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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws, as is being done at this time.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And if he continues to obey my commands and regulations as he does now, I will make his kingdom last forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as is done now.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as is done now.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as is done now.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will establish his kingdom forever if he will be strong to do My commandments and My judgments, as is done now.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever if he loyally <i>and</i> continually obeys My commandments and My ordinances, as is done today.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever if he perseveres in keeping my commands and my ordinances as he is doing today.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever if he perseveres in keeping My commands and My ordinances as he is today.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If he continues to obey my laws and commands, his kingdom will never end." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever if he will remain determined to obey my commands and laws, as he is doing today.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will make his kingdom last forever if he continues to obey carefully all my laws and commands as he does now.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever, assuming he remains strongly committed to carry out my commandments and ordinances, as he is doing today.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever, if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as at this day.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he shall be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as it is today.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have established his kingdom for all time, if he is strong to do My commands and My judgments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I have established his kingdom to the age, if he is strong to do My commands, and My judgments, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I set up his kingdom even to forever, if he shall be strong to do my commands and my judgments as this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he continue to keep my commandments, and my judgments, as at this day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will make firm his kingdom, even unto eternity, if he will persevere in doing my precepts and judgments, as also today.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever, if he perseveres in carrying out my commandments and ordinances as he does now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues resolute in keeping my commandments and my ordinances, as he is today.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever if he continues to keep my commandments and my judgments as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall establish the throne of his kingdom to eternity, even if he would not choose to keep my commands and my judgments as today<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do My commandments and Mine ordinances, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he continue to keep my commandments, and my judgments, as <i>at</i> this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=7907" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">David Commissions Solomon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: wa·hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">I will establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4438.htm" title="4438: mal·ḵū·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom. Or malkuth; or malkuyah; from malak; a rule; concretely, a dominion.">his kingdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">forever,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: ye·ḥĕ·zaq (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">he resolutely</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">carries out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wō·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">My commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·miš·pā·ṭay (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Judgment. ">and ordinances,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kay·yō·wm (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">as is being done</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this day.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">1 Kings 9:4-5</a></span><br />And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, / then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-4.htm">1 Kings 2:4</a></span><br />and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25</a></span><br />Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-17.htm">2 Chronicles 7:17-18</a></span><br />And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, / then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28-29</a></span><br />I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. / I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-12.htm">Psalm 132:12</a></span><br />If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-12.htm">1 Kings 6:12</a></span><br />“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">2 Samuel 23:5</a></span><br />Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-16.htm">2 Chronicles 6:16</a></span><br />Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-14.htm">1 Kings 3:14</a></span><br />So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm">1 Kings 11:38</a></span><br />If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-18.htm">Deuteronomy 17:18-20</a></span><br />When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. / It is to remain with him, and he is to read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these statutes. / Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1-2</a></span><br />My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.</p><p class="hdg">Moreover</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28-37</a></b></br> My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/132-12.htm">Psalm 132:12</a></b></br> If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a></b></br> And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, <i>but</i> it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.</p><p class="hdg">if</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/22-13.htm">1 Chronicles 22:13</a></b></br> Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-12.htm">1 Kings 6:12,13</a></b></br> <i>Concerning</i> this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">1 Kings 9:4,5</a></b></br> And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, <i>and</i> wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: … </p><p class="hdg">constant [heb] strong</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/28-10.htm">1 Chronicles 28:10</a></b></br> Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6,7</a></b></br> Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-2.htm">1 Kings 2:2-4</a></b></br> I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; … </p><p class="hdg">as at this day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61</a></b></br> Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a></b></br> For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, <i>that</i> his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as <i>was</i> the heart of David his father.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-66.htm">Constant</a> <a href="/joshua/19-27.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-10.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-19.htm">Established</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-30.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-4.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-13.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-7.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-5.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-13.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-4.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-2.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-27.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/numbers/24-18.htm">Performs</a> <a href="/acts/11-23.htm">Resolute</a> <a href="/john/18-36.htm">Resolutely</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-19.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-9.