1 Chronicles 22:6

6 Then he summoned his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 22:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 22:6

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 1 Chronicles 22:14-16 ) .

1 Chronicles 22:6 In-Context

4 and innumerable cedar logs, because the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.

5 David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly great and famous and glorious in all the lands. Therefore, I must make provision for it." So David made lavish preparations for it before his death.

6 Then he summoned his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel.

7 "My son," David said to Solomon, "It was in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God,

8 but the word of the Lord came to me: 'You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.