1 Chronicles 22:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

David said to his son Solomon, 'My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Lord my God.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

David is telling his son Solomon that he had always wanted to build a temple for God.

📚 Historical Context

This conversation takes place near the end of David's life as he prepares to pass the throne to Solomon. David had long desired to build a permanent temple to replace the portable tabernacle that had housed the Ark of the Covenant since Moses' time. However, God had told David through the prophet Nathan that because he was a man of war who had shed much blood, his son Solomon would be the one to build the temple instead.

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