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1 Chronicles 22:7

“My son,” David said to Solomon, “It was in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, David said to Shlomo his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God. 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: David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. David said to him, "My son, I wanted to build a temple for worshiping the Lord my God. David said to Solomon: "My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God. David said to Solomon, "My son, I had intended to build a house for the Name (Presence) of the LORD my God. David said to Solomon, "My son, I had intended to build a house for the name of the LORD my God. David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God. And Dauid said to Salomon, My sonne, I purposed with my selfe to builde an house to the Name of the Lorde my God, And David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it within my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God. "My son," said David to Solomon, "it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, He said: My son, I wanted to build a temple where the Lord my God would be worshiped. "My son," said David to Shlomo, "my heart was set on building a house for the name of Adonai my God. And David said to Solomon, As for me, my son, I was minded to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God. David said to Solomon, "My son, I wanted to build a temple for the name of the Lord my God. You shall build a house for the LORD God of Israel; David said to him, "Son, I wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God. And David said to Solomon his son, "I myself had in my heart to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, And David said to his son Solomon, As for me, it has been in my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God. and sayde vnto him: My sonne, I was minded to buylde an house vnto the name of the LORDE my God, And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God. And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God. And Dauid sayde to Solomon: My sonne, I thought [as it was] in myne heart to buylde an house vnto the name of the Lorde my God: And David said to Solomon: 'My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God. And Dauid saide to Solomon; My sonne, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house vnto the Name of the Lord my God. And David said to Solomon, My child, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord God. And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God. And Dauid seide to Salomon, My sone, it was my wille to bilde an hows to the name of `my Lord God; And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God. And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD my God: And David said to Solomon: "My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD my God; "My son, I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God," David told him. David said to Solomon, "My son, I had planned to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. David said to Solomon, "My son, I had planned to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. And David said to Solomon his son, - As for me, it was, near my heart, to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God; And David said to Solomon: My son, it was my desire to have built a house to the name of the Lord my God. David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God. and David saith to Solomon his son, `As for me, it hath been with my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God, and David says to his son Solomon, "As for me, it has been with my heart to build a house for the Name of my God YHWH, David said to Solomon, "I wanted in the worst way to build a sanctuary to honor my God . But God prevented me, saying, ‘You've killed too many people, fought too many wars. You are not the one to honor me by building a sanctuary—you've been responsible for too much killing, too much bloodshed. But you are going to have a son and he will be a quiet and peaceful man, and I will calm his enemies down on all sides. His very name will speak peace—that is, Solomon, which means Peace—and I'll give peace and rest under his rule. He will be the one to build a sanctuary in my honor. He'll be my royal adopted son and I'll be his father; and I'll make sure that the authority of his kingdom over Israel lasts forever.' David said to Solomon, "My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   David;   Temple;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Copper;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“My son,” David said to Solomon, “It was in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God,
Hebrew Names Version
David said to Shlomo his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.
King James Version
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:
English Standard Version
David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
New Century Version
David said to him, "My son, I wanted to build a temple for worshiping the Lord my God.
New English Translation
David said to Solomon: "My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God.
Amplified Bible
David said to Solomon, "My son, I had intended to build a house for the Name (Presence) of the LORD my God.
New American Standard Bible
David said to Solomon, "My son, I had intended to build a house for the name of the LORD my God.
World English Bible
David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid said to Salomon, My sonne, I purposed with my selfe to builde an house to the Name of the Lorde my God,
Legacy Standard Bible
And David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it within my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.
Berean Standard Bible
"My son," said David to Solomon, "it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
Contemporary English Version
He said: My son, I wanted to build a temple where the Lord my God would be worshiped.
Complete Jewish Bible
"My son," said David to Shlomo, "my heart was set on building a house for the name of Adonai my God.
Darby Translation
And David said to Solomon, As for me, my son, I was minded to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.
Easy-to-Read Version
David said to Solomon, "My son, I wanted to build a temple for the name of the Lord my God.
George Lamsa Translation
You shall build a house for the LORD God of Israel;
Good News Translation
David said to him, "Son, I wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God.
Lexham English Bible
And David said to Solomon his son, "I myself had in my heart to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God,
Literal Translation
And David said to his son Solomon, As for me, it has been in my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde vnto him: My sonne, I was minded to buylde an house vnto the name of the LORDE my God,
American Standard Version
And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.
Bible in Basic English
And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid sayde to Solomon: My sonne, I thought [as it was] in myne heart to buylde an house vnto the name of the Lorde my God:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David said to Solomon: 'My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God.
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid saide to Solomon; My sonne, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house vnto the Name of the Lord my God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said to Solomon, My child, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord God.
English Revised Version
And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid seide to Salomon, My sone, it was my wille to bilde an hows to the name of `my Lord God;
Update Bible Version
And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD my God:
New King James Version
And David said to Solomon: "My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD my God;
New Living Translation
"My son, I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God," David told him.
New Life Bible
David said to Solomon, "My son, I had planned to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
New Revised Standard
David said to Solomon, "My son, I had planned to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David said to Solomon his son, - As for me, it was, near my heart, to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David said to Solomon: My son, it was my desire to have built a house to the name of the Lord my God.
Revised Standard Version
David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.
Young's Literal Translation
and David saith to Solomon his son, `As for me, it hath been with my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God,
THE MESSAGE
David said to Solomon, "I wanted in the worst way to build a sanctuary to honor my God . But God prevented me, saying, ‘You've killed too many people, fought too many wars. You are not the one to honor me by building a sanctuary—you've been responsible for too much killing, too much bloodshed. But you are going to have a son and he will be a quiet and peaceful man, and I will calm his enemies down on all sides. His very name will speak peace—that is, Solomon, which means Peace—and I'll give peace and rest under his rule. He will be the one to build a sanctuary in my honor. He'll be my royal adopted son and I'll be his father; and I'll make sure that the authority of his kingdom over Israel lasts forever.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David said to Solomon, "My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.

