1 Chronicles 28:6

Translations

Modern

And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.

Traditional

And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

Literal

And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son—he shall build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father.

Latin

…dixitque mihi: Salomon filius tuus ædificabit domum meam, et atria mea: ipsum enim elegi mihi in filium, et ego ero ei in patrem.

Original

Hebrew

English

And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.

Notes

1 Chronicles 28:4–6

the LORD...chose me...to be king over Israel forever: God's selection of David started with Judah (Genesis 49:8–12), reached its peak with David (1 Samuel 16:1–13), and continued with Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:5–6, 10). All later kings ruled because of God's promise to David.

1 Chronicles 28:2–10

David's first speech includes a message to his people (1 Chronicles 28:2–8) and a message to Solomon (28:9–10). The main focus is David's wish for Solomon to build a temple. David also discusses two other important themes: God's choice of Solomon and the people's duty to follow God's commandments.

1 Chronicles 28:1–29:25

The story of Solomon's coronation continues from 1 Chronicles 23:1–2. David, at the height of his power, transfers authority to Solomon (compare 1 Kings 1:1–2:9).

Theme notes and profiles

David Solomon God’s Promised Kingdom The Promise of Dynasty The Son of God

Related verses

2 Samuel 7:13–14
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
1 Chronicles 22:9–10
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
Hebrews 3:3
For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
Hebrews 4:5
And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”
1 Chronicles 17:11–14
And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 1:9
Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
Zechariah 6:12–13
And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.

People

Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Genealogy Temple

Topics

Adoption: Solomon Adoption: Spiritual Call: To Special Religious Duty: Solomon God: Fatherhood of Kings: God Chooses Solomon: Prophecies Concerning the King Christ: Typified: Solomon

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