George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
1 Chronicles 28:9
Know, with affection (Haydock) and faith; and him alone must thou serve. (Du Hamel) --- Forsake him, and die impenitent. (Haydock)
Know, with affection (Haydock) and faith; and him alone must thou serve. (Du Hamel) --- Forsake him, and die impenitent. (Haydock)
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....
7. THE LAST ACTS OF DAVID AND HIS DEATH CHAPTER 28 The Great Assembly _ 1. The Address of David to the assembly (1 Chronicles 28:1)_ 2. The patterns, the gold and the silver delivered to Solomon (1...
DAVID'S ADDRESS TO THE GREAT ONES OF THE LAND: HE GIVES SOLOMON THE PLANS OF THE TEMPLE. In this chapter the thread of the narrative is taken up from where it was left at the end of _ch._ 22. 1 Chroni...
MIND. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
David's Charge to Solomon 9. _know thou the God of thy father_ For this use of _know_cp. Exodus 5:2; Isaiah 1:3; Jeremiah 31:34. _with a perfect heart_ i.e. with a _single, undivided_heart. In...
DISCOURSE: 390 DAVID’S ADVICE TO SOLOMON 1 Chronicles 28:9. _And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord search...
24. DAVID'S CHARGE TO SOLOMON (1 Chronicles 28:1-10) TEXT 1 Chronicles 28:1. And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served th...
_AND THOU, SOLOMON MY SON, KNOW THOU THE GOD OF THY FATHER, AND SERVE HIM WITH A PERFECT HEART AND WITH A WILLING MIND: FOR THE LORD SEARCHETH ALL HEARTS, AND UNDERSTANDETH ALL THE IMAGINATIONS OF THE...
28:9 know (b-6) Or 'acknowledge.'...
DAVID'S LAST DIRECTIONS 2. The footstool of our God] i.e. the Mercy Seat: 2 Samuel 6:2; Psalms 132:7....
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 28 Final preparations for the *temple –...
AND THOU, SOLOMON MY SON. — The king now turns to his heir, urging a whole-hearted service to his father’s God (1 Chronicles 28:9). KNOW THOU. — Regard thou, have care for (Psalms 1:6). THE GOD OF TH...
וְ אַתָּ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹֽה ־בְנִ֡י דַּע֩ אֶת ־אֱלֹה
Here begins the final charge of the greatest of the Hebrew kings to his son Solomon, and to the princes and captains and mighty men of the nation. He first made an impressive declaration of his recogn...
No doubt growing infirmities were upon him; nevertheless he will stand on his feet before them. Observe the kind and affectionate manner of his address; he calls them brethren and people. He next tell...
_THE LORD’S SERVICE_ ‘Serve Him with a perfect heart and a willing mind.’ 1 Chronicles 28:9 If Solomon had always and resolutely followed this advice which his father offered him at the outset of h...
It is David who places Solomon on the throne, who commands the princes to aid him, and who appoints prophecy in inspired psalms [1]. He ordains the age at which the Levites' service should commence-a...
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...
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the...
_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...
1 Dauid in a solemne assembly, hauing declared Gods fauour to him, and promise to his sonne Solomon, exhorteth them to feare God. 9.20 Hee encourageth Solomon to build the Temple. 11 He giueth him pa...
SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT ADDRESSED TO SOLOMON...
And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy father, who had so often helped David out of his troubles, AND SERVE HIM WITH A PERFECT HEART, with undivided allegiance, AND WITH A WILLING MIND; F...
1-10 During David's last sickness, many chief priests and Levites were at Jerusalem. Finding himself able, David spoke of his purpose to build a temple for God, and of God's disallowing that purpose....
KNOW THOU THE GOD; know him, so as to love him and serve him, as it follows; for words of knowledge in Scripture use commonly imply affection and practice: or acknowledge him as thy God, by loving and...
1 Chronicles 28:9 son H1121 Solomon H8010 know H3045 (H8798) God H430 father H1 serve H5647 (H8798) loyal...
1 Chronicles 28:9 In these words we have beautifully exemplified to us the anxiety of a truly religious parent for his children's everlasting good. Consider: I. That without sincerity and seriousnes...
1 Chronicles 28:1. 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 thousand...
CONTENTS: David counsels Israel and Solomon concerning the temple. CHARACTERS: God, David, Holy Spirit (1 Chronicles 28:12), Solomon. CONCLUSION: As the time apparently draws nigh for God's servants...
1 Chronicles 28:12. _The pattern of all that he had by the Spirit._ Though the Septuagint read, “the pattern of all that he had in his mind;” yet from 1 Chronicles 28:19, and from Exodus 31:3, it is p...
_And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father._ GOD’S RELATION TO HUMAN LIFE Learn-- I. That our life is exposed to God’s inspection. II. That our service to God should spring from si...
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—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
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter and following comprise last words of David, special directions to Solomon in building the temple and succeeding to the throne. _1 Chronicles 28:1_.—_The assembly of princ...
EXPOSITION The contents of this chapter may be said to form one scene with those of the next up to verse 25. They represent David in the presence of a magnificent company of witnesses, the flower of...
And then the courses were established in chapter twenty-seven. There were twelve captains for, one for each month to oversee a particular month. And then the princes were established for the twelve tr...
1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Chronicles 29:9; 1 Corinthians 15:34;...
Know — So as to love and serve him. Words of knowledge in scripture — use commonly imply affection and practice. Or, acknowledge him, as thy God, by loving and obeying him. Searcheth — If thou dost on...