1 Chronicles 22:6

“He called Solomon his son and commanded him to build a house for YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.”

1 Chronicles 22:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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his sonבְנven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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and commanded himיְצַוֵּyetsave

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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to buildבְנוֹתvenot

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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a houseבַּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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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.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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.

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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.

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