1 Chronicles 22:8-9

8 But this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.

9 But you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,^[a] and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

1 Chronicles 22:8-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 22

In this chapter we read of the place David pitched upon by divine direction for building the temple on, 1Ch 22:1, the preparation he made of artificers to build it, and of matter to build it of, as iron, brass, and wood, 1Ch 22:2-5, the charge and instructions he gave to Solomon to set about it, 1Ch 22:6-16 and to the princes of Israel to assist him in it, 1Ch 22:7-19.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 5:3
• 2. 1 Chronicles 28:3
• 3. S Joshua 14:15; S 1 Kings 5:4
• 4. ver 18; 1 Chronicles 23:25; 2 Chronicles 14:6,7; 2 Chronicles 15:15; 2 Chronicles 20:30; 2 Chronicles 36:21
• 5. S 2 Samuel 12:24; S 1 Chronicles 23:1
• 6. 1 Kings 4:20

Footnotes

• [a]. "Solomon" sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for "peace."