Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest, and (A)I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for (B)his name will be [a]Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. 10 (C)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.’

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:9 I.e., peaceful

But you will have a son who will be a man of peace(A) and rest,(B) and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,[a](C) and I will grant Israel peace and quiet(D) during his reign. 10 He is the one who will build a house for my Name.(E) He will be my son,(F) and I will be his father. And I will establish(G) the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’(H)

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:9 Solomon sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for peace.

(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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  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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