4 However the Lord God of Israel achose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen bJudah tobe the ruler. And of the house of Judah, cthe house of my father, and damong the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel.
5aAnd of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) bHe has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
6 Now He said to me, ‘It is ayour son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him tobe My son, and I will be his Father.
7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, aif he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’
8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, be careful to seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land, and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever.
9 “As for you, my son Solomon, aknow the God of your father, and serve Him bwith a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for cthe Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. dIf you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will ecast you off forever.
10 Consider now, afor the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”
11 Then David gave his son Solomon athe plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the place of the mercy seat;
12 and the aplans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, of all the chambers all around, bof the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things;
Besides the message sent to David through Nathan, he had a revelation, of which we have only the indirect account given here and in I Chronicles 22:8-10 (see the note). He was told that one of his sons should be raised up to fill his throne after him, and should build the temple. In the second revelation it was distinctly declared to him that the son intended was Solomon.
My house and my courts - i. e., the temple and the courts of the temple (see II Chronicles 4:9).
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