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1 Chronicles 22:6

Then he sent for his son Solomon, and gave him orders for the building of a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

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

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
Then he called for Shlomo his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Yisra'el.
King James Version
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel.
English Standard Version
Then he called for Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the Lord , the God of Israel.
New Century Version
Then David called for his son Solomon and told him to build the Temple for the Lord , the God of Israel.
New English Translation
He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel.
Amplified Bible
Then he called for Solomon his son and ordered him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Then he called for his son Solomon, and commanded him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.
World English Bible
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then he called Salomon his sonne, and charged him to builde an house for the Lorde God of Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he called for his son Solomon, and commanded him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
Contemporary English Version
David sent for his son Solomon and told him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he summoned Shlomo his son and charged him to build a house for Adonai , the God of Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah the God of Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then David called for his son Solomon and told him to build the Temple for the Lord , the God of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
Then he called for Solomon his son and said to him,
Good News Translation
He sent for his son Solomon and commanded him to build a temple for the Lord , the God of Israel.
Lexham English Bible
Then he called to Solomon his son and commanded him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Literal Translation
And he called for his son Solomon, and commanded him to build a house to Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he called Salomon his sonne, & commaunded him to buylde the house of LORDE God of Israel,
American Standard Version
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he called Solomon his sonne, and charged him to buylde an house for the Lorde God of Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then He called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
King James Version (1611)
Then hee called for Solomon his sonne, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he called Solomon his son, and commanded him to build the house for the Lord God of Israel.
English Revised Version
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he clepide Salomon, his sone, and comaundide to hym, that he schulde bilde an hows to the Lord God of Israel.
Update Bible Version
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.
New King James Version
Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.
New Living Translation
Then David sent for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a Temple for the Lord , the God of Israel.
New Life Bible
Then he called for his son Solomon, and gave him the work of building a house for the Lord God of Israel.
New Revised Standard
Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the Lord , the God of Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then he called for Solomon his son, - and charged him, to build a house, for Yahweh, God of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he called for Solomon his son: and commanded him to build a house to the Lord the God of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And he calleth for Solomon his son, and chargeth him to build a house to Jehovah, God of Israel,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.

Contextual Overview

6 Then he sent for his son Solomon, and gave him orders for the building of a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God. 8 But the word of the Lord came to me saying, You have taken lives without number and made great wars; I will not let you be the builder of a house for my name, because of the lives you have taken on the earth before my eyes. 9 But you will have a son who will be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from wars on every side. His name will be Solomon, and in his time I will give Israel peace and quiet; 10 He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever. 11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you. 12 Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. 13 And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled. 14 Now see, poor though I am, I have got ready for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver; and a weight of brass and iron greater than may be measured; and wood and stone have I made ready, and you may put more to it. 15 And you have a great number of workmen, cutters and workers of stone and wood, and experts in every sort of work,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

charged him: Numbers 27:18, Numbers 27:19, Numbers 27:23, Deuteronomy 31:14, Deuteronomy 31:23, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:2, Acts 20:25-31, 1 Timothy 5:21, 1 Timothy 6:13-17, 2 Timothy 4:1

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:28 - charge Joshua 1 Kings 1:13 - Assuredly

Cross-References

Isaiah 53:6
We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.
Matthew 8:17
So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.
John 19:17
And he went out with his cross on him to the place which is named Dead Man's Head (in Hebrew, Golgotha):
1 Peter 2:24
He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then he called for Solomon his son,.... To be brought before him:

and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel; which charge was given a little before his death, after he had made great preparations for this work, as appears from 1 Chronicles 22:5.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 22:6. 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.


 
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