| Sirach 45:31
| And a covenant to David, the king, the son of Jesse, of the tribe of Juda, an inheritance to him and to his seed, that he might give wisdom into our heart to judge his people in justice, that their good things might not be abolished, and he made their glory in their nation everlasting.
| That he. Or so he made a covenant with Aaron, that he, etc. (Calmet) --- Greek, "and (Grabe puts according to) the covenant made to David....that the king's son successively should alone inherit, the inheritance of Aaron was for his posterity. May he impart wisdom to your heart," etc. --- He made. Greek, "glory during their age." (Haydock) --- The sacred writer pours forth this prayer for God's ministers, (Calmet) that their good things and glory may never end, as long as the Jewish dispensation should last. He is equally solicitous for the priesthood as for the sceptre of David. In both the families of Aaron and of David children succeeded to their father's dignity, and God had made a covenant for that purpose. (Haydock) --- David assisted the priests, and greatly advanced God's service, 1 Paralipomenon 23. (Worthington) --- His eulogy is given [in] Ecclesiasticus 47.; and he is here only mentioned (Calmet) as a comparison. (Haydock)
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