1 Chronicles 22:9
in 1 Chronicles 22But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
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ASV
Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
KJV
Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 22
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThis [passage quoted, 1 Kings 8:26-27] is also found in the same words in Chronicles. God then promised David he would raise up a king from his body and would be his father, so that the offspring of the seed of David should be called the Son of God and should have his throne in an eternal kingdom.
This site's exposition
a man of rest
on 1 Chronicles 22:9-10
The son not yet born is named before he is named: a man of rest, for I will give him rest from all his enemies round about, for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. The wordplay sits on the surface of the Hebrew, Solomon and shalom sharing one root, so the promise and the name are the same word twice. Verse 10 then retells the covenant of 2 Sam 7:13-14 in the son's own hearing, he shall be my son and I will be his father, the sonship language Heb 1:5 quotes of Christ.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Solomon means "peaceable"; as you can find in the Chronicles: God said to David when he wanted to build the new temple, "Lo, a son is born to you; he will be a man of repose, and I shall give him peace from all his …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Behold, a son shall be born to thee,....
Because God had promised to establish his kingdom. Let this encourage him to honour God, that God had honour in store for him; let him build up God's house, and God will build up his throne. Note, God's gracious promises should quicken and invigorate our religious service.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For the names of Solomon, compare 2Sa 12:24 note. The former name prevailed, probably on account of this prophecy, which attached to the name the promise of a blessing.
His name shall be Solomon - שלמה Shelomoh, from שלם shalam, he was peaceable; and therefore, says the Lord, alluding to the name, I will give Peace, שלום Shalom, in his days.
The words behind it
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּה־ | hineh- | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| בֵ֞ן | ven | a son | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נוֹלָ֣ד | nolad | [is] about to be born | H3205 → | 496 times |
| לָ֗ךְ | lakh | to you | ||
| ה֤וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יִהְיֶה֙ | yihyeh | he will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | a man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| מְנוּחָ֔ה | menuchah | rest | H4496 → | |
| וַהֲנִח֥וֹתִי | vahanichoti | and I will give rest | H5117 → | 142 times |
| ל֛וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אוֹיְבָ֖יו | ʾoyvav | enemies his | H341 → | 282 times |
| מִסָּבִ֑יב | misaviv | from round about | H5439 → | 336 times |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה | yihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| שְׁמ֔וֹ | shemo | name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
| וְשָׁל֥וֹם | veshalom | and peace | H7965 → | 236 times |
| וָשֶׁ֛קֶט | vasheket | and quietness | H8253 → | |
| אֶתֵּ֥ן | ʾeten | I will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | to | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּיָמָֽיו׃ | beyamav | in days his | H3117 → | 2304 times |
הִנֵּה־here!
hineh-H2009 →843 times
בֵ֞ןa son
venH1121 →4930 times
נוֹלָ֣ד[is] about to be born
noladH3205 →496 times
לָ֗ךְto you
lakh
ה֤וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
יִהְיֶה֙he will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
אִ֣ישׁa man of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
מְנוּחָ֔הrest
menuchahH4496 →
וַהֲנִח֥וֹתִיand I will give rest
vahanichotiH5117 →142 times
ל֛וֹto him
lo
מִכָּל־from all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
אוֹיְבָ֖יוenemies his
ʾoyvavH341 →282 times
מִסָּבִ֑יבfrom round about
misavivH5439 →336 times
כִּ֤יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
יִהְיֶ֣הit will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
שְׁמ֔וֹname his
shemoH8034 →864 times
וְשָׁל֥וֹםand peace
veshalomH7965 →236 times
וָשֶׁ֛קֶטand quietness
vasheketH8253 →
אֶתֵּ֥ןI will give
ʾetenH5414 →2011 times
עַל־to
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּיָמָֽיו׃in days his
beyamavH3117 →2304 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
1 Kings 4:25Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
it leads to
- Micah 4:4
And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.
- Zechariah 3:10
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”
- Micah 4:4
Through
1 Kings 5:4But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 4:24
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
- Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
- Psalms 72:7
May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
- 1 Kings 4:24
Through
1 Kings 4:20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
it leads to
- Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- 1 Kings 3:8
Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.
- Genesis 32:12
But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
- Genesis 22:17
About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Eusebius of Caesarea, PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 6.12; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE SONG OF SONGS 3.
