1 Chronicles 28:5

5 "1Of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons ), 2He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:5 In-Context

3 "But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.'
4 "Yet, the LORD , the God of Israel, chose me from all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a leader; and in the house of Judah, my father's house, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.
5 "Of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons ), He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
6 "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.
7 'I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as is done now.'

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 3:1-9; 1 Chronicles 14:3-7
  • 2. 1 Chronicles 22:9, 10
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