וּלְמִן־הַיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוִּ֤יתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים֙ עַל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִי לְךָ֖ מִכָּל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וְהִגִּ֤יד לְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּי־בַ֖יִת יַעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ֥ יְהוָֽה׃
פֿון דעם טאָג װאָס איך האָב באַפֿױלן שופֿטים איבער מײַן פֿאָלק ישׂראל; און איך װעל דיך באַרוען פֿון אַלע דײַנע פֿײַנט. און גאָט זאָגט דיר אָן, אַז גאָט װעט דיר מאַכן אַ הױז.
Abarbanel
The first introduction in the matters of the kings memorialized in this book and it appropriate that we discuss ten topics: The first topic is the ??? according to their dates. For of the kings mentioned in these books, only a few ruled the whole nations: Shual, David, and Solomon who reigned over all the tribes united. You will see that all three were Men of Valor, G-d fearing and Men of Truth. As I explained in the Book of Samuel that the reigns summed to 100 years, keep this memory aid to hand (Kings 1, 20:31) "Magnanimous kings are they" for 'Melchi' adds to 100. These kings were unique in reigning over all the tribes without divisions because once the kingdom was divided in the days of Rechavem and Yeravam. King Rechavam and all the progeny of House of David ruled over the tribes of Yehuda and Binyamin, majority of the tribe of Levi and the fraction of the tribe of Shimon whose patrimony was amid the patrimony of the sons of Yehuda. You will see in their stories, which of them walked in peace and wealth along the path of their father, David and which among them ?betrayed? G-d and went wayward to serve other gods. The length of the reign of the Kings of Judah, good and bad, was 393 years. A hint to this (Proverbs 15:3) "The eyes of G-d observe both bad and good, since the words 'raim and tovim' sum to 393 [translator's note: the gemateria is 392 +1 for the phrase]
Sforno
וצויתה אותו לעיניהם, you appoint him as leader in their very presence so that they will accept his authority willingly and will be obedient to his directives. The expression צווי meaning appointment is not unique; we find it in Samuel I 25,30 וצוך לנגיד, “He will appoint you as leader.” (Avigail speaking to David) We find it also in Samuel II 7,11 למן היום אשר צוותי שופטים, “from the day I have appointed Judges, etc.” (G’d giving a message to the prophet Nathan for David)
Rav Hirsch
V. 19. והעמדת אתו וגו׳ (vergl. Kap. 3, 6). Jemanden einem andern vorstellen heißt: ihn in dessen Dienst stellen. Indem Josua vor Elasar und vor die Gemeinde hingestellt wird, wird er in den Dienst des Gesetzesheiligtums und der nationalen Gesamtheit gestellt. So sprach Rabban Gamliel zu zwei Jüngern, die aus Bescheidenheit ein öffentliches Amt, zu welchem er sie erheben wollte, anzunehmen zögerten: כמדומין אתם ששרדה אני נותן לכם עבדות אני נותן לכם, ihr meint, ich gebe euch eine Hoheit, einen Dienst gebe ich euch (Horiot 10 a). צוה .וצויתה אתו לעיניהם ist der spezielle Ausdruck für: jemanden hinsichtlich eines zu übertragenden Amtes in Pflicht zu nehmen. So: וצוך לנגיד על ישראל (Sam. I. 25, 30), צויתי שופטים על עמי ישראל (Sam. II. 7, 11), לצות אותי נגיד (daselbst 6, 21), ויצום אל בני ישראל (Schmot 6, 13). So auch Wajikra 3, 28 וצויתה .וצו את יהושע וחזקהו ואמצהו: du sollst ihm in Gegenwart des Volkes die Pflichten seines Amtes auftragen, damit er als der von dir Beauftragte dastehe und sein künftiges Wirken von deiner Autorität getragen sei.