Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 28:6
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David relays God’s direct declaration to him, identifying Solomon as the chosen builder while David himself remains excluded from the task.
The words — יִבְנֶה (yiv.Neh) means "he will build," and בֵיתִי (vei.T/i) translates to "my house," marking the future construction of the sanctuary.
The thread — The promise aligns with 2 Samuel 7:13, which foretells a son building a house for God’s Name, and 1 Chronicles 22:9, which introduces Solomon as the man of rest who will complete the work.
Why it lands — The passage establishes that temple construction rests on divine selection rather than human qualification, and it ties Solomon’s permanent dynasty to his personal adherence to God’s laws.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 7:13 He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 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.
- 1 Chronicles 17:11 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 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.
- 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.”