1 Chronicles 14:2 BSB

1 Chronicles 14:2

And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel’s sake.

KJV

And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

David's kingdom was lifted up on high, not for his own sake, that he might look great, but because of his people Israel, that he might be a guide and protector to them. We are blessed in order that we may be blessings. We are not born, nor do we live, for ourselves.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֣דַע	vai.Ye.da'	and he knew	H3045 →
דָּוִ֔יד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
הֱכִינ֧וֹ	he.khi.No	he had appointed him	H3559 →
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ	le.Me.lekh	to king	H4428 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
נִשֵּׂ֤את	ni.Set	[was] exalted	H5375 →
לְמַ֙עְלָה֙	le.Ma'.lah	<to> upwards <towards>	H4605 →
מַלְכוּת֔וֹ	mal.khu.To	kingdom his	H4438 →
בַּעֲב֖וּר	ba.'a.Vur	forsake of	H5668 →
עַמּ֥וֹ	a.Mo	people his	H5971 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 7:16
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
leads to
- Luke 1:32–33
  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Psalms 89:36–37
  his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
- 2 Samuel 7:13
  He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- Isaiah 9:7
  Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness…
- Psalms 45:6
  Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Through
1 Kings 10:9
Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry…
leads to
- Psalms 72:2
  May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
- 1 Kings 5:7
  When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
Through
Numbers 24:7
Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 5:12
  And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.