Chronicles I 28:6

6 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.

Chronicles I 28:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 28:6

And he said unto me, Solomon that son, he shall build my house,
&c.] 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 ) .

Chronicles I 28:6 In-Context

4 Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me out of the whole house of my father to be king over Israel for ever; and he chose Juda as the kingly , and out of the house of Juda the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he preferred me, that I should be king over all Israel.

5 And of all my sons, (for the Lord has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son, to set him on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

6 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.

7 And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he continue to keep my commandments, and my judgments, as this day.

8 And now before the whole assembly of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God, that ye may inherit the good land, and leave it for your sons to inherit after you for ever.