1 Chronicles 14:2
in 1 Chronicles 14And 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
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 1 Chronicles 14
Commentary
3 notes on this verseDavid'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.
This site's exposition
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers
on 1 Chronicles 14:1-2
Chronicles places Hiram's cedar and this whole interlude after the ark's failed first attempt in chapter 13, where Samuel narrates the same material in 2 Sam 5:11-25 before the ark is ever brought up in 2 Sam 6. Keil reads the sequence as thematic rather than strictly chronological, since the Philistine wars of verses 8-16 answer verse 8's report that David was anointed king over all Israel, an event that sits earlier than Uzza's death. Barnes notes the parallel runs close to Samuel's wording throughout, with the differences confined to the children's list and the burned idols. Verse 2 states outright what the chapter then proves twice on the battlefield, that the Lord had confirmed David king, lifted up for the sake of his people.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel--This is an important truth, that sovereigns are invested with royal honor and authority, not for their own sakes so much as for that of their people.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And David knew that the Lord had established him as king when he saw that the kings of the nations sent him gifts.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And Hiram the king of Tyre sent It is explained in Genesis Rabbah (85:4): “This man was accustomed to being friendly to the tribe of Judah; so was Hirah the Adullamite to Judah.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֣דַע | vaiyeda' | and he knew | H3045 → | 945 times |
| דָּוִ֔יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הֱכִינ֧וֹ | hekhino | he had appointed him | H3559 → | 217 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְמֶ֖לֶךְ | lemelekh | to king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נִשֵּׂ֤את | niset | [was] exalted | H5375 → | 656 times |
| לְמַ֙עְלָה֙ | lema'lah | <to> upwards <towards> | H4605 → | 140 times |
| מַלְכוּת֔וֹ | malkhuto | kingdom his | H4438 → | 91 times |
| בַּעֲב֖וּר | baavur | forsake of | H5668 → | 49 times |
| עַמּ֥וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיֵּ֣דַעand he knew
vaiyeda'H3045 →945 times
דָּוִ֔ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
הֱכִינ֧וֹhe had appointed him
hekhinoH3559 →217 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְמֶ֖לֶךְto king
lemelekhH4428 →2525 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
נִשֵּׂ֤את[was] exalted
nisetH5375 →656 times
לְמַ֙עְלָה֙<to> upwards <towards>
lema'lahH4605 →140 times
מַלְכוּת֔וֹkingdom his
malkhutoH4438 →91 times
בַּעֲב֖וּרforsake of
baavurH5668 →49 times
עַמּ֥וֹpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
it 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.
- Luke 1:32–33
Through
1 Kings 10:9Blessed 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…
it 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!”
- Psalms 72:2
Through
Numbers 24:7Water 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.
it 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.
- 2 Samuel 5:12
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.