Contextual Overview

6Then he summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. 6 Then he called for Shlomo his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Yisra'el. 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel. 6 Then he called for Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the Lord , the God of Israel. 6 Then David called for his son Solomon and told him to build the Temple for the Lord , the God of Israel. 6 He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel. 6Then he called for Solomon his son and ordered him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel. 6 Then he called for his son Solomon, and commanded him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel. 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel. 6 Then he called Salomon his sonne, and charged him to builde an house for the Lorde God of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

it was in: 1 Chronicles 17:1-15, 1 Chronicles 28:2-21, 1 Chronicles 29:3, 2 Samuel 7:2, 1 Kings 8:17-19, 2 Chronicles 6:7-9, Psalms 132:5

unto the name: Deuteronomy 12:5, Deuteronomy 12:11, Deuteronomy 12:21, 1 Kings 8:16, 1 Kings 8:20, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 9:3, 2 Chronicles 2:4, Ezra 6:12

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:26 - Let it 2 Samuel 7:3 - all that 2 Samuel 7:5 - Shalt 1 Chronicles 17:2 - Do all 1 Chronicles 17:4 - Thou shalt not 1 Chronicles 22:19 - to the name Psalms 68:29 - Because Psalms 73:2 - But Acts 7:46 - and desired

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
Noach built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20
And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord ; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20
And Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and he took from all the clean animals and from all the clean birds, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord . He took some of all the clean birds and animals, and he burned them on the altar as offerings to God.
Genesis 8:20
Noah built an altar to the Lord . He then took some of every kind of clean animal and clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20
And Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every [ceremonially] clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took some of every kind of clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord & tooke of euery cleane beast, & of euery cleane foule, and offered burnt offerings vpon the altar.
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to Yahweh and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20
Noah built an altar where he could offer sacrifices to the Lord . Then he offered on the altar one of each kind of animal and bird that could be used for a sacrifice.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David said to Solomon,.... When brought into his presence:

my son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God; he was disposed and inclined to it, and was once determined upon it, see 2 Samuel 7:2.


 
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