1-а хроніки 28:1

And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes,.... Whose names are given in Ch1 27:16. and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course; monthly, each having 24,000 men under him, whose names are expressed, Ch1 27:2. and the captains over the thousands; of which there were twenty four in a course, at the head of each 1000, under the chief captain: and captains over the hundreds: centurions under the second captains: and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons; whose names may be read in Ch1 27:25. with the officers: the courtiers: and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men; both men of valour, and of wealth and riches: these David assembled unto Jerusalem; the metropolis of the kingdoms and where his court and palace were.

A great deal of service David had done in his day, had served his generation according to the will of God, Act 13:36. But now the time draws night that he must die, and, as a type of the Son of David, the nearer he comes to his end the more busy he is, and does his work with all his might. He is now a little recovered from the indisposition mentioned Kg1 1:1, when they covered him with clothes, and he got no heat: but was cure is there for old age? He therefore improves his recovery, as giving him an opportunity of doing God and his country a little more service. I. He summoned all the great men to attend him, that he might take leave of them all together, Ch1 28:1. Thus Moses did (Deu 31:28), and Joshua, Jos 23:2; Jos 24:1. David would not declare the settlement of the crown but in the presence, and to the satisfaction, of those that were the representatives of the people. II. He addressed them with a great deal of respect and tenderness. He not only exerted himself to rise from his bed, to give them the meeting (the occasion putting new spirits into him), but he rose out of his chair, and stood up upon his feet (Ch1 28:2), in reverence to God whose will he was to declare, and in reverence to this solemn assembly of the Israel of God, as if he looked upon himself, though major singulis - greater than any individual among them, yet minor universis - less than the whole of them together. His age and infirmities, as well as his dignity, might well have allowed him to keep his seat; but he would show that he was indeed humbled for the pride of his heart both in the numbers of his people and his dominion over them. It had been too much his pleasure that they were all his servants (Ch1 21:3), but now he calls them his brethren, whom he loved, his people, whom he took care of…

28:1–29:25 Here the account of Solomon’s coronation continues from 23:1-2. David is presented at the pinnacle of his strength as he transfers authority to Solomon (cp. 1 Kgs 1:1–2:9). 28:1 This assembly of all the officials of Israel includes all whose names were mentioned in the preceding chapters.