1 Chronicles 22:6
in 1 Chronicles 22Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel.
KJV
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
instructed him to build a house
on 1 Chronicles 22:6-8
David tells Solomon that “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God”. Verse 8 states it directly: “You have shed much blood and waged great wars”. Chronicles alone has David repeat the word of the LORD as a settled verdict.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then he called for Solomon his son,.... To be brought before him: and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel; which charge was given a little before his death, after he had made great preparations for this work, as appears from 1Ch 22:5.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Then he called for Solomon . . . and charged him--The earnestness and solemnity of this address creates an impression that it was given a little before the old king's decease.
Solomon - is young and tender - He is as yet without complete knowledge and due experience; and it is necessary that I should make as much preparation for the work as I possibly can; especially as the house is to be exceedingly magnificent.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָ֖א | vaiyikra' | and he summoned | H7121 → | 733 times |
| לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | lishlomoh | <to> Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| בְנ֑וֹ | veno | son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙ | vaytzavehu | and he commanded him | H6680 → | 494 times |
| לִבְנ֣וֹת | livnot | to build | H1129 → | 376 times |
| בַּ֔יִת | bayit | a house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| לַיהוָ֖ה | layahweh | for Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיִּקְרָ֖אand he summoned
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה<to> Solomon
lishlomohH8010 →291 times
בְנ֑וֹson his
venoH1121 →4930 times
וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙and he commanded him
vaytzavehuH6680 →494 times
לִבְנ֣וֹתto build
livnotH1129 →376 times
בַּ֔יִתa house
bayitH1004 →2046 times
לַיהוָ֖הfor Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֥י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Timothy 4:1I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
it leads to
- Acts 10:42
And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
- 2 Timothy 4:8
From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who…
- 1 Timothy 5:21
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- 2 Timothy 2:14
Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
- Acts 10:42
Through
Deuteronomy 31:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua…
it leads to
- Numbers 27:13
After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;
- Numbers 27:13
Through
1 Timothy 5:21I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
it leads to
- 2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
- 1 Timothy 6:13
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
- 2 Peter 2:4
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
