1 Chronicles 28:4

28:4 The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:8

28:8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the Lord’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: Carefully observe all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.


tn Heb “out of all the house of my father to become king over all Israel permanently.”

tn Or “for.”

tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.”

tn The words “I say this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”