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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Chronicles 28:6

And he said to me: Solomon thy son shall build my house, and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be a father to him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adoption;   Call;   God;   Solomon;   The Topic Concordance - Choosing/chosen;   Endurance;   Government;   Israel/jews;   Jesus Christ;   Throne;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Adoption;   Christ, the King;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Nathan;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Chronicles, Theology of;   David;   Elect, Election;   Fatherhood of God;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Moriah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Begetting;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Children of God;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for December 24;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who is to build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to me, Shlomo your son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
He said to me, ‘It is Solomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
New Century Version
The Lord said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will build my Temple and its courtyards. I have chosen Solomon to be my son, and I will be his father.
New English Translation
He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.
Amplified Bible
"He said to me, 'Solomon your son shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him.
New American Standard Bible
"He said to me, 'Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courtyards; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a Father to him.
World English Bible
He said to me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayd vnto me, Salomon thy sonne, he shall build mine house and my courtes: for I haue chosen him to be my sonne, and I will be his father.
Legacy Standard Bible
And He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said to me, "Your son Solomon will build my temple, and it will honor me. Solomon will be like a son to me, and I will be like a father to him.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Moreover, he said to me, ‘Shlomo your son will build my house and courtyards, for I have chosen him to be a son to me, and I will be a father to him.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
He said to me, ‘David, your son Solomon will build my Temple and the area around it, because I have chosen Solomon to be my son, and I will be his father.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be a father to him.
Good News Translation
"The Lord said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who will build my Temple. I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
Lexham English Bible
And he said to me, ‘Solomon your son, he himself shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him as a son to myself, and I myself will be as a father to him,
Literal Translation
And He said to me, Your son Solomon shall build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as a son to Me, and I surely will be a Father to him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and hath sayde vnto me: Salomon thy sonne shall buylde me an house and my courtes: for I haue chosen him to be my sonne, & I wil be his father,
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he saide vnto me: Solomon thy sonne he shall builde me an house and courtes: I haue chosen him to be my sonne, and I will be his father.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And He said unto me: Solomon thy son, he shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be to Me for a son, and I will be to him for a father.
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto me, Solomon thy sonne, hee shall build my house and my courts: for I haue chosen him to be my sonne, and I will be his father.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And God said to me, Solomon thy son shall build my house and my court: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be to him a father.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, Salomon, thi sone, schal bilde myn hows, and myn auters; for Y haue chose hym to me in to a sone, and Y schal be to hym in to a fadir;
Update Bible Version
And he said to me, Solomon your son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
Now He said to me, "It is your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father.
New Living Translation
He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will build my Temple and its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son, and I will be his father.
New Life Bible
He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who will build My house and My open spaces. For I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his father.
New Revised Standard
He said to me, ‘It is your son Solomon who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be a son to me, and I will be a father to him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said unto am, Solomon thy son - he, shall build my house, and my courts, - for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.
Revised Standard Version
He said to me, 'It is Solomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
Young's Literal Translation
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,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He said to me, 'Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him.

Contextual Overview

1 And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies, who waited on the king: and the captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and them who had the charge over the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons with the officers of the court, and the men of power, and all the bravest of the army at Jerusalem.par 2 And the king rising up, and standing said: Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had a thought to have built a house, in which the ark of the Lord, and the footstool of our God might rest: and prepared all things for the building. 3 And God said to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name: because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. 4 But the Lord God of Israel chose me of all the house of my father, to be king over Israel for ever: for of Juda he chose the princes: and of the house of Juda, my father’s house: and among the sons of my father, it pleased him to choose me king over all Israel. 5 And among 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. 6 And he said to me: Solomon thy son shall build my house, and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be a father to him. 7 And I will establish his kingdom for ever, it he continue to keep my commandments, and my judgments, as at this day. 8 Now then before all the assembly of Israel, in the hearing of our God, keep ye, and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God: that you may possess the good land, and may leave it to your children after you for ever. 9 And thou my son Solomon, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the thoughts of minds. If thou seek him, thou shalt find him: but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 10 Now therefore seeing the Lord hath chosen thee to build the house of the sanctuary, take courage, and do it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he shall: 1 Chronicles 17:11-14, 1 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Chronicles 22:10, 2 Samuel 7:13, 2 Samuel 7:14, 2 Chronicles 1:9, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13, Hebrews 3:3, Hebrews 3:6

I have: Hebrews 4:5

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 12:24 - she bare 1 Kings 1:20 - that thou 1 Kings 5:5 - as the Lord 1 Kings 8:13 - surely built 1 Kings 8:19 - General 1 Kings 8:20 - as the Lord 1 Chronicles 3:5 - Solomon 1 Chronicles 14:4 - Solomon 1 Chronicles 17:12 - He shall 1 Chronicles 28:10 - Take heed now 1 Chronicles 29:1 - whom 2 Chronicles 6:2 - I have built Ezekiel 40:14 - the court Hebrews 1:5 - I will

Cross-References

Genesis 27:33
Isaac was struck with fear, and astonished exceedingly; and wondering beyond what can be believed, said: Who is he then that even now brought me venison that he had taken, and I ate of all before thou camest? and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
Genesis 28:1
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Chanaan:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto me, Solomon that son, he shall build my house,.... See 2 Samuel 7:13

and my courts; in the house or temple:

for I have chosen him to be my son; predestinated him to the adoption of children, Ephesians 1:5

and I will be his father; see 2 Samuel 7:14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Besides the message sent to David through Nathan, he had a revelation, of which we have only the indirect account given here and in 1 Chronicles 22:8-10 (see the note). He was told that one of his sons should be raised up to fill his throne after him, and should build the temple. In the second revelation it was distinctly declared to him that the son intended was Solomon.

My house and my courts - i. e., the temple and the courts of the temple (see 2 Chronicles 4:9).


 
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