12 - if thou wilt 1 Kings 6:13 - will not forsake 1 Kings 8:25 - thy children 1 Kings 8:57 - General 1 Kings 11:4 - his heart 1 Kings 11:33 - they have forsaken 2 Kings 21:22 - General 1 Chronicles 16:10 - let the heart 1 Chronicles 22:19 - set your 1 Chronicles 29:18 - in the imagination 1 Chronicles 29:19 - And give 2 Chronicles 6:30 - thou only 2 Chronicles 7:17 - if thou wilt 2 Chronicles 7:19 - if ye turn away 2 Chronicles 12:2 - because 2 Chronicles 12:5 - Ye have forsaken me 2 Chronicles 14:7 - we have sought 2 Chronicles 24:20 - because 2 Chronicles 34:3 - to seek Job 18:21 - knoweth Job 22:21 - Acquaint Psalms 27:9 - leave Psalms 43:2 - why dost Psalms 53:2 - seek Psalms 60:1 - O God Psalms 89:30 - If Psalms 89:38 - But Psalms 139:1 - thou hast Proverbs 3:6 - In Proverbs 4:2 - forsake Proverbs 4:4 - He Proverbs 9:10 - the knowledge Proverbs 15:5 - fool Isaiah 65:11 - they that Jeremiah 2:17 - in that Jeremiah 29:14 - I will be Lamentations 3:25 - unto Ezekiel 11:5 - for Daniel 11:32 - the people Hosea 6:6 - the Amos 5:4 - Seek Mark 8:15 - he charged Luke 5:22 - perceived Luke 6:8 - But John 2:24 - because Acts 15:8 - which Romans 8:27 - And he 1 Corinthians 9:17 - if I Galatians 4:9 - ye have Ephesians 6:4 - but 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - as 1 Timothy 3:15 - know 1 Timothy 6:14 - keep Hebrews 8:11 - Know the Hebrews 10:22 - a true Hebrews 11:6 - diligently

Cross-References

Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite,

Genesis 26:34
And when Esau was forty years old he took as wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old, he married two Hittite women—Judith daughter of Beeri and Basemath daughter of Elon.

Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, as well as Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Genesis 26:34
And Esau was forty years old when he took for a wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite as his wives;

Genesis 26:34
Esau forsothe fourti yeer eld weddide twei wyues, Judith, the douytir of Beeri Ethei, and Bethsamath, the douyter of Elon, of the same place;

Genesis 26:34
And Esau is a son of forty years, and he taketh a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite,

Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 of him, and to own and acknowledge him as his God, and to love and fear him:

serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind; cordially and sincerely, cheerfully and freely, neither in an hypocritical manner, nor through force and constraint, nor with loathing and weariness:

for the Lord searcheth all hearts; the hearts of all men, even of kings, and knows from what principles and with what views and in what manor they serve him:

and understandeth all the imaginations of the thought; not only the thoughts of the heart, when regularly formed and ranged in order, hut even the very beginning of them, the first motions of the mind, and before they are well formed, see Genesis 6:5

if thou seek him; by prayer and supplication in his house and ordinances:

he will be found of thee; grant his presence and bestow his favours, see Isaiah 4:6

but if thou forsake him: his word, his ways, his worship:

he will cast thee off for ever; from being king, or enjoying that peace, prosperity, and happiness, which otherwise would be enjoyed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.