1 Chronicles 22:8-13

22:8 But the Lord said to me: ¹  ‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, ²  for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me. 22:9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. ³  I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. ⁴  Indeed, Solomon ⁵  will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. ⁶  22:10 He will build a temple to honor me; ⁷  he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’ ⁸ 

22:11 “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would. ⁹  22:12 Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey ¹⁰  the law of the Lord your God. 22:13 Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel. ¹¹  Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “and the word of the Lord was [i.e., came] to me saying.”

² tn Heb “for my name.”

³ tn Heb “man of rest.”

⁴ tn Heb “his enemies all around.”

⁵ sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).

⁶ tn Heb “in his days.”

⁷ tn Heb “for my name.”

⁸ tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”

⁹ tn Heb “as he spoke concerning you.”

¹⁰ tn Or “keep.”

¹¹ tn Heb “which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel.”

¹² tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”