1 Chronicles 28:6

And he said to me, Solomon your son will be the builder of my house and the open spaces round it; for I have taken him to be my son, and I will be his father.

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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.

In Context

5And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me a great number of sons) he has made selection of Solomon to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

7I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:13He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

1 Chronicles 17:11And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

2 Chronicles 1:9Now, O Lord God, let your word to David my father come true; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in number.

Hebrews 3:3And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.

Hebrews 4:5And in the same place he says again, They will not come into my rest.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 28:2-11

David's Charge to the People. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. 2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and… Read the whole commentary →

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