1 Chronicles 28:1

1 And David assembleth all the heads of Israel, heads of the tribes, and heads of the courses who are serving the king, and heads of the thousands, and heads of the hundreds, and heads of all the substance and possessions of the king, and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty ones, even to every mighty one of valour -- unto Jerusalem.

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 And David assembleth all the heads of Israel, heads of the tribes, and heads of the courses who are serving the king, and heads of the thousands, and heads of the hundreds, and heads of all the substance and possessions of the king, and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty ones, even to every mighty one of valour -- unto Jerusalem.

2 And David the king riseth on his feet, and saith, `Hear me, my brethren and my people, I -- with my heart -- to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God, and I prepared to build,

3 and God hath said to me, Thou dost not build a house to My name, for a man of wars thou [art], and blood thou hast shed.

4 `And Jehovah, God of Israel, doth fix on me out of all the house of my father to be for king over Israel to the age, for on Judah He hath fixed for a leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, on me, [me] He hath been pleased to make king over all Israel;

5 and out of all my sons -- for many sons hath Jehovah given to me -- He also fixeth on Solomon my son, to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel,