1 Chronicles 28:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.”
1 Chronicles 28:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 28:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 28:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.”
1 Chronicles 28:6 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 28:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. ”
1 Chronicles 28:6 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 28:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and saith to me, Solomon thy son, he doth build My house, and My courts, for I have fixed on him to Me for a son, and I--I am to him for a father,”
1 Chronicles 28:6 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 28:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. ”
1 Chronicles 28:6 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 28:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he sayd vnto me, Salomon thy sonne, he shall build mine house and my courtes: for I haue chosen him to be my sonne, and I will be his father.”
1 Chronicles 28:6 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 28:6 in Context — 1 Chronicles 28
4 Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
5 And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
What Does 1 Chronicles 28:6 Mean?
1 Chronicles 28:6 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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