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-31.htm">Times</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-31.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-10.htm">Age</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-8.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-8.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-19.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/job/33-19.htm">Constant</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Continues</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-23.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-1.htm">Established</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-7.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-8.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-17.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-11.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-19.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-19.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-17.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/job/5-9.htm">Performs</a> <a href="/acts/11-23.htm">Resolute</a> <a href="/luke/9-51.htm">Resolutely</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-19.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-10.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-30.htm">Times</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-1.htm">David in a solemn assembly having declared God's favor to him, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-5.htm">and promise to his son Solomon, exhorts them to fear God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">He encourages Solomon to build the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">He gives him patterns, gold and silver, etc</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This covenant is foundational in the biblical narrative, as it sets the stage for the coming of the Messiah, who Christians believe is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The concept of an everlasting kingdom is echoed in <a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a> and is a central theme in messianic prophecies, such as <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a>, which speaks of a government with no end. The idea of an eternal kingdom also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus is described as the King of Kings, whose reign is everlasting (<a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a>).<p><b>if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances</b><br>This conditional statement emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's laws as a prerequisite for the continuation of the kingdom. The Hebrew understanding of "commandments and ordinances" includes both moral and ceremonial laws given to Israel. This reflects the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where blessings are contingent upon faithfulness. The call to resolute obedience is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's adherence to God's commands. This also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of abiding in Christ and keeping His commandments as evidence of true discipleship (<a href="/john/15-10.htm">John 15:10</a>).<p><b>as is being done this day.</b><br>This phrase indicates that at the time of this declaration, the commandments and ordinances were being faithfully observed. It suggests a period of spiritual fidelity and commitment to God's laws, likely during the reign of David, who is often portrayed as a man after God's own heart (<a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a>). This historical context highlights a moment of covenantal faithfulness, serving as a model for future generations. The phrase underscores the importance of present obedience as a foundation for future blessings, a principle that resonates throughout Scripture, including in the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized living in the present obedience to God's will (<a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33-34</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who is speaking in this chapter, conveying God's promise to his son Solomon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>David's son, who is chosen by God to succeed him as king and build the temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation over which Solomon is to reign, representing God's chosen people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the temple is to be built, central to Israel's worship and identity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_commandments_and_ordinances.htm">God's Commandments and Ordinances</a></b><br>The divine laws and decrees that Solomon is instructed to follow to ensure the establishment of his kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/conditional_promises.htm">Conditional Promises</a></b><br>God's promises often come with conditions that require our active participation and obedience. Solomon's kingdom was to be established forever if he adhered to God's commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's laws is crucial for the fulfillment of His promises. This principle is timeless and applies to believers today in their walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faithfulness.htm">Legacy of Faithfulness</a></b><br>The faithfulness of one generation can impact the blessings and stability of future generations. David's faithfulness set the stage for Solomon's potential success.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_responsibility.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While God is sovereign and His plans will ultimately prevail, He invites human cooperation through obedience and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_leadership.htm">Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders, like Solomon, are called to lead by example in following God's commandments, influencing those they lead towards righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'least'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'least in the kingdom'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_judah's_judgment_unique.htm">(Amos 2:4-5) Why does God's judgment on Judah differ from judgments described in other prophetic books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_2_chronicles.htm">What are the key themes in 2 Chronicles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever.</span>--So <a href="/1_chronicles/22-10.htm" title="He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.">1Chronicles 22:10</a> (at end).<p><span class= "bld">If he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments.</span>--The same condition is attached to the same promise in <a href="/context/1_kings/9-4.htm" title="And if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my judgments:">1Kings 9:4-5</a>. (Comp. also <a href="/1_kings/3-14.htm" title="And if you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days.">1Kings 3:14</a>, where the promise is length of days.)<p><span class= "bld">As at this day.</span>--As we are doing in our present work. The same words occur in the same sense at the end of Solomon's Prayer (<a href="/1_kings/8-61.htm" title="Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.">1Kings 8:61</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will establish</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his kingdom</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכוּת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mal·ḵū·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4438.htm">Strong's 4438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he resolutely</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶחֱזַ֗ק</span> <span class="translit">(ye·ḥĕ·zaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">carries out</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My commandments</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוֺתַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ordinances,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miš·pā·ṭay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as is being done</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(kay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this day.’</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 28:7 I will establish his kingdom forever if (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 28:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 28:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 28:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 28:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>