1 Chronicles 14:2

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 14:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel`s sake.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel`s sake.
1 Chronicles 14:2 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel`s sake.

What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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. But while it is true of all kings, it was especially applicable to the monarchs of Israel, and even David was made to know that all his glory and greatness were given only to fit him, as the minister of God, to execute the divine purposes towards the chosen people.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Lord: Ch1 17:17; Sa2 7:16; Psa. 89:20-37 his kingdom: Num 24:7; Sa2 7:8 because: Kg1 10:9; Ch2 2:11; Est 4:14; Isa 1:25-27; Dan 2:30 1 Chronicles 14:3”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Instead of נשּׂא כּי, that He (Jahve) had lifted up (נשּׂא, perf. Pi.), as in Sa2 5:12, in the Chronicle we read למעלה נשּׂאת כּי, that his kingdom had been lifted up on high. The unusual form נשּׂאת may be, according to the context, the third pers. fem. perf. Niph., nisaa't having first been changed into נשּׂאת, and thus contracted into נשּׂאת; cf. Ew. 194, b. In Sa2 19:43 the same form is the infin. abs. Niph. למעלה is here, as frequently in the Chronicles, used to intensify the expression: cf. Ch1 22:5; Ch1 23:17; Ch1 29:3, Ch1 29:25; Ch2 1:1; Ch2 17:12. With regard to the sons of David, see on Ch1 3:5-8. In the account of the victories over the Philistines, the statement ( Sa2 5:17) that…”
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