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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />David said to Solomon: &#8220My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“My son, I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God,” David told him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD my God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house for the name of the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />David said to Solomon, &#8220My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it within my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house for the Name (Presence) of the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“My son,” David said to Solomon, “It was in my heart to build a house for the name of the LORD my God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son,&#8221 David said to Solomon, &#8220It was in my heart to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He said: My son, I wanted to build a temple where the LORD my God would be worshiped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David told his son Solomon, "I had my heart set on building a temple for the name of the LORD, my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />David said to him, "Son, I wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />David addressed Solomon: "I have attempted to build a temple to the name of the LORD my God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?My son,? said David to Solomon, ?it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David said to Solomon: "My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />David said to Solomon, "My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD my God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David said to Solomon his son, “As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and David says to his son Solomon, “As for me, it has been with my heart to build a house for the Name of my God YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and David saith to Solomon his son, 'As for me, it hath been with my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will say to Solomon his son, I, it was with my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And David said to Solomon: My son, it was my desire to have built a house to the name of the Lord my God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And David said to Solomon: “My son, it was my will that I build a house to the name of the Lord my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David said to Solomon: “My son, it was my purpose to build a house myself for the name of the LORD, my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David said to Solomon, “My son, I had planned to build a house to the name of the LORD my God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall build a house for the LORD God of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And said to him: “You shall build a house for LORD JEHOVAH God, THE LORD of LORDS of Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And David said to Solomon: 'My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David said to Solomon, <i>My</i> child, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=6174" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Solomon Anointed to Build the Temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6</span>Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nō (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“My son,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: liš·lō·mōh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">to Solomon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">“it was</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">my heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: liḇ·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">to build</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ba·yiṯ (N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">a house</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: lə·šêm (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">for the Name</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">my God,</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>but this 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">2 Samuel 7:2-13</a></span><br />he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.” / And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.” / But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-3.htm">1 Kings 5:3-5</a></span><br />“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. / But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis. / So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-17.htm">1 Kings 8:17-19</a></span><br />Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. / Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-7.htm">2 Chronicles 6:7-9</a></span><br />Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. / Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm">1 Chronicles 17:1-12</a></span><br />After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.” / And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” / But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2-3</a></span><br />Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it, / but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">2 Samuel 7:1-2</a></span><br />After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, / he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">1 Kings 2:3-4</a></span><br />And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, / and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4-6</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever. / The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. / But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Acts 7:46-47</a></span><br />who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. / But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm">2 Samuel 7:5-7</a></span><br />“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in? / For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling. / In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-12.htm">1 Kings 6:12-13</a></span><br />“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. / And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a></span><br />Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a></span><br />Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house to the name of the LORD my God:</p><p class="hdg">it was in</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm">1 Chronicles 17:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD <i>remaineth</i> under curtains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2</a></b></br> Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: <i>As for me</i>, I <i>had</i> in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">1 Chronicles 29:3</a></b></br> Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, <i>which</i> I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,</p><p class="hdg">unto the name</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5,11,21</a></b></br> But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, <i>even</i> unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">1 Kings 8:16,20,29</a></b></br> Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">Build</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-17.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-16.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-25.htm">Minded</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">Solomon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/22-8.htm">Build</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-17.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-8.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-19.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-22.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-22.htm">Minded</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">Solomon</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-1.htm">David, foreknowing the place of the temple, prepares abundance for building it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">He instructs Solomon in God's promises, and his duty in building the temple.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-17.htm">He charges the princes to assist his son</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights the father-son relationship, which is significant in biblical narratives. Solomon is chosen to continue David's legacy, emphasizing the importance of lineage and divine selection in Israel's monarchy. The fatherly address also reflects the passing of wisdom and responsibility, a common theme in Proverbs, many of which are attributed to Solomon.<p><b>“it was in my heart to build a house</b><br>David expresses a deep, personal desire to construct a temple for God. This reflects his devotion and the centrality of worship in his reign. The "house" refers to the temple, a permanent dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant, which until then resided in a tent. This desire aligns with the cultural and religious practices of the time, where temples were seen as places where the divine presence dwelled among people.<p><b>for the Name of the LORD my God,</b><br>The phrase "for the Name of the LORD" signifies building the temple to honor and glorify God. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a name represented one's character and authority. Thus, the temple would be a testament to God's presence and power. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God’s name is revered and central to their identity. The temple would later become a focal point for worship and a symbol of God's covenant with David, as seen in <a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7</a>, where God promises David an everlasting dynasty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who desired to build a temple for the Lord. He was a man after God's own heart, known for his leadership and devotion to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The son of David, chosen by God to build the temple. He later became king and was known for his wisdom and wealth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_for_the_name_of_the_lord.htm">The House for the Name of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple that David wanted to build as a dwelling place for God's presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the temple was to be built, serving as the spiritual and political center of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/desire_to_honor_god.htm">Desire to Honor God</a></b><br>David's desire to build a temple reflects a heart that seeks to honor God. We should examine our own desires and ensure they align with honoring God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_plan.htm">God's Sovereign Plan</a></b><br>Despite David's good intentions, God had a different plan. We must trust in God's sovereignty and timing, even when our plans are not fulfilled as we expect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>David prepared the way for Solomon to build the temple. We should consider how we can prepare and support the next generation in their walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_submission.htm">Obedience and Submission</a></b><br>Solomon's role in building the temple shows the importance of obedience to God's calling. We should be willing to submit to God's plans for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_for_god's_presence.htm">Heart for God's Presence</a></b><br>The temple was a place for God's presence. We should cultivate a heart that longs for God's presence in our lives and communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_david's_temple_ban_reason_given.htm">Why does God forbid David from building the temple in 1 Chronicles 22:8 but never give that explicit reason in the parallel accounts (e.g., 2 Samuel 7)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_17_3-4_reverse_nathan's_ok.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 17:3–4 reverse Nathan’s initial approval (17:2) for David to build the temple, and does this indicate an inconsistency? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">My son.</span>--So some MSS., the Hebrew margin, and LXX., Vulg., Targ. rightly. The Hebrew text reads, "His son," which is probably an oversight, due t<span class= "ital">o</span> "Solomon his son" in <a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm" title="Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.">1Chronicles 22:6</a>.<p><span class= "bld">As for me, it was in my mind.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">I</span>--<span class= "ital">it became with</span> (<span class= "ital">near</span> or <span class= "ital">in</span>)<span class= "ital"> my heart, i.e.,</span> it came into my mind, was my intention. The phrase is common in 2 Chronicles, but rare in the older books. (Comp. <a href="/1_kings/8-17.htm" title="And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.">1Kings 8:17</a>; <a href="/1_kings/10-2.htm" title="And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.">1Kings 10:2</a>; and also <a href="/joshua/14-7.htm" title="Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.">Joshua 14:7</a>.) It recurs in <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm" title="Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:">1Chronicles 28:2</a> exactly as here. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm">1 Chronicles 17:1, 2</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">2 Samuel 7:2, 3</a>.) For <span class="cmt_word">my son</span>, the Chethiv shows "his son," the Keri substituting "my." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“My son,”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִ֕י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֖יד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Solomon,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(liš·lō·mōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“it was</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָבִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to build</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a house</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֔יִת</span> <span class="translit">(ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the Name</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשֵׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">1 Chronicles 22:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 22:7 David said to Solomon his son As (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 22:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 22:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 22:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 22:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>