1 Chronicles 28:6
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.
1 Chronicles 28:6 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | and saith to me, Solomon thy son, he doth build My house, and My courts, for I have fixed on him to Me for a son, and I--I am to him for a 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. |
| BBE | And he said to me, Solomon your son will be the builder of my house and the open spaces round it; for I have taken him to be my son, and I will be his father. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Chronicles 28:6 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 28:1-10
During David's last sickness, many chief priests and Levites were at Jerusalem. Finding himself able, David spoke of his purpose to build a temple for God, and of God's disallowing that purpose. He opened to them God's gracious purposes concerning Solomon. David charged them to cleave stedfastly to God and their duty. We cannot do our work as we should, unless we put on resolution, and fetch in strength from Divine…
1 Chronicles 28:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 28:6
- 2 Samuel 7:13-14
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
- 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. He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
- 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.
- Hebrews 4:5
And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
- 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: Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
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Context
- 1 Chronicles 28:5
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.
- 1 Chronicles 28:6
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.
- 1 Chronicles 28:7
Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
1 Chronicles 28:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y me ha dicho: Salomón tu hijo, él edificará mi casa y mis atrios: porque á éste me he escogido por hijo, y yo le seré á él por padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il m’a dit: Salomon, ton fils, c’est lui qui bâtira ma maison et mes parvis, car je me le suis choisi pour fils, et moi je lui serai pour père; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu mir: Salomo, dein Sohn, er soll mein Haus und meine Höfe bauen; denn ich habe ihn mir zum Sohne erwählt, und ich will ihm Vater sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | dixitque mihi: Salomon filius tuus ædificabit domum meam, et atria mea: ipsum enim elegi mihi in filium, et ego ero ei in patrem. |