Study it in the app“King David said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, the only one Elohim has chosen, is a youth and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man but for YHWH Elohim.”
KingהַמֶּלֶךְDavidדָּוִידsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto allלְכָלthe assembly,הַקָּהָל“Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהmy son,בְנִיthe only oneאֶחָדElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas chosen,בָּחַר בּוֹis a youthנַעַרand tender,וָרָךְand the workוְהַמְּלָאכָהis great;גְדוֹלָהforכִּיthe palaceהַבִּירָהis notלֹאfor manלְאָדָםbutכִּיfor YHWHלַיהוָהElohim.אֱלֹהִים
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsassembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kahal” appearsSolomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “veni” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearselect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “bachar” appearsboy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appearstender
Delicate, like a child.
Where else “rach” appearswork
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appearspalace, citadel
Palace, fortress, citadel: a large, strong building. In Chronicles it is said of the house of God in Jerusalem; in Nehemiah and Esther, of a city's citadel.
Where else “bira” appearsanyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appearsYHWH
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” appears1 · This verse (above)
2With all my strength I have prepared for the house of my Elohim the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and the wood for the things of wood; onyx stones and stones for setting, stones of antimony and of colors, and every precious stone, and marble stones in abundance.
