He calledוַיִּקְרָאSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹהhis sonבְנוֹand commanded himוַיְצַוֵּהוּto buildלִבְנוֹתa houseבַּיִתfor YHWH,לַיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
1 Chronicles 22:6
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1 Chronicles 22:6, word by word
- He calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- his sonבְנven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- and commanded himיְצַוֵּyetsave
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsave” appears- to buildבְנוֹתvenot
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “venot” appears- a houseבַּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears- for YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
5David said, “Solomon my son is a youth and tender, and the house that is to be built for YHWH must be made great exceedingly, for renown and for beauty in all the lands. Let me now prepare it for him.” So David prepared in abundance before his death.
6 · This verse (above)
7David said to Solomon, “My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house for the name of YHWH my Elohim.