1 Chronicles 28:5-6

28:5 From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel. ¹  28:6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.

1 Chronicles 28:1

David Commissions Solomon to Build the Temple

28:1 David assembled in Jerusalem ²  all the officials of Israel, including the commanders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions that served the king, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, the officials who were in charge of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, the eunuchs, and the warriors, including the most skilled of them.

1 Chronicles 8:19-20

8:19 Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, 8:20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

¹ tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the Lord has given to me, he chose Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.”

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.