1 Chronicles 28:8

And now, before the eyes of all Israel, the assembly of YHWH, and in the ears of our God, keep and seek all the commands of your God YHWH, so that you possess this good land, and have caused your sons to inherit after you for all time.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.

In Context

7And I have established his kingdom for all time, if he is strong to do My commands and My judgments, as at this day.

9And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for YHWH is seeking all hearts, and He is understanding every imagination of the thoughts; if you seek Him, He is found by you, and if you forsake Him, He casts you off forever.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:13and in all that which I have said to you—take heed; and you do not mention the name of other gods; it is not heard on your mouth.

Deuteronomy 4:6and you have kept and done [them] (for it [is] your wisdom and your understanding) before the eyes of the peoples who hear all these statutes, and they have said, Surely a people wise and understanding [is] this great nation.

Deuteronomy 5:32And you have observed to do as your God YHWH has commanded you, you do not turn aside [to] the right or left;

Deuteronomy 27:1And Moses and [the] elderly of Israel command the people, saying, “Keep all the command which I am commanding you today;

Deuteronomy 29:15but with him who is here with us, standing before our God YHWH today, and with him who is not here with us today,

Ezra 9:12and now, your daughters you do not give to their sons, and their daughters you do not take to your sons, and you do not seek their peace, and their good—for all time, so that you are strong, and have eaten the good of the land, and given possession to your sons for all time.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 28:2-11

David's Charge to the People. ( b. c. 1015.) 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, unto Jerusalem. 2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and… Read the whole commentary →

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