1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 28:1 This section resumes in a public setting David’s private exhortation to Solomon in ch. 1 Chronicles 22:1. The audience (1 Chronicles 28:1) consists of the leaders listed in ch. 1 Chronicles 27:1, along with David’s leading soldiers (see 1 Chronicles 11:10).... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 28:4 SOLOMON is the only OT king after David said to have been CHOSEN by God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 28:6 SOLOMON... SHALL BUILD MY HOUSE. See 1 Chronicles 17:11; 1 Chronicles 22:9. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 28:7, 1 CHRONICLES 28:9 The establishment of Solomon’s kingdom depends on his obedience to Yahweh. He will be obedient in building the temple, but will fail to serve God WITH A WHOLE HEART (see 1 Kings 11:4). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getE [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 28:11 The gold and silver temple VESSELS (vv. 1 Chronicles 28:14) were later removed by the Babylonians (2 Chronicles 36:18) but were then returned by the Persians, after the exile (Ezra 1:7). Their presence in the postexilic temple, in the days when the Chronicler... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 28:19 IN WRITING FROM THE HAND OF THE LORD. David may be claiming prophetic inspiration for his temple plans (compare 2 Chronicles 29:25). Or, he may be making a stronger claim: that God actually gave him the temple plans in writing (compare Exodus 24:12; Exodus 31:... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 28:20 David charges Solomon in public, just as he had previously done in private (1 Chronicles 22:11). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]