1 Chronicles 28:6 Meaning and Explanation
“And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.”
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Read Full Chapter →God declared that Solomon would build His house, and that He would be a father to Solomon as to a son.
What Does 1 Chronicles 28:6 Mean?
David relays God's direct words about Solomon: he is the one appointed to build the house and its courts. With the task comes a tender promise, that God would be to Solomon a father, and Solomon to Him a son.
This father-son language reaches beyond Solomon. The promise of a son who builds God's house and reigns as God's own Son points forward to a greater Son, in whom the words find their fullest meaning. To be claimed by God as a child is the deepest dignity any person can know.
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What does 1 Chronicles 28:6 mean?
God declared that Solomon would build His house, and that He would be a father to Solomon as to a son.