He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
Parallel translations
- WEB He shall build a house for my name; and he will be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.’
- KJV He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
- NKJV He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
- NASB He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
- NLT He is the one who will build a Temple to honor my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will secure the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
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Quick answer
God promised that Solomon would build the temple and enjoy a father-son relationship with God, with his throne established forever. This restates the Davidic covenant.
Overview
This verse recalls God's covenant promise that He would be a father to David's son and establish his kingdom. While fulfilled in part through Solomon, the promise of an everlasting throne reaches its true fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of David. Christ is the ultimate temple-builder and the King whose reign has no end.
Cross-references & the web
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- Heb 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
- 1 Chr 17:12–14He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 2 Sam 7:13–14He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 1 Kgs 5:5So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’
- Ps 89:26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
- Isa 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- Zech 6:12–13And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
- 1 Chr 28:6–7And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.
- 1 Kgs 8:19–20Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
- Ps 89:36–37his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
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