1 Chronicles 28:1

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 Chronicles 28:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 28:1

And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes
of the tribes
Whose names are given in ( 1 Chronicles 27:16-22 )

and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by
course;
monthly, each having 24,000 men under him, whose names are expressed, ( 1 Chronicles 27:2-15 )

and the captains over the thousands;
of which there were twenty four in a course, at the head of each 1000, under the chief captain:

and captains over the hundreds:
centurions under the second captains:

and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king,
and of his sons;
whose names may be read in ( 1 Chronicles 27:25-31 )

with the officers:
the courtiers:

and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men;
both men of valour, and of wealth and riches: these David

assembled unto Jerusalem;
the metropolis of the kingdoms and where his court and palace were.

1 Chronicles 28:1 In-Context

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.

2 David rose to his feet and said: “My brothers and my people! It was my desire to build a Temple where the Ark of the LORD ’s Covenant, God’s footstool, could rest permanently. I made the necessary preparations for building it,

3 but God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’

4 “Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, has chosen me from among all my father’s family to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen the tribe of Judah to rule, and from among the families of Judah he chose my father’s family. And from among my father’s sons the LORD was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

5 And from among my sons—for the LORD has given me many—he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of Israel and to rule over the LORD ’s kingdom.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.