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2 Chronicles 6:10
Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon addresses the gathered assembly of Israel during the temple consecration, declaring that God has fulfilled His prior promise regarding his succession to David’s throne.
The words — וַ/יָּ֣קֶם (va/i.Ya.kem) literally means "and he has established," paired with דִּבֵּ֑ר (di.Ber), meaning "he spoke," which together anchor Solomon’s claim in divine speech and confirmed action.
The thread — The succession motif runs to 1 Kings 2:12, which records Solomon sitting on David’s throne, and 1 Chronicles 17:11, which notes God’s pledge to establish David’s descendant.
Why it lands — The text states that human political transition and architectural completion occur only after divine declaration, requiring the reader to recognize God’s prior word as the sole basis for the event.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 2:12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
- 1 Kings 3:6 Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 28:5 And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
- 1 Chronicles 29:23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
- 2 Chronicles 1:1 Now Solomon son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and highly exalted him.
- Ecclesiastes 1:4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
- Ecclesiastes 2:18 I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.