1 Chronicles 28:4
ContextNET © | The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. 1 Indeed, 2 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. 3 |
NIV © | "Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel for ever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel. |
NASB © | "Yet, the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me from all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a leader; and in the house of Judah, my father’s house, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. |
NLT © | "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. |
MSG © | GOD chose me out of my family to be king over Israel forever. First he chose Judah as the lead tribe, then he narrowed it down to my family, and finally he picked me from my father's sons, pleased to make me the king over all Israel. |
BBE © | Though the Lord, the God of Israel, took me out of all my father’s family, to be king over Israel for ever, marking out Judah to be chief, and, of the people of Judah, my father’s family; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king over all Israel; |
NRSV © | Yet the LORD God of Israel chose me from all my ancestral house to be king over Israel forever; for he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father’s house, and among my father’s sons he took delight in making me king over all Israel. |
NKJV © | "However the LORD God of Israel chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel. |
KJV | Howbeit the LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478> me before all the house <01004> of my father <01> to be king <04428> over Israel <03478> for ever <05769>_: Judah <03063> [to be] the ruler <05057>_; and of the house <01004> of Judah <03063>_, the house <01004> of my father <01>_; and among the sons <01121> of my father <01> over all Israel <03478>_: |
NASB © | "Yet, the LORD <03068> , the God <0430> of Israel <03478> , chose <0977> me from all <03605> the house <01004> of my father <01> to be king <04428> over <05921> Israel <03478> forever <05769> . For He has chosen <0977> Judah <03063> to be a leader <05057> ; and in the house <01004> of Judah <03063> , my father's <01> house <01004> , and among the sons <01121> of my father <01> He took <07521> pleasure <07521> in me to make <04427> me king <04427> over <05921> all <03605> Israel .<03478> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | The Lord <03069> God <0430> of Israel <03478> chose <0977> me out of my father’s <01> entire <03605> family <01004> to become <01961> king <04428> over <05921> Israel <03478> and have a permanent <05769> dynasty. Indeed <03588> , he chose <0977> Judah <03063> as leader <05057> , and my father’s <01> family within <01004> <01004> Judah <03063> , and then he picked <07521> me out from among my father’s <01> sons <01121> and made me king <04427> over <05921> all <03605> Israel .<03478> |
NET © | The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. 1 Indeed, 2 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. 3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “out of all the house of my father to become king over all Israel permanently.” 2 tn Or “for.” 3 tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.” |