(A)Of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons), (B)He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. He said to me, ‘Your son (C)Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courtyards; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a Father to him. I will establish his kingdom forever (D)if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as [a]is done now.’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 28:7 Lit this day

Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many(A)—he has chosen my son Solomon(B) to sit on the throne(C) of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. He said to me: ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build(D) my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son,(E) and I will be his father. I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws,(F) as is being done at this time.’

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