John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:6
Then he called for Solomon his son ,.... To be brought before him: and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel ; which charge was given a little before his death, after he had made great preparations for this work, as appears from 1 Chronicles 22:5 . read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:6-16
Though Solomon was young and tender, he was capable of receiving instructions, which his father accordingly gave him, concerning the work for which he was designed. When David came to the throne he had many things to do, for the foundations were all out of course; but Solomon had only one thing in charge, and that was to build a house for the Lord God of Israel, 1 Chron. 22:6. Now, I. David tells him why he did not do it himself. It was in his mind to do it (1 Chron. 22:7), but God forbade... read more