1 Chronicles 22:6

Then he called for Solomon his son,—and charged him, to build a house, for Yahweh, God of Israel.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.

In Context

5And David said, Solomon my son, is young and tender, and, the house to be built, must be great and lofty and famous and beautiful, for all lands,—oh let me then prepare for it. So David prepared abundantly, before his death.

7And David said to Solomon his son,—As for me, it was, near my heart, to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God;

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Cross References

Numbers 27:23and leaned his hands upon him and charged him,—As Yahweh spake by the hand of Moses.

Deuteronomy 31:23And he commanded Joshua, son of Nun, and said—Be firm and bold, for, thou shalt bring the sons of Israel into the land which I have sworn to them,—and, I, will be with thee.

1 Chronicles 17:1And it came to pass, when David had taken up his abode in his house, that David said unto Nathan the prophet, Lo! I, am dwelling in a house of cedars, but, the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, is under curtains.

Matthew 28:18And Jesus, coming near, spake unto them, saying—All authority, in heaven and on earth, hath been given unto me;

Acts 20:25And, now, lo! I, know that, no more, shall ye see my face,—ye all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom.

1 Timothy 6:13I charge thee, before God, who engendereth life in all things, and Christ Jesus, who, before Pontius Pilate, witnessed the noble confession,

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 22:2-6

Preparations for the Temple. ( b. c. 1017.) 1 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel. 2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. 3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; 4 Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre… Read the whole commentary →

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