1 Chronicles 28:6

Solomon

⁴ Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:

⁵ And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

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.

⁷ Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

⁸ Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: He said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: And he said to 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.
BLB: 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.

ÅB: Og han sa til meg: Din sønn Salomo, han er den som skal bygge mitt hus og mine forgårder; for jeg har utvalgt ham til å være min sønn, og jeg vil være hans far,
OTB: Han sa til meg,
‘Din sønn Salomo er den som skal bygge mitt hus og mine forgårder;
for jeg har valgt ham til å være en sønn for meg, og jeg vil være en far for ham.
B1930: Og han sa til mig: Din sønn Salomo, han er den som skal bygge mitt hus og mine forgårder; for jeg har utvalgt ham til å være min sønn, og jeg vil være hans far,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Samuel 7:13–14
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
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1 Chronicles 22:9–10
Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
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Hebrews 3:6
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
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Hebrews 4:5
And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
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2 Chronicles 1:9
Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
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Hebrews 3:3
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
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1 Chronicles 17:11–14
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
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Zechariah 6:12–13
And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
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