Discovery Box1 Chronicles 22:5-11
Context22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, 1 and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. 2 Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.
22:6 He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel. 22:7 David said to Solomon: “My son, I really wanted 3 to build a temple to honor 4 the Lord my God. 22:8 But the Lord said to me: 5 ‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, 6 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. 7 I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. 8 Indeed, Solomon 9 will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 10 22:10 He will build a temple to honor me; 11 he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’ 12
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. 13
[22:5] 1 tn Heb “a young man and tender.”
[22:5] 2 tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”
[22:7] 3 tn Heb “I was with my heart.”
[22:7] 4 tn Heb “for the name of.”
[22:8] 5 tn Heb “and the word of the
[22:8] 6 tn Heb “for my name.”
[22:9] 7 tn Heb “man of rest.”
[22:9] 8 tn Heb “his enemies all around.”
[22:9] 9 sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).
[22:9] 10 tn Heb “in his days.”
[22:10] 11 tn Heb “for my name.”
[22:10] 12 tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel permanently.”
