1 Chronicles 22 · Verse 6

1 Chronicles 22:6

Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 22:6, King James Version

1 Chronicles 22:6 in other translations

BSBThen David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
WEBThen he called for Solomon his son, and commanded him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
ASVThen he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel.
YLTAnd he calleth for Solomon his son, and chargeth him to build a house to Jehovah, God of Israel,
DARBYAnd he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah the God of Israel.
BBEThen he sent for his son Solomon, and gave him orders for the building of a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.
WebsterThen he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.

What does 1 Chronicles 22:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Then he called for Solomon ... and charged him--The earnestness and solemnity of this address creates an impression that it was given a little before the old king's decease. He unfolded his great and long cherished plan, enjoined the building of God's house as a sacred duty on him as his son and successor, and described the resources that were at command for carrying on the work. The vast amount of personal property he had accumulated in the precious metals [1Ch 22:14] must have been spoil taken from the people he had conquered, and the cities he had sacked.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Solomon - is young and tender - He is as yet without complete knowledge and due experience; and it is necessary that I should make as much preparation for the work as I possibly can; especially as the house is to be exceedingly magnificent.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 22:6-16
David gives Solomon the reason why he should build the temple. Because God named him. Nothing is more powerful to engage us in any service for God, than to know that we are appointed thereto. Because he would have leisure and opportunity to do it. He should have peace and quietness. Where God gives rest, he expects work. Because God had promised to establish his kingdom. God's gracious promises should quicken and strengthen our religious service. David delivered to Solomon an account of the vast preparations he had made for this building; not from pride and vain-glory, but to encourage Solomon to engage cheerfully in the great work. He must not think, by building the temple, to purchase a dispensation to sin; on the contrary, his doing that would not be accepted, if he did not take heed to fulfil the statutes of the Lord. In our spiritual work, as well as in our spiritual warfare, we have need of courage and resolution. (1Ch 22:17-19)

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Chronicles 22:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH7121
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.Moh<to> SolomonH8010
בְנ֑וֹve.Noson hisH1121
וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huand he commanded himH6680
לִבְנ֣וֹתliv.Notto buildH1129
בַּ֔יִתBa.yita houseH1004
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehfor YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \סYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 22:6

  • 2 Timothy 4:1

    I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

  • Numbers 27:23

    And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.

  • 1 Timothy 6:13-17

    I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. …

  • Matthew 28:18-20

    And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  • 1 Timothy 5:21

    I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

  • Deuteronomy 31:23

    And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

  • Acts 20:25-31

    And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. …

  • Deuteronomy 31:14

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Numbers 27:18-19

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

  • Acts 1:2

    Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
charged him.
Nu 27:18,19,23; De 31:14,23; Mt 28:18-20; Ac 1:2; 20:25-31
1Ti 5:21; 6:13-17; 2Ti 4:1

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 22:5

    And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:6

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

  • 1 Chronicles 22:7

    And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:

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1 Chronicles 22:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Llamó entonces David á Salomón su hijo, y mandóle que edificase casa á Jehová Dios de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il appela Salomon, son fils, et lui commanda de bâtir une maison à l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er rief seinen Sohn Salomo und gebot ihm, Jehova, dem Gott Israels, ein Haus zu bauen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vocavitque Salomonem filium suum, et præcepit ei ut ædificaret domum Domino Deo Israël.