1 Chronicles 28:5

and, from among all my sons,—for, many sons, hath Yahweh given me,—he hath made choice of Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh, over Israel.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

In Context

4Howbeit Yahweh, God of Israel, made choice of me, out of all of the house of my father, to become king over Israel unto times age-abiding, for, of Judah, had he made choice to be chief ruler, and, in the house of Judah, the house of my father,—and, among the sons of my father, with me, was he well-pleased, to make me king over all Israel;

6And he said unto am, Solomon thy son—he, shall build my house, and my courts,—for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:15thou shalt, set, over thee as king, him whom Yahweh thy God shall choose,—out of the midst of thy brethren, shalt thou set over thee a king, thou mayest not appoint over thee a man that is a foreigner, who is not thy brother.

1 Kings 1:20Thou, therefore, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel, are upon thee,—to tell them, who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king, after him.

1 Kings 1:35Then shall ye come up after him, and he shall enter, and sit upon my throne, yea, he, shall become king in my stead; even, him, have I charged to become leader, over Israel, and over Judah.

1 Chronicles 3:9All, sons of David,—besides sons of concubines, and, Tamar, their sister.

1 Chronicles 17:14but I will cause him to remain over my house and over my kingdom, unto times age-abiding,—and, his throne, shall be established, unto times age-abiding.

1 Chronicles 23:1Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days,—so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel;

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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